Housing Market Explorers Gifts

"My parents said I could move back into my old room, but they forgot to mention they sold the house 7 years ago."

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

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

"I'm bored - let's buy a house in the country that has lots of problems."

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

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

'I remember when all this was fields.'

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

I'm buying a house. You're broke. So? the interest rate plans are amazing. The banks are giving money away. Besides, the housing market is going nuts. If I buy today, I can sell next year for a huge profit. I suddenly feel faint. You look ill, Mr. Powell.

"Local authorities are always whining on about the cost of 'affordable' housing..."

House hunting is cruel.

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

'Forget my mortgage application, fill this bag with money. I've decided to make a cash offer!'

'It seems good, and he said the bit at the bottom is the name of the architect.'

See the house whose property taxes were raised

'Floodplain close - House on stilts with ladder. Estate Agent saying, 'Welcome onto the property ladder...''

'We're looking for a place with no high walls.'

'Is my allowance a form of income redistribution?'

'Can I assume from the rent that this place comes with its own butler?'

'Lower the price by ?30k!' 'He's trying to kick-start the housing market.'

"This room is always bathed in the most beautiful sunlight. Except at night of course."

"Not too big a garden-my wife tires easily!"

'We can't decide between raising kids and raising a mortgage deposit.'

"You can't live in our basement. Your brother beat you to it."

"You've heard of the bank that likes to say 'yes' well we're the bank that likes to laugh in your face unless you've got an 80% deposit."

"I remember when you used to see 3 or 4 of these a week!"

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

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

Godfrey Hunting for Lodgings

'That must be the termite inspector.'

Estate Agent: Houses with Hedge....Houses Without Hedge

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

'We finally got a response to our House For Sale sign. The wind blew it down.'

Freddy Mac and Fannie Mae.

'My bubble burst!'