Archive for October, 2010

If house prices fall further, direct and corrective action needs to be taken – without delay

October 30, 2010 by RealisingReality · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Estate Agents, House Price Valuation 

Quite a few mainstream economists may well assume that prices in the housing market are something that can and will sort themselves out; and that intervention is generally an unnecessary evil.
This is understandable, since to intervene in any market is something that no Government or organisation should ever do lightly.
However, the problems that have developed [...]

How to control over-exuberant pricing by estate agents, giving market appraisals

October 10, 2010 by RealisingReality · 1 Comment
Filed under: Estate Agents, House Price Valuation, Moving Experiences 


I’m putting these ideas into the public domain without wanting to gain from them financially, even if they are taken up Universally!
The government should now amend the Estate Agent Acts to give agents a responsibility to sell a house at, or near, the price they suggest it is worth.
If they fail, within a previously agreed [...]