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Nationwide: House Prices fall again

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  • geneer
    geneer Posts: 4,220 Forumite
    Joeskeppi wrote: »
    Another one of my predictions coming true, what happened to the "smoother", "more reliable" quarterly figure that was so coveted a few months back? :cool:

    Dunno. What happened to it last month?
    Can't remember the bulls being all that keep to discuss it. :rotfl:


    In any event, lots of lovely bullish sour grapes on this thread.
    The fact that so much froth has been created by bullish posters making a huge song and dance about
    a) a rather obvious non-point
    and
    b) of something they themselves do an awful lot of the time.
    is just the cherry on the cake.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    ruggedtoast wrote: »

    There are presumably only going to be so many months until mortgage lending opens up again, which will put another floor under prices in desirable parts of the country.

    What do you mean by "opens up again"?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Sibley wrote: »


    I feel like Doanld Trump. :rotfl:

    Dodgy hair and an obsession with birth certificates?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Coeus
    Coeus Posts: 292 Forumite
    Extracted from the .pdf Halifax report:

    "In our view, the most likely outcome is that house prices will continue to move sideways or drift modestly lower through 2011."

    Works for me (FTB). Interest rates are one to watch but that may not even be a problem (for me anyway) if prices continue to be flat for the next 2-3 years which is my expectation. The recent update of information has further supported the assumptions made in deducing my expectation. Let the good times role :D

    ... exactly as planned ...
    Hope For The Best, Plan For The Worst
  • sleepyj
    sleepyj Posts: 108 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Blacklight wrote: »
    Anyone gullible enough to believe that 50% discounts on house prices would materialise must have reached the conclusion that they aren't going to bag a bargain at the expanse of some hard working family by now.

    Actually, rather than line the pockets of some lazy people pushing a ponzi scheme, anyone with half a brain has now left the country and is getting on with life.
  • tartanterra
    tartanterra Posts: 819 Forumite
    sleepyj wrote: »
    Actually, rather than line the pockets of some lazy people pushing a ponzi scheme, anyone with half a brain has now left the country and is getting on with life.

    All half brained people have now left the country?

    Is this true?

    :)
    Nothing is foolproof, as fools are so ingenious! :D
  • new_home_owner_3
    new_home_owner_3 Posts: 1,191 Forumite
    DervProf wrote: »
    Those who obviously don't want to hear today's headline have managed to twist the thread around and somehow tried to make Brit look foolish.

    somehow i dont think anyone needs to twist anything to make britt look foolish, he or she does that themselves.........:p:D
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    sleepyj wrote: »
    Actually, rather than line the pockets of some lazy people pushing a ponzi scheme, anyone with half a brain has now left the country and is getting on with life.

    So all owner occupiers with a mortgage have half a brain do they?

    Crikey that's worrying.
  • sleepyj
    sleepyj Posts: 108 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    tartanterra wrote: »
    All half brained people have now left the country?

    Is this true?

    :)

    No, just the youngsters that aren't prepared to prop up the useless
  • brit1234
    brit1234 Posts: 5,385 Forumite
    new_home_owner wrote: »
    somehow i dont think anyone needs to twist anything to make britt look foolish, he or she does that themselves.........:p:D

    Hi, have I missed something, have prices risen?

    I'm think the bulls are bitter as this is the start of the turn that will lead to big falls.
    :exclamatiScams - Shared Equity, Shared Ownership, Newbuy, Firstbuy and Help to Buy.

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