Property Developer Mugs

Indian burial ground.

Designated area of outstanding natural profitability.

'You always bring me the same thing every year, toys games sports equipment. I never get what I really want!' - 'What's that?' - 'Real estate!'

'It's worse than we thought. They're developers!'

'The roof was just re-frosted last year. And did I mention these custom peppermint windows?'

"Sure, we need affordable housing - just so long as it doesn't come at the expense of unaffordable housing."

'My plan is to build a sandcastle here, but right now I'm working on the financing.'

"I see no problems. We can get lots more of these houses in.."

'Probably left here my the decorators, as I was saying, the roof is watertight.'

Sowing the seeds of property

Affordable Housing Estate Agents - 'It's affordable if you're rich...'

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

'I think this is deep enough for the foundations!'

"We're still not seeing a recovery in housing."

"We just need to cut through all the pesky government red tape."

'I'm a little surprised you got planning permission.'

'Kitchen's small, but I love the granite countertops.'

"You see a haunted house, I see a house with good bones."

REALTY, 'It's a fixer-upper.'

'Well Mr. Jenkins it may be historically accurate, but it doesn't really comply with planning permission as an extension to your bungalow.'

Location location location. Next 3 exits.

"If we got rid of Central Park we could put up a lot more buildings."

"It has tremendous possibilities."

'Excellent. I'll buy the lot.'

"We need to convince the planners that there is a bird colony here."

'I'm not gonna lie to you. . . They all seem geometrically identical to me.'

'Now from this room you can get a great view of the whales going by!'

New Seaside Development.

"There had been a little roof leakage, but you'll notice that it has been corrected."

House hanging on cliff with 'FILL WANTED' sign.

'We love our new flat-pack house, trouble is, we don't know what to do with the box it came in.'

'Son, someday this will all be yours. Or Wal-Mart's. Whoever pays Daddy the most.'

'It says this one giant redwood would be able to produce enough lumber to build 25 single-family foreclosures...'

What people won't put up with to have a view.

Dominoes