DavidGold Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 These are some notes I've compiled to date about the different house price surveys. These are work in progress as I have several more sources to check out. Please tell me what you think, particularly if you have any more detail to add / sources of information. (Not shown but I have viewed are the home websites for the main surveys.) Word 97 format: will open in Wordpad Comparison_of_House_Price_Surveys_v1.doc Comparison_of_House_Price_Surveys_v1.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fiddlesticks Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 These are some notes I've compiled to date about the different house price surveys. These are work in progress as I have several more sources to check out. Please tell me what you think, particularly if you have any more detail to add / sources of information. (Not shown but I have viewed are the home websites for the main surveys.) Word 97 format: will open in Wordpad Thanks DavidGold, I've never got to the bottom of the differences between the different indexes. If you want a more enthusiastic response from the board you need to scatter "VI" liberally around the document, cast severe doubt upon the the idea of seasonal adjustment (unless it's a downwards adjustment), and convey a suggestion that they're all involved in a blatant conspiracy ;-) There tends to be more analytical discussion on the Motley Fool board - they'd probably be interested in this and the 'property cycle model' post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Elastic Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Thanks for this! I'm also among those who keeps confusing the different indices, and I have saved your document on my HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnieDarker Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Thanks for this! I'm also among those who keeps confusing the different indices, and I have saved your document on my HD. Good work! Have forwarded to my network of house-hunters. Worth showing to any parent quoting the press at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidGold Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Pleased you like it. I understand what you say about attachments and key points: it's a b****r there's no virus scanning the same as Yahoo. I'll carry on the work and bear your comments in mind - I would like to spread the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 The only thing I would change is the Rightmove section. The prices are initial asking prices. If a vendor reduces the price, it is not shown in the statistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerhunter Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Great work... Another good link and a must read for information on house price indices is http://www.home.co.uk/guides/house_prices_indices/toc.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidGold Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 Interesting point Jason, I'll see how I can incorporate it. Thanks beerhunter. I haven't had a chance to look beyond the 'contents' page but it looks very good and I've saved it to research later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidGold Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Now availabe in .pdf format: Comparison_of_House_Price_Surveys_v1.pdf Comparison_of_House_Price_Surveys_v1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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