Navigating Housing Market Gifts

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

"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."

Building Site - Life Jackets must be worn.

'I remember when all this was fields.'

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

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

'The owner plays in the NBA.'

'He's a blight on the whole neighbourhood.'

Realtors: 'We make house calls'.

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

Real Estate Personals

"Try not to think of it as a box, but rather as an environmentally neutral, biodegradable, single person unit of accommodation!"

"When we said we'd build 'affordable' homes we had a particular buyer in mind."

An exaggeration of estate agents

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

'The Dow has shot up 2.5% on positive data on housing - until five minutes from now, when it'll be interpreted differently.'

'Now, it does require some modernisation. . . .'

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

'It's all about location, location, location!'

Home Foreclosed Home.

'What makes you think the basement leaks?'

Turtle Home

"This place has a water view if you're looking at the mortgage."

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

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

House hunting is cruel.

Those who fail to learn from the past will be forced to relive it.

Dog Realtor

'Looks like you're underwater on your mortgage.'

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

'It looked a lot bigger in the photos.'

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

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