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I just bought three places that have just come on to the market again. THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW!

Oh that's settled that then. Quick tell the worlds top economists... *yawn* In case it's passed you by house prices have in fact been going up.

Alright, you're so clever and smug... answer me this: I'm flying my plane level at 100ft and I really want to crash it into the floor because I'm an emo negative vibe merchant. I push forward on the stick and drop 2.4ft. Which way to I pull the stick to lose another 0.8ft? Forward or back?

I heard that on the radio. They said house prices were more realistic now. It's about time the BBC faced up to their part in causing the downturn in the first place by scaremongering to sell papers.

But not down by as much in the previous month. Therefore, by default, more.

No. There's a massive strangulation of supply coming. No houses have been built and nobody wants to sell theirs for less than they bought it.

Not really the same thing is it. If we were making water, and production of that water dropped by 2.4% one month then the following month only dropped by 0.8% you could say that production had increased from what it was.

They only think in one direction, usually downwards, but very one dimensionally.

Did you ever stop to think that you could simply be wrong in your opinion that we're on the eve of destruction?

All it says to me is that we're coming out of recession. I don't know what the hell you people see with your blinkers.

Hmm, indeed. Better than -2.4 wasn't it? Let me ask you which you think the biggest number is, -2.4 or -0.8?

Downturn couldn't last forever. This is the way most people think now. All we need is a good election and a bit more feelgood, less doom and gloom.

Yep GDP rose from -2.4 to -0.8, last quarter. The largest rise for years, but the recession is still going on in your head and will no doubt continue for some years to come.

I don't know about you but my house has increased in value for four months in a row and my shares on the FTSE are going mad.

Godwin. Now I've seen it all

They're quite different to the masses of other who predicted 90%, or 'more modest' falls of 40-50%? *yawn* It's all over... you failed to predict anything.

They're focused on the forthcoming autumn crash now that the summer one has failed to materialise.

Good job the house builders have been busy for the last year and half then... oh wait. Demand rises as do the prices...

Put your tin foil hat on a bit tighter.

Recovery has to start somewhere. Green shoots - they clue's in the name. Once everyone comes back from their summer hols the market will pick up a bit more with everyone scrambling to get on the ladder as prices rise.

It just keeps getting better! Happy days.

Investment in property is long term. Anyone who bought recently will be prepared to wait ten years. Maybe less if things keep rising at their current rates.

Most of them. What do you think people have been doing with all that money they haven't been spending on cars and holidays? It's not the individuals who have the debt. Generally peoples bank accounts have never looked better. Way to twist the 'debt' argument though. As for unemployment, I think you'll find most people are also still employed.

Everyone in the know has been saying it's over for a while now. Only the tinfoil hat brigade who congregate on this site don't want to believe it as they want something for nothing. Still, at least it keeps them in one place. Like a zoo that we can all come a look at and point and laugh from time to time. Priceless.