In my inbox today...

[Guest BurgessFamily]

MELBOURNE:- The worst fears of real estate agents and property vendors has arrived: the orderly sale of property has broken down. A twenty year uptrend made Australian real estate ‘most severely unaffordable’ and a Ponzi scheme propelled by consumer debt. Prosper says prices are now in free-fall.

 

“Anyone buying at current prices is a damn fool,” Prosper Australia campaign manager David Collyer said today. “The sheer weight of property available will drive prices down as must-sell vendors discount and discount again.

 

Auction clearance rates across the nation have fallen below 50 per cent.

 

“Auctions are left dangling at unrealistic vendor bids. How can a seller offer to buy their own property and expect others to compete with them? This is madness.

 

Stale stock – properties offered but unsold for over sixty days – is piling up.

 

“The SQM Research data is crystal clear. Our survey of postcodes 3000-3207 show unsold stock blowing out from 19,700 to 26,000 properties in the last two months alone.

 

“We particularly warn against buying in Point Cook 3030, where stale stock has risen from 1634 to 2319 houses in that time. Only 564 Point Cook houses sold in all last year. The area is in profound oversupply.

 

Funny, watched a house auction program a couple of weeks back and was shocked by the fact that the seller can bid against the potential buyer!???! Is that legal???? I'm sure the likes of eBay wouldn't let you do it.

[Rob and Mel]

Thought that was known as SHILL BIDDING..

 

Some info here....

http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=22923

 

When you do a search theres soooo much about shill bidding on ebay its not funny.

 

Rob

[jimmyskinner]

Thought that was known as SHILL BIDDING..

 

Some info here....

http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=22923

 

When you do a search theres soooo much about shill bidding on ebay its not funny.

 

Rob

 

Its the norm at car auctions!

[Guest BurgessFamily]

I'll have to be more wary on eBay, especially with 'second chance' offers taking my highest bid.