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This forum is just about all there is for discussion of house prices in the UK. Compared to the US, the lack of decent blogs is worrying.
So, here are the three posters I reckon have the most interesting views and information:
1. Realistbear - he has a thesis on deflation, regularly backed up with sources.
2. Tamara de Lempicka - thesis on the investment markets.
3. Hotairmail - smaller scale thesis on the investment markets.
Currently I don't find anyone on here who has good knowledge of the UK housing/debt market. From past posters, I'd say Honest EA was the most informative of the lot, but he's been gone a long time.
Overall my favourite was Tom on *********************, who I think is involved in propertybee.
Who Is The Best Hpc Poster?
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#1
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 08:54 PM
The bankers rubbed their palms together, and the economy went up in flames.
"If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have." Gerald Ford.
"If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have." Gerald Ford.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 08:56 PM
Dstars, EDM and !..?
WARNING
Your
country is at risk
if you
do not keep up repayments
on a gilt or other loan secured on it
Your
country is at risk
if you
do not keep up repayments
on a gilt or other loan secured on it
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:02 PM
Traktion - Top poster.
Also Bogbrush and jonnystorm for having the balls to tell it like it is on public sector non-poductivity.
Errol for understanding the inflationist world we live in.
Noodle also I consider a wise poster.
Also Bogbrush and jonnystorm for having the balls to tell it like it is on public sector non-poductivity.
Errol for understanding the inflationist world we live in.
Noodle also I consider a wise poster.
This post has been edited by ringledman: 08 August 2010 - 09:42 PM
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
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Margaret Fuller
The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself.
H.L. Mencken
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
André Gide
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:04 PM
who is that annoying anarchist that lives with his mum but prattles on like he has all the answers ??
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:05 PM
i wanna house, on 08 August 2010 - 09:04 PM, said:
who is that annoying anarchist that lives with his mum but prattles on like he has all the answers ??
Sibley?
Remember that buying a house is a highly leveraged investment and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit. Buying a house may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.
"The time to buy is when blood is running in the streets" Baron Nathan Rothschild
"The time to buy is when blood is running in the streets" Baron Nathan Rothschild
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:08 PM
Bloo Loo - concise, to the point and cuts through the crap, explains stuff in terms I can understand.
Ken_Ichikawa - virtually every post contains some completely out there interesting anecdotal story
Taxabuseroftheweek - Just because I absolutely love his rants about boomers and pensions etc.
Ken_Ichikawa - virtually every post contains some completely out there interesting anecdotal story
Taxabuseroftheweek - Just because I absolutely love his rants about boomers and pensions etc.
This post has been edited by BTL Cattle: 08 August 2010 - 09:10 PM
Predictions for Christmas 2011 made one year earlier:
1. IRs to go nowhere, SLS to be extended or continue in another guise.
2. New record low housing transactions
3. Nominal house prices between 0 - 5% down. Real prices, God knows!
1. IRs to go nowhere, SLS to be extended or continue in another guise.
2. New record low housing transactions
3. Nominal house prices between 0 - 5% down. Real prices, God knows!
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:13 PM
The three that best match your own biases.
Sometimes, being a contrarian just means that you're wrong
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:21 PM
Mal Volio, on 08 August 2010 - 09:13 PM, said:
The three that best match your own biases.
That would be my choice as well.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:26 PM
I would say RealistBear but I can't help but think he is a BOE stooge.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:26 PM
Pent Up, on 08 August 2010 - 09:05 PM, said:
Sibley?
no ... the anarchist
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:40 PM
1. injin
2. freetrader
3. scepticus
2. freetrader
3. scepticus
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:44 PM
cgnao! lol has he self-immolated yet?
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:45 PM
That's a tough one - so many good posters here.
1. Injin - For planting many a seed of interesting thought in my mind.
2. Scepticus - Whether I agree or disagree with his POV, he brings an interesting angle of debate to the forum.
3. Alan B'Stad - For sharing much banking knowledge and offering many counter arguments.
[Other honourable mentions: Freetrader - For sharing many a thought on the bond markets. Hotairmail for many thoughtful posts and for planting a good few seeds of thought too. Scorpio/Serpico (I forget exact nickname) - For sharing the thoughts and experience, from a perspective of having seen it all before (IIRC, his sight was failing with age and he doesn't post any more - hope he is well).]
