OscillatingWildly

The underlying application is Web Content Extractor, which is more simple to use than others but has a limitation as it cannot trick websites that require a "Session Start" time (i.e. the website checks that you are visiting now and not following an old link - I cannot analyse Rightmove for this reason). It exports into a few different formats (mySQL, MS Access, HTML, Excel, DMS) and as Access is quite easy to use for data analysis and manipulation, I will it that for this experiment.

Hi I work in the IT field and have developed a tool to 'scrape' data from FindAProperty.com. This will allow me to spot price trends within a specific location, such as: How long it takes to sell. Whether any seller drops their price. If a property is removed from this website. If a property returns to market. Etc, etc. I have identified two locations that interest me: Guildford (for Realist Bears benefit) and Barnstaple, N Devon. I would like to identify a third, one which is likely be a the forefront of price falls, nationally. I am happy to share my results, although I think they may take two or three months before they start to reveal anything interesting. Any ideas where I should concentrate? Any suggestions on good statistics to draw from the data? Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions. BD

Beam me up, Scotty! LOL At the illiterate EA - "Exsposed Beams"...

I think Kebab was simply noting that for a few lucky people, spending 75% of THP is not an absolute crisis. Therefore it is hardly newsworthy if the some people quoted in the article are from this group. A sensationalist statement like the one reported by the Express is meaningless when absolutely no information is provided to set the statement into context. The Express and the Mail are the worst newspapers for doing this kind of thing. BD

Update for RB 17/1 - No of properties for sale in KT6 postcode - 96 16/2 - No of properties for sale in KT6 postcode - 96 This totally, emphatically disproves your numbers. You can check my latest stats right now. You really are a NoIdea pr*i*ck. Items selling for a high price proves the market is strong, not weak. Whatever your point is, articulate it or f*uc*k off.

1/Properties being taken off the market directly opposes the assertion that the "rush for the exits" is underway. 2/But the point is that the numbers of properties adding to or returning to market is about the same as the numbers being sold or removed from the market. 3/If the property has been rented out instead, then there is no hurry to sell. Believe me, people, there is no rush to offload property going on in Surrey. If a large number of other areas start to show significant price falls, then the fear may spread. At the moment there is no rush in Surrey. DB PS. And a shitty little studio flat being marketed for 142K is a sign of the STRENGTH of the market, not a sign of WEAKNESS.

RB, are you sure about your stats? In the days following the BOE's January IR increase, RB suggested that people monitor the increases in numbers of properties for sale on different search engines. I started monitoring the number of KT6 (Surbiton, Surrey) properties for sale. On 17th Jan it stood at 96 properties available (i.e. not sold STC). Today that number stands at - wait for it - 95. If anyone is desperate to offload BTL properties in this part of Surrey/Greater London, they ain't using Rightmove to market their property. BD

Priceless - the funniest comment in ages. This truly had me laughing out loud, almost unheard of...