The Masked Tulip Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I am losing the will to live. Where is that depression thread? http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/245479/House-prices-boost-as-first-time-buyers-soar- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybernoid Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hilarious article! Headline bears no relation to the story that simply reports a survey result on rising numbers of first time buyers looking. Another equally valid interpretation is that more and more people are unable to buy their first home, so are still looking. The headline for that could easily be 'a generation priced out of housing, prices sure to plummet'. What a rag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xurbia Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) THE number of people hoping to get on the property ladder has reached its highest level for 12 months, a poll reveals today. In other news the number of people hoping to win the lottery has reached its highest level for 4000 years. There's been a record increase in the number of people hoping they don't go bankrupt. Edited May 9, 2011 by Xurbia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_w_ Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 In other news the number of people hoping to win the lottery has reached its highest level for 4000 years. There's been a record increase in the number of people hoping they don't got bankrupt. The number of people who wished they could borrow £100m funny money to buy a superyacht has soared 50% over the last 12 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xurbia Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 The number of people who wished they could borrow £100m funny money to buy a superyacht has soared 50% over the last 12 months. I expect every homeowning Briton will release home equity and buy their own superyacht within the next 12 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xurbia Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I am losing the will to live. Where is that depression thread? http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/245479/House-prices-boost-as-first-time-buyers-soar- Really depressing! The BoE won't raise rates by even quarter of one percent for fear of the financial chaos it would cause! There are no FTBs. They are all too busy hoping to keep a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpleasant Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Proof, if proof were needed, that the Express saw the Halifax number before the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Even if FTBers are dipping a toe in, this does not mean the market will go up. They'll be skint with no funds to "develop" and flip the property. They'll be in it for a few years, FOR THEM, ITS NOT AN INVESTMENT. They'll be getting married, having families and settling down, Why? Because they've put it off for years being priced out- I know I'm one of them! These are stronger hands in the market, who will set new lower prices for streets up and down the country. Thank god BTL is dead. We are slowly returning back to normal market conditions. Falls are until 2015. Edited May 9, 2011 by Money Spinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMartinSanchez Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) In the links just below the article: Also On Express.co.uk Homes remain unsold as prices rise Value of your home is set to jump £10,000 Edited May 9, 2011 by DrMartinSanchez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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