Episode 74: As optimistic as reality

Simon and Stuart respond to a request for their thoughts on the next 5 years in the property market - along with reviewing recent price index reports. The discussion this week included: Our recent chat about the property market. Property market reports: Nationwide, Halifax, e.surv, and Hamptons rental index. Chris asked about the next 5 years. Why do we/people try to predict the property market. Focussing on financial fundamentals. "The longer term outlook remains highly uncertain" - Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist. We were talking about down valuations six months ago. "It's staggering how much the property market is increasing right now". A lot of regional variation. Income to house price multiples. Article about what might end the crazy property market. Cheap and easy money. Using PaTMa stats to further investigate price changes in the Redhill area. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please tell someone else about it.