Rental Market Observer Gifts

Renting is so expensive these days. Why don't you move back with your parents? Good idea, except...they're still living with their parents.

"More federal aid for lazy, shiftless renters. . . ? No thanks!!"

"A home recently sold in my neighborhood."

Three little pigs-mortgage.

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

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

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

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

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

"And these are the Andersons, our tenants."

"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."

See the house whose property taxes were raised

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

"We just need more wiggle room."

'We decided to rent out the back room until the baby comes.'

Updated Classic: Bleak House Sales

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

'Look at my new overdraft its fantastic.'

"Yes, it's nice, but it's lost twenty per-cent of its value in the past year."

"So, how's that 'Tiny House living' working for you so far?"

'With so many children, I can't afford to live in a choo anymore.'

"Homeowner please help."

'That must be the termite inspector.'

Estate Agents.

"look at those poor suckers. A market correction doesn't mean anything to us."

Today's dream house is nothing if not a fantasy.

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

'Inflation allows you to live in a more expensive neighbourhood without even moving.'

'Home builders' watch the 'Housing starts' chart with excitement

'Here is the lead-based paint information, Fair Housing criteria, laws regarding tobacco use outdoors slip-and-fall warning, and barring any further public hysteria, the lease itself.'

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

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