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Express Headlines

http://www.express.co.uk/ourpaper/view/2007-03-28

Interest rates up and up again , you heard it here first.

Joking apart , this will scare the living daylights out of millions of families

These sort of headlines could put the housing market into a full crash. No-one will move and the EA's will HAVE to reduce prices to stimulate demand and then it begins.......................

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  • nollag2006
    nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    Same old guff from the likes of Express and the Daily Hate Mail.

    They've been printing these house price crash type headlines for 10 years.

    Helps sell newspapers is all...
  • ds1980
    ds1980 Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    lypsey wrote: »
    http://www.express.co.uk/ourpaper/view/2007-03-28

    Interest rates up and up again , you heard it here first.

    Joking apart , this will scare the living daylights out of millions of families

    These sort of headlines could put the housing market into a full crash. No-one will move and the EA's will HAVE to reduce prices to stimulate demand and then it begins.......................

    Tell someone
  • Woby_Tide
    Woby_Tide Posts: 5,346 Forumite
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    nollag2006 wrote: »
    Same old guff from the likes of Express and the Daily Hate Mail.

    They've been printing these house price crash type headlines for 10 years.

    Helps sell newspapers is all...

    and gives lypsey something to post
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,304 Forumite
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    No picture of Diana on the front of the express? How unusual.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • Paul_Herring
    Paul_Herring Posts: 7,484 Forumite
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    lypsey wrote: »
    Joking apart , this will scare the living daylights out of millions of families

    These sort of headlines could put the housing market into a full crash. No-one will move and the EA's will HAVE to reduce prices to stimulate demand and then it begins.......................

    When interest rates start hitting 10% or more, feel free to come back with the hyperbole, in the meantime, a small 0.25%/0.5% rise is nothing, historically:


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    Conjugating the verb 'to be":
    -o I am humble -o You are attention seeking -o She is Nadine Dorries
  • nollag2006
    nollag2006 Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    I often wonder if rags like the Mail and the Express have a database of stories, that they've been running for the past ten years, along the lines of:

    1) Various themes on how the royals have covered up the “true” story on Diana’s death
    2) How immigrants are taking over the country, overcrowding our schools and hospitals, and our politicians are too weak to take action (other than that nice Nick Griffin chap)
    3) House prices are due for a catastrophic fall any day now

    On any given week, it appears that their headlines scream these sort of scare stories under various guises.

    Once quality broadsheets start to run with these sort of headlines, I think we should take notice, but until then its best to ignore the rants
  • sm9ai
    sm9ai Posts: 485 Forumite
    nollag2006 wrote: »
    Same old guff from the likes of Express and the Daily Hate Mail.

    They've been printing these house price crash type headlines for 10 years.

    Helps sell newspapers is all...

    I thought they kept printing house prices keep on raising isn't it great for everyone, were all rich, type of stories.
  • Philip624
    Philip624 Posts: 717 Forumite
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    nollag2006 wrote: »
    I often wonder if rags like the Mail and the Express have a database of stories, that they've been running for the past ten years, along the lines of:

    1) Various themes on how the royals have covered up the “true” story on Diana’s death
    2) How immigrants are taking over the country, overcrowding our schools and hospitals, and our politicians are too weak to take action (other than that nice Nick Griffin chap)
    3) House prices are due for a catastrophic fall any day now

    On any given week, it appears that their headlines scream these sort of scare stories under various guises.

    Once quality broadsheets start to run with these sort of headlines, I think we should take notice, but until then its best to ignore the rants

    you forgot

    4) Scientists discover miracle cure

    and

    5) Storms set to batter Britain
    I can offer no resistance, I can offer no respite
    Wake me when conflict is over,
    I aim for a peaceful life,
    Wake me up when the fury is ended
    I like living a peaceful life
  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    The express only has a stock of 2 headlines, Diana or house prices.
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • King_Of_Fools
    King_Of_Fools Posts: 1,612 Forumite
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    sm9ai wrote: »
    I thought they kept printing house prices keep on raising isn't it great for everyone, were all rich, type of stories.
    Yes, in fact they last did this only 2 days ago!
    http://www.express.co.uk/ourpaper/view/2007-03-26
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