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Melanie Bien: Don't buy now, house prices will fall ...

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  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    FTBFun wrote: »
    Is someone who works in PR an expert now?

    No.

    But I'd hazard a guess that someone who works in PR in the private mortgage arena has some further knowledge of the property industry.

    You do pick up on some weird things FTB.
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    No.

    But I'd hazard a guess that someone who works in PR in the private mortgage arena has some further knowledge of the property industry.

    You do pick up on some weird things FTB.

    You obviously haven't met anyone in PR then.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    FTBFun wrote: »
    You obviously haven't met anyone in PR then.

    I'm wondering how you would define a property expert then?

    It's like saying a financial advisor isn't an expert in finance.

    A PR in a private mortgage companies job is to know about property and mortgages.

    You have baffled me on this one.
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    I'm wondering how you would define a property expert then?


    I wouldn't, because that phrase is meaningless.
    It's like saying a financial advisor isn't an expert into finance.

    I wouldn't ask an IFA macroeconomic questions, but would for personal and financial investment advice.

    I might ask someone in PR how to present information to the public, but not about the information itself. Do you follow now?
  • SecondLegDownIsTheBigOne
    SecondLegDownIsTheBigOne Posts: 334 Forumite
    Melanie Bien runs her own marketing and PR agency, Bien Media. Before launching the agency at the start of 2012 she was a director and head of communications at independent mortgage broker Private Finance. Melanie is a qualified mortgage adviser, and before moving into the communciations business, was a financial journalist for a decade, including five years as personal finance editor of the Independent on Sunday. She has also written a number of books on property and personal finance, including Renting Out Your Property for Dummies and Sorting Out Your Finances for Dummies.
    ..........

    From my forthcoming book, Checking Someone's Credentials for Dummies.
    1. The house price crash will begin.
    2. There will be a dead cat bounce.
    3. The second leg down will commence.
    4. I will buy your house for a song.
  • FTBFun
    FTBFun Posts: 4,273 Forumite
    Great - none of that makes her the ultimate source of knowledge on house price movements IMO.
  • SecondLegDownIsTheBigOne
    SecondLegDownIsTheBigOne Posts: 334 Forumite
    edited 23 March 2012 at 4:07PM
    FTBFun wrote: »
    Great - none of that makes her the ultimate source of knowledge on house price movements IMO.

    Agreed. No-one said she was the ultimate source of knowledge. Whats your point? Or are you just being emotional again? I'll take her opinion over yours though.
    1. The house price crash will begin.
    2. There will be a dead cat bounce.
    3. The second leg down will commence.
    4. I will buy your house for a song.
  • Blacklight
    Blacklight Posts: 1,565 Forumite
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    Graham_Devon wrote: »
    You don't actually know what you are talking about do you?

    If you did, you'd know Sian has gone.

    I don't tend to be glued to the communist propaganda machine from 6am.

    You still logging in through a proxy to thank your own posts with that other account?

    Get out more.
  • zenmaster
    zenmaster Posts: 3,151 Forumite
    CRASH_BANG_WALLOP wrote: »
    she said will fall and for ftb to hold off for a few months.

    good enough for us dudes and first time buyers

    You will still be here next year.

    And the year after.

    And the year after that.
  • heathcote123
    heathcote123 Posts: 1,133 Forumite
    homelessskilledworker wrote: »
    NO!!!

    Not just a BBC commentator

    MELANIE BIEN


    This is on a par with Kirsty Allsopp(except Bien has a brain) throwing in the towel.


    Could Melanie Bien be THE TRIGGER?
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