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Blimey, just looked on Rightmove

wockawocka
wockawocka Posts: 54 Forumite
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
It took 6 months to sell my place finally in August 2006, in those months I looked for houses with 2 bedrooms or more and up to a value of 200k

For 6 months the average number of properties was 200 (lowest I saw 196 highest 220)

Looked today - 498

Blimey - Ashford, Kent
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  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    Sign of the times.
  • WTF?_2
    WTF?_2 Posts: 4,592 Forumite
    It must be the 'spring bounce'.

    Clearly, there's never been a better time to buy so jump in while these bargains are still available. ;)
    --
    Every pound less borrowed (to buy a house) is more than two pounds less to repay and more than three pounds less to earn, over the course of a typical mortgage.
  • patchwork_cat
    patchwork_cat Posts: 5,874 Forumite
    That is a sign of the north south divide. i just did the same thing in a 3 mile radius of where I live and put a max of 100k for a 2 bed and have got 451. Changed the area to Ashford and got - wait for it 3!!
  • neas
    neas Posts: 3,801 Forumite
    Indeed sign of the oncoming HPC :)
  • pickles110564
    pickles110564 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
    wockawocka wrote: »
    It took 6 months to sell my place finally in August 2006

    Should have done it up better would only have taken a few days to sell:rotfl:
  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    They don't all belong to that BTL couple, the Wilsons do they? ;)
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • Zammo
    Zammo Posts: 724 Forumite
    This time last year there was 1 house in my price range in the specific area I was looking in. Now there's close to 100.

    The housing market is fooked.
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Zammo wrote: »
    This time last year there was 1 house in my price range in the specific area I was looking in. Now there's close to 100.

    The housing market is fooked.

    Thing is no one will lend you the money to buy any of that 100 now.
  • Zammo
    Zammo Posts: 724 Forumite
    mr.broderick wrote: »
    Thing is no one will lend you the money to buy any of that 100 now.

    You're making the mistake of assuming that I need to borrow.
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Zammo wrote: »
    You're making the mistake of assuming that I need to borrow.

    Sorry i thought you were mortgaging the previous purchase that you bottled out of after chipping and chipping after survey, my mistake.
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