Housing Market Watcher Gifts

'We did have one property in your price range, but I'm afraid we sold it in 1943.'

'Property ownership is SO nineties! Gerald and I sold our house to a private consortia and are leasing back.'

With their sales slumping due to high gas prices, many RVs are being converted...

'Of course, the base price doesn't include the many upgrades available.'

'I can't afford to move, so I'm having an extension done.'

"We've townsized."

The housing bubble.

'It was the only palce we could get for less than ?100,000.'

'Isn't it time you stopped putting him to bed? He's nearly 33 you know.'

It's also a listed building.

"To be honest, I'd be stupid not to take advantage of the market."

"The area has recently moved from being a dump to being an expensive dump."

"Our daughter wants to move back home. The bad news is, she wants to bring her live-in boyfriend."

'40% of middle class wealth wiped out! Just gone?...'

Updated Classic: Bleak House Sales

"Homeowner please help."

'Look at my new overdraft its fantastic.'

TV show is called Repossesion Repossession. Man says: 'I see the property shows are reacting to the economic downturn.'

Then the housing bubble burst and we lost our funding. Stonehenge Estates. A gated community.

Don't get me started on real estate

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."

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

Three little pigs-mortgage.

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

'I remember when all this was fields.'

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

'Hmmph. Here's an ad for affordable housing five minutes from downtown. By what means? Learjet?'

Estate Agent showing client his parents' house - '...and here's one from our affordable homes range'

'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..."

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

House hunting is cruel.

"This town ain't big enough for the both of us and, even if it was, I doubt either of us could afford to buy a place here given the current sellers' market."