Greenstuff Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Worth keeping an eye on? http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/#vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubai Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 This is where it stood at about 6pm Uk time..... most think a rise is likely poll.tiff poll.tiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilroy Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 This is where it stood at about 6pm Uk time..... most think a rise is likely another way to look at it is that 66% of people think that HPI < 5% (including -ve hpi). if hpi is <5% btl will probably offload anyway as net income and capital will be around 8-9%. Next, take off the funding which will leave around 2-3% total return and it quickly becomes not really worth the hassle/risk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 another way to look at it is that 66% of people think that HPI < 5% (including -ve hpi). if hpi is <5% btl will probably offload anyway as net income and capital will be around 8-9%. Next, take off the funding which will leave around 2-3% total return and it quickly becomes not really worth the hassle/risk 69% less than 5% HPI at 10.30 pm Common ev'ryone, make a noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fribblet Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Meh, I voted 2-5% increase. Worse than a savings account, and allowing for inflation that's virtually no increase. Falls will take a while to start appearing in official figures and London alone will prop up the figures for the rest of the country, so I think 2-5% increase is most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell the Fear Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 OMG - 50% of people think prices are still going to rise!!!Now, one could assume that there's no real fundamental basis for this prediction - except that prices have been rising the last 10 years. Sentiment has a long long way to go it would seem and that won't change until the press starts reporting falling prices - that will only happen when most of the UK HPI has gone negative for several sucessive months. "The trend is your friend" as they say in financial markets. And let's face it, the trend has been a fabulous, generous friend to many people for a very long time. Personally I hope for falls, but expect rises. I haven't known anything else in my adult life sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell the Fear Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Meh, I voted 2-5% increase. Worse than a savings account, and allowing for inflation that's virtually no increase. Falls will take a while to start appearing in official figures and London alone will prop up the figures for the rest of the country, so I think 2-5% increase is most likely. Question: what does "meh" mean? I believe it is a new fangled internet word, have seen it a few times. Can you explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick22abdn Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 At 1:00 am only 37% think there will be falls over the next year. As we all know, booms are based on public sentiment. As the people voting are likely to have more informed views and have a higher intellect than joe public, I think it may be a little while before we see any proper drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Question: what does "meh" mean? I believe it is a new fangled internet word, have seen it a few times. Can you explain? Meh - the word that's sweeping the internet: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2026533,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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