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MSE News: Nationwide: first house price fall in 10 months

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  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mr.Brown wrote: »
    If we rush to the harbour and look out to sea we may see the boat we missed coming back into view.
    you probably missed that one - that ones gone and not coming back

    you'll have to get the P&O one that is coming in now - space for everyone but you'll have to share the toilet and clean it after you use it
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    neas wrote: »
    Ohhh my god.. a thread about house prices not posted by Hamish.

    Seriously though, the cold weather would put people off buying too... so while even im a bear i'll reserve judgement until it drops at least a few months in a row. Whats ironic is im starting to look to buy lol.

    I don't think these stats in the short term make a lot of difference. Whether they're going up or down.

    What they may do however is cause sellers to take your offer more seriously. We put three offers in on a good place in January, one low the other two quite decent but below the 2007 rate.

    They rejected all of them with no attempt to negotiate as they had only just gone to market, lots of viewings, house prices are going up, and they wanted the 2007 rate plus about 10%. Which to be fair is what they would have needed to buy one of the other places that had been hanging around for months unsold that they wanted to trade up to.

    Two months later and the EA is on the phone asking if we'd still go with our original offer.

    Probably if the papers hadnt been full of nonsense about house prices rocketing again they'd have taken our offer at the offset and been sold and moved by now.

    Instead they missed out.
  • DaddyBear
    DaddyBear Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    Wookster wrote: »
    Someone has to do it.

    Here is how Hamish looks right about now:

    6a00d8341c94c853ef01116855aea2970c-800wi


    Thanks for posting wookster. This data is made all the sweeter thanks to Hamish's comments last night.

    This data on it's own is not worth much, however it does go with what I'm seeing locally. Next month will be interesting.
  • Wookster
    Wookster Posts: 3,795 Forumite
    Really2 wrote: »
    Good point, you mean like when in the playground if some one calls you a name you do the same.

    I will try to avoid such intellectual debate if that is OK. :)

    You're one of the main proponents of such debate!

    Perhaps you ought to get your head out and see the light.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Wookster wrote: »
    You're one of the main proponents of such debate!

    Perhaps you ought to get your head out and see the light.
    and below is the solid contribution of a guy that is a proponent of such structured debate. what a hypocrite.
    Wookster wrote: »
    Perhaps you should re-read some of hamish's posts and see how mature they are before you flame other people.
    Wookster wrote: »
    Someone has to do it.

    Here is how Hamish looks right about now:
    such intelligence from someone who had to change his user name since he was discredited so badly on his hyper inflation theory.
  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    Wookster wrote: »
    You're one of the main proponents of such debate!

    Perhaps you ought to get your head out and see the light.

    3rd post on the thread and still no discussion or debate.

    Weather, lending, start of a new crash?

    Nah, just have a pop at some users instead.:)
  • DaddyBear
    DaddyBear Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    Really2 wrote: »
    3rd post on the thread and still no discussion or debate.

    Weather, lending, start of a new crash?

    Nah, just have a pop at some users instead.:)


    Stagnation of the Market IMO. There is downward pressure but that will hit later in the year as cuts begin and IRs rise.
  • Turnbull2000
    Turnbull2000 Posts: 1,807 Forumite
    Latest Land Registry figures are up strongly.
    Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam
  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    Turnbull2000 wrote: »
    Latest Land Registry figures are up strongly.

    2.1%:eek:...
  • SPAMISH_MCTAVISH
    SPAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 44 Forumite
    Hamish where you are going to run now? From HPC forum you escaped to here, where next
    :beer:
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