Housing Market Analyst Mugs

'I can't move in with my parents. They moved in with my grandparents.

'When is a good time to get a mortgage?'

"I agree, the place was a tear-down, but I just remembered we were only renting it."

'My bubble burst!'

Mortgage Broker - 'I can't foresee any problems with your loan, Mr Davis.'

The Property Ladder.

UK house prices drop by 1.3%

"You want a new house? Here's one we can afford."

"We're last time buyers."

'We'll never own our own cardboard box.'

At first I thought it was just coincidence, but then I realized it corresponded directly to your shift.

"This article says that the number of elderly living with their children is rising..."

"Look! It's the Buy-to-let brigade."

'If renting is so expensive, why not move back in which your parents?'

'I'm sorry, but without a significant deposit, we can't give you a mortgage.'

All in this Together

"With the cost of accommodation around here we don't get anything like the range of candidates we used to..."

"The rent on this little beauty is only two grand a month - plus, a service charge. . ."

Vacancy Tax, simplified.

"Ha! Buying a house just so you can live in it. I'll never understand young people."

'Does my boom look big in this?...'

'Oh no! We're in negative equity.'

Mortgage Collection - In / Arrears.

'I'm not moving to this area - it's full of miserable estate agents.'

'The two-property lifestyle just isn't as glamorous as I thought'

House hunting is cruel.

'I thought you'd be calling me sooner or later.'

Garden Sheds: Buy to Rent.

'But on the bright side, I never worry about the housing booms and bubbles.'

"This is all we have available. It has an accordian front door, a shelf, a phone, and a spectacular view."

"A home recently sold in my neighborhood."

"Aren't you the estate agent who sold us this house?"

'I remember when all this was fields.'

"Son, one day two hundred square feet of this city could be yours to rent."

'Gee! You must have lost some on this property!'