Homeowner Hopeful Gifts

'You're on the very bottom of the 'property ladder'. Or as we estate agents call it; 'the food chain'.'

'This is great, I'll take it.' 'This is the estate agency office.'

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

"There, all neat and tidy!"

Jack and Ina build their dream house.

The Day Dreamer.

'We can mortgage your future for a very attractive low interest rate.'

'We're starting to build our own house. How much is this two by four?'

'I think you'll all rest easy knowing this is a gated community!'

Affordable housing - Mum and Dads.

"Your dream of a house with a white picket fence is still feasible, at least for the picket fence."

Couple wanting to buy the estate agents office.

"... 'Do it yourself enthusiast'?... No, George is more of a, 'cock it up yourself enthusiast'!"

Mortgage up: 'Where?.'

"To be honest, we were thinking of something like a Cape Cod."

Americans More Optimistic

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'My life is so awesome! I've got a starter job, starter house and a starter husband.'

'He's building a yacht in his basement.'

Hey! Built-ins! Carpenter Ants: Best-Case Scenario.

'Of course, you have to imagine it finished.'

Estate Agents

"It's not a listing error. This really is a dream house because you have to imagine it."

'As a graduation present my parents ae going to remodel their basement for my home.'

'I hope to raise enough money to buy my own house and move out at sixteen!'

Generation Rend. Young man rending his garments in anguish at extortionate rents.

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"Just going to do a spot of D.I.Y. dear!"

:Time to check out a YouTube video?"

"I don't get it. How come it's so cheap?"

'Your dream of a house with a white picket fence is still feasible, at least for the picket fence.'

"The time will come, son, when you will move out of the basement and into a basement apartment of your own."

'One day, son, none of this will be yours...'

"No, it's not a foreclosure. It's my 'Going out of business sale!' Everything must go!"

All in this Together