Nationwide
report prices rises AGAIN for the FOURTH month in a row
Mortgage
approvals highest for SEVENTEEN months
Rightmove
report record activity on their site in their history of being live
Housebuilders
such as Persimmon and Bovis share prices up by up to 237%!!!
Now before you get too excited these percentages come from a
really low starting figure so while they are good looking percentages the
absolute figures are not so exciting.Sorry to be a doomster but it is good to get a balanced view on the
whole thing.
The key point is this news is being reported.Most people do not understand stats like me
and hopefully you so it is just the news that causes people to act rather than
the real true figures.
The other thing that puts a dampner on the figures is that
fundamentals always apply.So even if
everyone reads the great news about how property prices are recovering and they
go out and try to buy the reality soon becomes clear when they get refused for
a mortgage or find out there are no 90% residential mortgages.
My explanation for the slight price rises are that the
sensible buyers who can actually buy can see this period in time as a massive
opportunity and are risking their life savings, their parent?s life savings or
someone?s life savings (!) to actually buy now before prices rise.Lucky them.
For the rest who cannot get mortgages or do not have a hefty
deposit all we can do is surf Rightmove to see, in theory, what they could
buy.I am sure mortgage brokers must be
busy however they cannot be earning much if lenders are not lendeing.
I managed to get some funds out today for a property I am
buying.£25,000 purchase price and will
rent out for £300.Not so great but
ok.How long these bargains will last I am
not sure.
Anyway I have 304 packages left of my training package.It costs only £29.99 which covers the postage
and packaging. If you do not like it,
send it back and get a full refund.