Rubble Intro
Posted by admin Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:35:00 GMT
Welcome to housingrubble.co.uk, a new blog that seeks to cover the UK housing market and the various events and situations that are having an impact upon it. This site will attempt to bring some depth and clarity to a subject that is currently attracting much media attention, and about which there is much uncertainty and confusion amongst the general public. Over the coming weeks and months this blog will set out the situation we are all currently in, give a background to the current events in the market and related markets (hopefully with some useful detailed analysis), and set out the various possible future paths that the market may take, together with explanations of their likelihood or otherwise.
The housing market is currently a myriad of myths, grey areas and unknowns. Press coverage is often contradictory, of no practical use, or laced with vested interests and dubious sources of all persuasions. Many claim to know what is happening, but very often they disagree or provide little justification or depth to their assessments. Additionally there are a great many drivers of the market that remain almost entirely unreported, or are only covered in publications read by a particular niche audience.
Housing Rubble seeks to contribute to the addressing of those issues with "no nonsense" coverage, adding both factual information and opinions to the debate. The UK housing market is vital to the UK economy and hence to the well being and happiness of everyone in this country, renters and owners alike. Its course should not the subject of hope or faith. While very few individuals can influence the direction of the markets, and few groups can determine its course, the public collectively should be able to figure out what is going on and what is likely to happen, and assign a probability to each possible outcome. Only then can we make rational choices about our individual and collective futures. Hopefully this blog will help to inform those decisions in some small part.
This blog is also intended to be an interactive resource, with a comments section available on each post. There will always be other angles, opposing viewpoints, or simply points that have been missed or overlooked. Everything on this site is open to debate. Please add your input in the comments section, it really will help to improve the site immensely. If you are commenting anonymously, please use a consistent name so that the thread of discussion will be clear to readers and the theme of your posts comes across.
