Monday, January 31, 2011
More market musings.....and THE OLYMPICS
For many who spent the tail end of last year trying to predict this year it must have seemed a doddle compared to forecasting now. Suddenly the press, and even me, are beginning to sense that although the year may be a dreadful dirge, it does look as if prices in London will end the year higher than they started. This is not saying a whole lot but from where I’m sitting there are occasional deals being done that simply beggar belief, whereas if you wander out of London, particularly in a Northerly direction, the stories are of a very different nature as the press are keen to let us know.Thursday, January 20, 2011
Quick market update / comment
Tuesday was a corker. Daily Express headlines saying that the property market is set to surge this year, sadly they were narrow mindedly talking about prices only, and on the same day the FT were talking about prices set to fall. I’m guessing that overall we know who to believe even if we want to believe the paper that IS Lady Di. But it sums up the issues puzzling any buyer or seller but the balance seems to be coming out with buyers mostly wanting to get on with it and most sellers existing in a world of inertia needing a notional interest rate rise to smack them across the face and get them moving.Thursday, January 13, 2011
So how is 2011 actually panning out.....
Frankly there wasn’t much appetite or excitement for predicting what might happen in 2011. It’s a mug’s game at the best of times and most of us in the business have been so worn down by the last few months of 2010 that anything would be better. So are the first signs good? Well it depends again on who you are and what constitutes good. If you’re an estate agent the chances are it’s not looking overly good right now. More of the same grind with no sellers and a frustrated bunch of buyers who have good mortgage offers but nothing to buy.Saturday, January 01, 2011
Ad Campaigns 2011
Our 2011 ad campaign focus's on the extraordinary people who work at Douglas & Gordon because it's our people that make us great!Monday, January 31, 2011
More market musings.....and THE OLYMPICS
For many who spent the tail end of last year trying to predict this year it must have seemed a doddle compared to forecasting now. Suddenly the press, and even me, are beginning to sense that although the year may be a dreadful dirge, it does look as if prices in London will end the year higher than they started. This is not saying a whole lot but from where I’m sitting there are occasional deals being done that simply beggar belief, whereas if you wander out of London, particularly in a Northerly direction, the stories are of a very different nature as the press are keen to let us know.Thursday, January 20, 2011
Quick market update / comment
Tuesday was a corker. Daily Express headlines saying that the property market is set to surge this year, sadly they were narrow mindedly talking about prices only, and on the same day the FT were talking about prices set to fall. I’m guessing that overall we know who to believe even if we want to believe the paper that IS Lady Di. But it sums up the issues puzzling any buyer or seller but the balance seems to be coming out with buyers mostly wanting to get on with it and most sellers existing in a world of inertia needing a notional interest rate rise to smack them across the face and get them moving.Thursday, January 13, 2011
So how is 2011 actually panning out.....
Frankly there wasn’t much appetite or excitement for predicting what might happen in 2011. It’s a mug’s game at the best of times and most of us in the business have been so worn down by the last few months of 2010 that anything would be better. So are the first signs good? Well it depends again on who you are and what constitutes good. If you’re an estate agent the chances are it’s not looking overly good right now. More of the same grind with no sellers and a frustrated bunch of buyers who have good mortgage offers but nothing to buy.Saturday, January 01, 2011
Ad Campaigns 2011
Our 2011 ad campaign focus's on the extraordinary people who work at Douglas & Gordon because it's our people that make us great!Monday, January 31, 2011
More market musings.....and THE OLYMPICS
For many who spent the tail end of last year trying to predict this year it must have seemed a doddle compared to forecasting now. Suddenly the press, and even me, are beginning to sense that although the year may be a dreadful dirge, it does look as if prices in London will end the year higher than they started. This is not saying a whole lot but from where I’m sitting there are occasional deals being done that simply beggar belief, whereas if you wander out of London, particularly in a Northerly direction, the stories are of a very different nature as the press are keen to let us know.Thursday, January 20, 2011
Quick market update / comment
Tuesday was a corker. Daily Express headlines saying that the property market is set to surge this year, sadly they were narrow mindedly talking about prices only, and on the same day the FT were talking about prices set to fall. I’m guessing that overall we know who to believe even if we want to believe the paper that IS Lady Di. But it sums up the issues puzzling any buyer or seller but the balance seems to be coming out with buyers mostly wanting to get on with it and most sellers existing in a world of inertia needing a notional interest rate rise to smack them across the face and get them moving.Thursday, January 13, 2011
So how is 2011 actually panning out.....
Frankly there wasn’t much appetite or excitement for predicting what might happen in 2011. It’s a mug’s game at the best of times and most of us in the business have been so worn down by the last few months of 2010 that anything would be better. So are the first signs good? Well it depends again on who you are and what constitutes good. If you’re an estate agent the chances are it’s not looking overly good right now. More of the same grind with no sellers and a frustrated bunch of buyers who have good mortgage offers but nothing to buy.Saturday, January 01, 2011