TBH, there are loads of posters who I enjoy reading and debating with. It's hard to list just 3 (or even 6
).
1. Injin - For planting many a seed of interesting thought in my mind.
2. Scepticus - Whether I agree or disagree with his POV, he brings an interesting angle of debate to the forum.
3. Alan B'Stad - For sharing much banking knowledge and offering many counter arguments.
[Other honourable mentions: Freetrader - For sharing many a thought on the bond markets. Hotairmail for many thoughtful posts and for planting a good few seeds of thought too. Scorpio/Serpico (I forget exact nickname) - For sharing the thoughts and experience, from a perspective of having seen it all before (IIRC, his sight was failing with age and he doesn't post any more - hope he is well).]
TBH, there are loads of posters who I enjoy reading and debating with. It's hard to list just 3 (or even 6
).
This post has been edited by Traktion: 08 August 2010 - 09:49 PM
Hayek: Denationalisation of Money - Competing, alternative currencies and breaking the money monopolies.
Bitcoin - Free market, distributed, open source, e-currency.
Against Intellectual Monopoly - Stop the rent seeking through legal monopoly.
Freedomain Radio - Philosophical commentary and debate.
Khan Academy - Free market education, funded by voluntary donations.
Community Land Licencing - A distributed, non-state, alternative to land value taxation.
Bitcoin - Free market, distributed, open source, e-currency.
Against Intellectual Monopoly - Stop the rent seeking through legal monopoly.
Freedomain Radio - Philosophical commentary and debate.
Khan Academy - Free market education, funded by voluntary donations.
Community Land Licencing - A distributed, non-state, alternative to land value taxation.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:47 PM
Not a active member now but Serpico was a damn fine poster.
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Posted 08 August 2010 - 09:50 PM
Just 3? 
I guess the top three I learn from:
!..?
ParticleMan (by learn, I mean decypher)
FreeTrader
Top three otherwise:
Bloo Loo - Very funny
Realist Bear - The original Bear
Chumpusrex - The kind of guy you'd want on your team at the pub quiz
Edit, Damn... forgot Bubb and cgnao hotairmail. They have to be my top three GEI instead
Edit 2: In the old school category: Charlie the Tramp and Bruce Banner
Edit 3: SBN cracks me up too.
Edit: 4 Oh, And Tamara's good too when I can follow him/her.
Edit 5: Meh.. feck it... just everyone
I guess the top three I learn from:
!..?
ParticleMan (by learn, I mean decypher)
FreeTrader
Top three otherwise:
Bloo Loo - Very funny
Realist Bear - The original Bear
Chumpusrex - The kind of guy you'd want on your team at the pub quiz
Edit, Damn... forgot Bubb and cgnao hotairmail. They have to be my top three GEI instead
Edit 2: In the old school category: Charlie the Tramp and Bruce Banner
Edit 3: SBN cracks me up too.
Edit: 4 Oh, And Tamara's good too when I can follow him/her.
Edit 5: Meh.. feck it... just everyone
This post has been edited by libspero: 08 August 2010 - 09:59 PM
And I tell you we have learned from past mistakes.
Just as you cannot spend your way out of recession, you cannot, in a global economy, simply spend your way through recovery either.
(Gordon Brown, Labour Party Annual Conference, 29 September 1997)
So, housing affordability is better than it has ever been, but no-one can take advantage of this because they can't afford the houses. I see.
cybernoid - 7th August 2010
Gambling promises the poor what property promises the rich - something for nothing
George Bernard Shaw
Just as you cannot spend your way out of recession, you cannot, in a global economy, simply spend your way through recovery either.
(Gordon Brown, Labour Party Annual Conference, 29 September 1997)
So, housing affordability is better than it has ever been, but no-one can take advantage of this because they can't afford the houses. I see.
cybernoid - 7th August 2010
Gambling promises the poor what property promises the rich - something for nothing
George Bernard Shaw