Looks like my prediction of a tougher 2012 is becoming mainstream

ukcarper

JonnyBravo wrote: »

I think he thinks MrRee is a genuine poster and this explains a lot of his rambling.
He's here to protect us from the evil MrRee.

MAD.... mutually assured destruction.
If one side has an A$$ then the other side simply needs to employ a bigger A$$

Sorry missed your post as I was posting but he does seem to.

wotsthat

Hang on - MrRee isn't real?

Mallotum_X

wotsthat wrote: »

Hang on - MrRee isn't real?

No doubt he will pop in later and tell us all just how real he is. Perhaps demanding proof hes not real...

Dan:_4

Homeless seems to be the only one who thinks MrRee is a serious poster, i've told her a few times that he's just a wind up merchant but she still gets angry and upset over his posts - quite laughable really.

Rinoa

Well, the Druids have predicted 2012 will be an excellent year.

That's good enough for me.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5htzujdXRON6leylOpFMs8Yz6yLzg?docId=N0598541324548165934A

The omens are good that 2012 will be an excellent year, a druid has said, after the sun shone on Stonehenge during a dawn ceremony to mark the winter solstice.
Organisers of next year's London Olympics could perhaps take heart from the positive pronouncement by Rollo Maughfling, the arch druid of the standing stones in Wiltshire, after the ceremony.

He said that the sun rising over the horizon at the end of the religious service, bathing more than 1,000 people who attended in pale light, meant good things for the next 12 months.

The mild temperatures and sunshine at the pre-historic site were a marked contrast to last year's solstice, when the giant stones were surrounded by a thick blanket of snow and the winter morning mist obscured the actual sunrise.
"Just as the ceremony came to an end the sun came over the horizon, it was excellent," Mr Maughfling said.

"It has been a very jolly occasion. It's a good omen for the year ahead."

:beer:

Mallotum_X

Plus we get an extra bank holiday

julieq

Oh beggar it, I don't usually do general predictions, but someone has to put the contrary view here.

First part of 2012 is likely to be nervous and jumpy BUT by the spring and early summer I'd be amazed if confidence wasn't starting to return. It appears that the eurozone is serious about dealing with their problems, and we're through the worst of that uncertainty. People always overshoot situations when they extrapolate forwards, and we are going to see a general improvement as one after another problems start being dealt with. We'll have inflation coming down, probably a bit of QE, and if the Euro survives as seems likely the confidence issues will gradually ease.

Outlook for rental costs? Sorry, they're only going one way and that's up above inflation over the year. That is simple supply and demand working. You'll only fix that buy building more rental properties.

House prices? 2-4% up on the year I reckon. There is a deposit race concluding, and rental yields will provide a strong floor to prices. As first time buyers return and mortgage availability starts to relax, there will be plenty of competition for good houses. Put another way, if prices have been static this year, which has been one of unremitting bad news, that's a fairly clear indication that current prices are robust.

luvpump

2012 will be tough, i work in retail & it is obvious to me we are in recession..
The Bottom line is this, the WORLD economy has to deflate to a manageable state, that will take quite a long time ..

shortchanged_2

julieq wrote: »

House prices? 2-4% up on the year I reckon. There is a deposit race concluding, and rental yields will provide a strong floor to prices. As first time buyers return and mortgage availability starts to relax, there will be plenty of competition for good houses. Put another way, if prices have been static this year, which has been one of unremitting bad news, that's a fairly clear indication that current prices are robust.

It will all depend on the lending julieq. If the banks continue with the current 'mortgage rationing' then I doubt if we'll see much growth in the housing market next year.

doire_2

julieq wrote: »

Oh beggar it, I don't usually do general predictions, but someone has to put the contrary view here.

First part of 2012 is likely to be nervous and jumpy BUT by the spring and early summer I'd be amazed if confidence wasn't starting to return. It appears that the eurozone is serious about dealing with their problems, and we're through the worst of that uncertainty. People always overshoot situations when they extrapolate forwards, and we are going to see a general improvement as one after another problems start being dealt with. We'll have inflation coming down, probably a bit of QE, and if the Euro survives as seems likely the confidence issues will gradually ease.

Outlook for rental costs? Sorry, they're only going one way and that's up above inflation over the year. That is simple supply and demand working. You'll only fix that buy building more rental properties.

House prices? 2-4% up on the year I reckon. There is a deposit race concluding, and rental yields will provide a strong floor to prices. As first time buyers return and mortgage availability starts to relax, there will be plenty of competition for good houses. Put another way, if prices have been static this year, which has been one of unremitting bad news, that's a fairly clear indication that current prices are robust.

Why do you think mortgage availability will relax?