We had a moron running Australia recently by the name of John Howard, who decided to encourage first home-buyers into the already over-priced market by offering a $7000 grant courtesy the tax-payer. Average home priced increased by $32 000 in the following year.
In the next 20-30 years the next gen will only learn this in history book's it'll all happen again i'm gonna tell my kid's the old truth if it's too good to be true it probably is and don't trust politician's!
I'm currently renting as well but I'm not smug about it.
I'm saving for a deposit, so it makes sense for me to rent for the time being. But renting in the long term, when you could just as well afford a house, is a complete waste. Just think how many thousands of pounds you pay into your landlords pockets every year when you could pay into your own pocket.
Apart from that, rents are often over-inflated no good value for money.
Can't wait to have my own place, house price crash or not.
This time around so far it's a bit different as we've the government using tax payer's money to protect banks from the effects of their loose lending and a BoE that's living in fantasy land and has been incapable of getting basically anything right for years.
This video was prescient, but what it didn't foresee is how hard the govno worked to keep the house prices artificially high even through the recession. I wonder what you think will happen next?
This video says not much at all. It gives a graph of house prices - nice and easy to get to know. It says that house prices rapidly rise when credit is easy. We all know that. That is all it said.
The solution is Land Value Tax (LVT). it shifts tax from income to land value.
- Those who are productive are not taxed - no income tax on wages.
- Those who take out, like land values, get taxed.
Simple. It prevents land price boom and busts. It rewards those who work.
Cycle of boom and bust wont stop until property speculation on family residences is banned. Decent, afforable shelter is a basic human right. Property speculating leeches add nothing to society but misery. They drive up prices pushing basic home ownership out of the reach of most of the country. My advice is to demand justice from the government and have them stop the practice. Check home prices in Germany and other European countries where the practice is banned. Reasonable home prices.
Land values were not taxed while all else was. As the economy rises land value rise with it. Earnings and productiveness are taxed, so a brake on them. Land value is not taxed. Money is poured into land as the returns are very high. Lots of debt is incurred. Debt after debt in re-mortgages, etc
Land overtakes the productive side of the economy and sails far ahead. The scales are tipped as the normal productive economy can't service the land debts. BUST!!!.
It is about time the prices way to overrated compared to other countries in europe. Moved back to sweden where the prices are less then a fifth and you earn the same. Good old sweden!
This is one silly video. There will be no 'Almighty' house price crash. There are FAR too many people waiting for a crash (to then pounce into property) for a crash to be realized. A modest (~10%) correctio is more likely. But a crash? No chance.
good video. I have been renting for a couple of years and have had people telling me left right and centre that i was throwing my money away and should buy because "the market will only go up", prats. now they're stuck in places they can't afford and can't sell and are now looking at some serious negative equity. i'm gonna buy in the end but i can afford to wait a few years and am feeling rather smug about it
We had a moron running Australia recently by the name of John Howard, who decided to encourage first home-buyers into the already over-priced market by offering a $7000 grant courtesy the tax-payer. Average home priced increased by $32 000 in the following year.
mlawren7 1 month ago
In the next 20-30 years the next gen will only learn this in history book's it'll all happen again i'm gonna tell my kid's the old truth if it's too good to be true it probably is and don't trust politician's!
liamski1000 2 months ago
I'm currently renting as well but I'm not smug about it.
I'm saving for a deposit, so it makes sense for me to rent for the time being. But renting in the long term, when you could just as well afford a house, is a complete waste. Just think how many thousands of pounds you pay into your landlords pockets every year when you could pay into your own pocket.
Apart from that, rents are often over-inflated no good value for money.
Can't wait to have my own place, house price crash or not.
shockingblue55 4 months ago
This time around so far it's a bit different as we've the government using tax payer's money to protect banks from the effects of their loose lending and a BoE that's living in fantasy land and has been incapable of getting basically anything right for years.
Ignitionnet 6 months ago
This video was prescient, but what it didn't foresee is how hard the govno worked to keep the house prices artificially high even through the recession. I wonder what you think will happen next?
usenetposts 11 months ago
In a true capitalist system, we wouldn't have these kind of house price bubbles, its all caused by central government and the BOE.
FiftyOneDegreesNorth 1 year ago
This video says not much at all. It gives a graph of house prices - nice and easy to get to know. It says that house prices rapidly rise when credit is easy. We all know that. That is all it said.
The solution is Land Value Tax (LVT). it shifts tax from income to land value.
- Those who are productive are not taxed - no income tax on wages.
- Those who take out, like land values, get taxed.
Simple. It prevents land price boom and busts. It rewards those who work.
NearAbbeyRoad 2 years ago
As long as People believe that Houses are worth a lot, They'll be no crash.
If You live in Your house, and use it, to live in, I don't think that You'll ever lose.
The, "Property Portfolio game", isn't one, that You'd be playing.
There's nothing wrong with renting, if it's what works for You.
But, I wouldn't be smug for it.
Everything has it's limitations.
Even renting.
shadowolf192 3 years ago
Cycle of boom and bust wont stop until property speculation on family residences is banned. Decent, afforable shelter is a basic human right. Property speculating leeches add nothing to society but misery. They drive up prices pushing basic home ownership out of the reach of most of the country. My advice is to demand justice from the government and have them stop the practice. Check home prices in Germany and other European countries where the practice is banned. Reasonable home prices.
duncan36 3 years ago
@shadowolf192
Land values were not taxed while all else was. As the economy rises land value rise with it. Earnings and productiveness are taxed, so a brake on them. Land value is not taxed. Money is poured into land as the returns are very high. Lots of debt is incurred. Debt after debt in re-mortgages, etc
Land overtakes the productive side of the economy and sails far ahead. The scales are tipped as the normal productive economy can't service the land debts. BUST!!!.
LVT is the answer.
NearAbbeyRoad 2 years ago
It is about time the prices way to overrated compared to other countries in europe. Moved back to sweden where the prices are less then a fifth and you earn the same. Good old sweden!
stockholm780414 3 years ago 3
Prices are already down 10% and going down 2% per month, I reckon another 30 to 40% fall will be about right with no increases until at least 2012.
cplloyd21 3 years ago 2
This is one silly video. There will be no 'Almighty' house price crash. There are FAR too many people waiting for a crash (to then pounce into property) for a crash to be realized. A modest (~10%) correctio is more likely. But a crash? No chance.
hotguy2002 3 years ago
Hey Hotguy2002. ( but whats in a name. ) Ill bookmark your comment and get back to you in 2 years.
guslingus 3 years ago 4
@guslingus think now you can get back to him :P
DaMiGhtYMrBiG 2 weeks ago
My gosh - there are a lot of people in denial.
v8pilot 3 years ago
Excellent 5/5
yes4me 3 years ago 2
good video. I have been renting for a couple of years and have had people telling me left right and centre that i was throwing my money away and should buy because "the market will only go up", prats. now they're stuck in places they can't afford and can't sell and are now looking at some serious negative equity. i'm gonna buy in the end but i can afford to wait a few years and am feeling rather smug about it
freefacialstogo 3 years ago 5
You have the right to feel very smug... It was a brainwashed rush to keep up with the joneses and now the joneses are all screwed..
I have been living in a modest timber house but owe nothing on it.
Ill catch the next house price wave in 5 years time...
guslingus 3 years ago
Thank God I rent, and have never had a desire to own my own home.
Puzzoozoo 3 years ago
excellent video
endlessmountain 3 years ago