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What price is worth paying for cheaper housing.....

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  • nembot
    nembot Posts: 1,234 Forumite
    Who's wishing for a 70% crash?

    I'm not and you would probably find the majority here with bearish views, also think those numbers are a little extreme.

    Reasonably priced property is all people want.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Some serious generalisations going on now Joe, sorry. You seem to be taking things to the absolute extreme to somehow nullify the point made.

    The whole of society is controllable. No one wants too much control, but no one wants it so lax that we ALL suffer on the back of very few getting massively rich.
  • System
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    nembot wrote: »
    Who's wishing for a 70% crash?

    Who's wishing for "massive HPI"? Most "bulls" are generally wanting a bit of stability.

    Also, stating it will happen with reasons why isn't wishing for it, it's just presenting an argument.
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  • stueyhants
    stueyhants Posts: 589 Forumite
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    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    What do you suggest the "bulls" do about it?

    Stop being NIMBYs and allow greater house building
  • System
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    stueyhants wrote: »
    Stop being NIMBYs and allow greater house building

    Ok, I hereby allow greater house building.
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  • stueyhants
    stueyhants Posts: 589 Forumite
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    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    Ok, I hereby allow greater house building.

    yes very funny. The point being, current home owners are stopping new houses being built and given that the majority if not all bulls are homeowners your playing your part in stopping building of new houses.
  • DaddyBear
    DaddyBear Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    Who's wishing for "massive HPI"? Most "bulls" are generally wanting a bit of stability.


    Really? I can think of several, including our prolific Scottish friend who would crack open the bubbly if HPI was back to 25% territory.

    As for quoting the 70% off group, that's just stupid. What we needed was a slow correction of about 33% and then HPI around the level of inflation.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    edited 27 January 2010 at 2:12PM
    nembot wrote: »
    Who's wishing for a 70% crash?

    I'm not and you would probably find the majority here with bearish views, also think those numbers are a little extreme.

    Reasonably priced property is all people want.
    to be fair quite a lot people wanted and expected it to reach 70%....
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1284853&highlight=70
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    that's not a few posters is it... ;):D
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    "Thought" and "wanted".

    I suggest you look them up chucky ;)
  • System
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    stueyhants wrote: »
    your playing your part in stopping building of new houses.

    no I'm not I just gave permission.
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