Any other home buyers in NI?

motorguy

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

It will, and there will always be Hotspot areas where prices will rise and Belfast will always perform better than all the other areas. Then you'll get the black spots out in the more rural locations where it'll be quite some time yet before things improve..

I think things are improving

Its like your newly sown grass growing though - theres areas of greeb shoots before it all starts to grow.

Out in the more rural locations there is definitely movement in the housing market. And movement usually turns to growth.

warmhands.coldheart

motorguy wrote: »

I think things are improving

Its like your newly sown grass growing though - theres areas of greeb shoots before it all starts to grow.

Out in the more rural locations there is definitely movement in the housing market. And movement usually turns to growth.

Been to Strabane lately !! lol !! Only thing growing there is the dole queue.

motorguy

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Been to Strabane lately !! lol !! Only thing growing there is the dole queue.

Some places are beyond hope!

motorguy

"House Prices Rising Across the UK"

3.3% rise in Northern Ireland - Office of National Statistics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25725899

tommie

motorguy wrote: »

"House Prices Rising Across the UK"

3.3% rise in Northern Ireland - Office of National Statistics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25725899

Hmmm.... you`d have thought the first place this new found wealth would have appeared would be on our high streets? Apparently not.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25716774

Maybe these Co-Ownership/Help to Buy (aka Debt Investment) `sales` may be playing with the percentages?

qwert_yuiop

tommie wrote: »

Maybe these Co-Ownership/Help to Buy (aka Debt Investment) `sales` may be playing with the percentages?

Well, is there any way to find out?

motorguy

tommie wrote: »

Hmmm.... you`d have thought the first place this new found wealth would have appeared would be on our high streets? Apparently not.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25716774

Maybe these Co-Ownership/Help to Buy (aka Debt Investment) `sales` may be playing with the percentages?

No high streets are on the decline full stop

People shopping via the internet instead

saverbuyer

motorguy wrote: »

No high streets are on the decline full stop

People shopping via the internet instead

Hope the trend doesn't continue ad infinitum.

Retail is the single largest employment sector here and the money received from commercial rates is massive.

motorguy

saverbuyer wrote: »

Hope the trend doesn't continue ad infinitum.

Retail is the single largest employment sector here and the money received from commercial rates is massive.

Its a known trend. Most people shop online now or with the big supermarkets but are then aghast when local high street retailers close

motorguy

saverbuyer wrote: »

Hope the trend doesn't continue ad infinitum.

Retail is the single largest employment sector here and the money received from commercial rates is massive.

Out of curiosity, where are you getting that stat from?

I cant see hight street retail being a massive employer, and probably whats being lost from local high street shops is probably being absorbed by the big chains anyway.