Daily Express HPI

mr.broderick

Just had a brief sneak preview of tomorrows headlines. HOUSEPRICES SET TO RISE AGAIN. God help us all.

epz_2

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/29661/House-prices-fall-again

bit of a change from today then

dolce_vita

I don't give a f**k about any headlines or any other VI bullsh1t.

HPI is over mr.b

bring on the crash

Turnbull2000

That's hardly a surprise Mr B. Google up the history of Express owner Dirty Des, the man who has complete editorial control over the paper. He's a very shady character. Private Eye is always a good source too.

He has revealed his views on housing before, and it amounts to:

1. Property will always rise
2. There's money to be made. Invest, invest, invest!
3. If you don't buy ASAP, you'll miss the boat
4. You must buy whatever means. FTBs have no excuse.

I'm assuming he has his own property portfolio.

edit:

Home owners are breathing a sigh of relief after new figures revealed house prices are rising again in many areas. A predicted slump in the housing market has not arisen, despite the credit crunch.

Latest research by the building society Nationwide yesterday revealed prices nationally were up 4.8 per cent year on year.

It makes the cost of the average house in Britain £182,080 – up £8,334 on the year. And economists, estate agents and other housing professionals say the market will continue to recover when interest rates are cut in the New Year, making mortgages cheaper.

Housing expert Peter Bolton King from the National Association of Estate Agents, said: “Despite the considerable doom and gloom lately, the figures show that there is no need for pessimism.

“While the market is patchy, there are still house price hotspots. The Home Counties commuter belt and the West Midlands in particular are seeing healthy rises.”

David Bexon, the managing director of SmartNewHomes.com, said: “I predict an average overall house price increase of between two and four per cent over the next year. In the long term I expect prices to stabilise rather than rise dramatically.”

Robert Bryant-Pearson, chief executive of Allied Surveyors, said: “The recent cut in interest rates with more to come will ease the pain of mortgage costs for the majority. Well-located family homes in the middle market will continue to enjoy healthy demand. We have been witnessing a blip, not the first wave of a disaster.”

Property investment expert David Austin, managing director of Property For Life, identified hotspot areas for 2008 along the M4 corridor, including Reading, Swindon and Bristol, along with Southampton and Middlesbrough as ripe for investment. “Demand for properties will be as strong as ever,” he said.

The Bank of England is widely expected to make a series of interest rate cuts in 2008. Analysts predict rates to drop to 4.5 per cent or possibly lower.

Plenty of impartial sources there eh :rotfl:

mr.broderick

Agree with the above, just watching on skynews now, it's front page news. Bizarre.

Turnbull2000

Here's your typical Express reader...



http://www.express.co.uk/myexpress/profile/mikal

And these are his views:

Daily Express - Have Your Say - Should immigrants be made to feel welcome?

Mikal says (edited for highlights!)

To say that I am bitter is an understatement. Whenever I complain I am warned not to be seen as a racist.

If I do lose my home I shall muster all my strength and resources, make my way to London and do my best to kill as many of the a**holes who I hold responsible for this diabolical situation as I can. At least I will live for the rest of my life in security in the knowledge that Britain will be a better place.

He also commented on:

KILL KILL KILL

BNP Here I come

BLEEDING HEARTS

:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

PROFESSIONAL_LANDLORD

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ces-fall-again


Very Funny epz

0.5% !!!!!!.:rotfl:

epz_2

Turnbull2000 wrote: »

That's hardly a surprise Mr B. Google up the history of Express owner Dirty Des, the man who has complete editorial control over the paper. He's a very shady character. Private Eye is always a good source too.

He has revealed his views on housing before, and it amounts to:

1. Property will always rise
2. There's money to be made. Invest, invest, invest!
3. If you don't buy ASAP, you'll miss the boat
4. You must buy whatever means. FTBs have no excuse.

I'm assuming he has his own property portfolio.

anybody remeber robert maxwell, he used to pull this stuff to, ended well for him didnt it.


oh well epaper and the internet are going to kill the press barron faster than itunes kills blockbuster, why buy a newspaper when you can get specialist mix and match animated news sent in real time to your ebook free.

HeadInSand_2

They can put house prices up as much as they like, doesn't mean there's gonna be any buyers...
RIP 100% mortgages at silly mutiples, RIP insane self certs, RIP 'always go up' mentality. Any 'spring bounce' will be just the nerves firing in a dead body, the Bull run is over.

House Prices UP!! UPPPP!*





*No houses have actually been sold since, but it's ok, prices are UP!

ManAtHome

Must be the April 1st issue - no diana story or pic...

chriz1000

LMAO! Amazing what can happen in a day!
So..

Friday
Saturday

Wonder what will happen on Sunday¿? The Express currently have there money on the Dollar becoming stronger than the Pound