Even if banks were willingly lending, the lack of first-time buyers and surplus supply of inherited property would be damaging to house prices.
But obstacles to refinancing and access to credit for home purchases are limiting the support provided by low rates to house prices and consumption.
Increasing supply would be detrimental to house prices and land values, and thus against their interests.
Where should house prices really be and how did they get so high?
Gee, I wonder what that will do to house prices....
So you basicaly don't care how much you pay, and what happens to house prices.
The big question is what will happen to house prices?
Both of these contribute to house prices in the area, which are the highest for districts in Lincolnshire.
These factors led to house prices increasing by 17% between May 2000 to May 2001 alone.
The damage they will do [if they win the council]," she says, "to house prices, to investment, to race relations.