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Rightmove asking prices -0.8% MOM + 6.5% YOY

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    wotsthat wrote: »
    Some evidence of moderation in HPI possibly.

    Wonder when we'll get back on Nationwide's long term real house line? 5 years?

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    That's 2.9% above inflation for the last forty years so some catching up to do.

    Mirrors the 4 decades of ever looser monetary policy. Now that monetary policy has changed a new era has dawned.
  • padington
    padington Posts: 3,121 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Mirrors the 4 decades of ever looser monetary policy. Now that monetary policy has changed a new era has dawned.

    Yeah, one of even more rapid rising prices.
    Proudly voted remain. A global union of countries is the only way to commit global capital to the rule of law.
  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    Mirrors the 4 decades of ever looser monetary policy. Now that monetary policy has changed a new era has dawned.

    There's no new era.

    It's fairly obvious - a GFC happens and the effect on UK house prices? They increase.

    Maybe we could suggest that QE has inflated asset prices and so on but a shortage of housing really helps to inflate prices too.
  • padington
    padington Posts: 3,121 Forumite
    Question is, will QE end ?
    Proudly voted remain. A global union of countries is the only way to commit global capital to the rule of law.
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