tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post1038566430573339173..comments2023-10-30T09:11:12.922-07:00Comments on Clouded Outlook: Insiders and outsidersAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-34616637945216559912008-08-19T09:12:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:12:00.000-07:00That is a really weird chart.That is a really weird chart.seemanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-39406554519803160562008-08-19T10:36:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:36:00.000-07:00Estate agent offices are dropping like flies.Estate agent offices are dropping like flies.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-18021155599712924892008-08-19T12:38:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:38:00.000-07:00The chart indicates a large amount of house price ...The chart indicates a large amount of house price fixing in my opinion.<br><br>Compared to the 1980's it also suggests the value of all low-value/undesirable properties has substantially increased to a level similar of desirable properties. <br>I.e there have been some fools buying up properties for large amounts of money when they are definitely not worth that much.<br><br>Otherwise I fail to see how a lower number of transactions in the past 10 years (compared to the 1980's) can result in a higher overall average house price.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05772374031938763566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-51013844860661609042008-08-19T12:52:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:52:00.000-07:00I think you hit a sinister and scary revelation ab...I think you hit a sinister and scary revelation about what has been going on: basically a huge stitch-up by home owners of the entire UK economy. And the coming collapse, which will hurt everyone, will because of this. Even worse, the temporary inflation of the pound's value in 2007 has a darker motive I believe: it was a last attempt to clean up the wealth by using a strong pound to buy overseas properties and investments. We have well and truly been screwed by the system: not sure who will have the last laugh, probably the chaps who left the UK a couple years ago and have a paid-for villa somewhere and are now cracking open a bottle of Boschendal and turning the merguez one more time on the BBQ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com