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Hometrack- Help to Buy and FfL set to bolster house prices, and safe haven UK

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    All signs point to further price improvements this coming year. Looks like the strong Spring bounce I predicted is gathering pace too.

    Mortgage figures for February released yesterday suggest there's no bounce at the moment.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
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    Yes we've been telling you that for some time.

    Ffl has not been stimulus for the market, as the banks taking part have seen negative net lending since it started.

    Of course it has been stimulus.

    Without it, approvals would be even lower.

    The definition of stimulus does not require approvals to reach a higher point than another arbitrary point in time.

    It just has to stimulate the market, and it's done that, as without it, things would be worse.

    By your definition, QE isn't stimulus as growth isn't outpacing 2007.
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