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House hunters out in force

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  • Rinoa
    Rinoa Posts: 2,701 Forumite
    chucky wrote: »
    that's part of your issue - garages don't sell houses or advertise houses for sale

    .....:rotfl:.....
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  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
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    Rinoa wrote: »
    Yes. The RICs report also gave a similar ratio.

    RICs also reported lower stock per agent than this time last year when prices started to rise. And this year mortgages are more available ~ and cheaper.


    If I'm registered with 2 EA's am I two potential buyers ?.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • Cannon_Fodder
    Cannon_Fodder Posts: 3,980 Forumite
    Rinoa wrote: »
    Only 258 house hunters registered with an agent compared to 291 in January, the lowest number recorded over the last 12-months.

    I think the thread title is very misleading.
  • markharding557
    markharding557 Posts: 3,116 Forumite
    I am puzzled by this registered buyers thing.
    Why do they need to register and does this mean they are just potential buyers rather than actual buyers which is not the same thing.
    Is it like shops measuring footfall as opposed to paying customers?
  • Rinoa
    Rinoa Posts: 2,701 Forumite
    robin_banks wrote: »
    If I'm registered with 2 EA's am I two potential buyers ?.

    Possibly. But there again many just look around and buy without ever registering.

    The important point is that stock level ratios compared with those registering remain healthy.
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  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    markharding557 wrote: »
    Is it like shops measuring footfall as opposed to paying customers?

    But I presume there is a correlation otherwise plots with higher footfall would not be more expensive.

    I presume when footfall increase so do sales, I presume that may be the case with potential buyer registration also.
  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    robin_banks wrote: »
    If I'm registered with 2 EA's am I two potential buyers ?.

    Possibly, but then when you buy you would be two less also:)
  • DaddyBear
    DaddyBear Posts: 1,208 Forumite
    Cannon_Fodder wrote: »
    I think the thread title is very misleading.


    Of course it is, its written by a desperate bull.

    I notice in the article that the number of homes sold over the snowy period actually increased..... yet all the VI's were blaming the snow for the price drops in February??

    As for the 4 buyers per house, its all rubbish. Do they really believe that all buyers only register with one EA. Rediculous. The wife and I saw 3 houses last week with three differesnt EAs.... we have no intentions of buying, we are just keeping an eye on what is happening at the moment. So thats three less buyers in my area.

    This article reaks of desperation and spin.
  • Really2
    Really2 Posts: 12,397 Forumite
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    DaddyBear wrote: »
    The wife and I saw 3 houses last week with three differesnt EAs.... we have no intentions of buying, we are just keeping an eye on what is happening at the moment.

    To save you money and time I would recommend your local news paper.

    Do you honestly do that?:eek:
  • Rinoa
    Rinoa Posts: 2,701 Forumite
    DaddyBear wrote: »
    The wife and I saw 3 houses last week with three differesnt EAs....

    Yeah, you were just doing some research.

    We understand. ;)
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    you're probably on my ignore list.
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