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The Economist: The bursting of the global housing bubble is only halfway through

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  • Flight2quality
    Flight2quality Posts: 365 Forumite
    macaque wrote: »
    I think this is the bit you wanted censored:

    The bulls want everything censored that doesnt say house prices will go up even more from here, houses are not overvalued at all. Any thing else should be censored.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Conrad wrote: »

    Ok it's only anectodal, but then so were the tales of WW1 tommies on the front line that it turned out had far better info than the Generals.

    You've definitely lost me now.
    ...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'.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    You've definitely lost me now.

    Christmas anniversary in 2014 is going to be a tear jerker icon9.gif

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5iDz8Ul_AQ
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • geneer
    geneer Posts: 4,220 Forumite
    geneer wrote: »
    i don't particularly agree with jds post crash announcements.
    But , given that 99% of everyone else were claiming house prices would not crash, who exactly are your go to guys then. ;)

    renovation man has chosen not to respond on the grounds that an honest answer may incriminate him.
  • Flight2quality
    Flight2quality Posts: 365 Forumite
    StevieJ wrote: »
    Christmas anniversary in 2014 is going to be a tear jerker icon9.gif

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5iDz8Ul_AQ

    In 2014 houses values will have fallen even more, but will we be near the bottom by then? Depends if interest rates are back to normal, because we wont see the bottom until then.
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