tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post4236445118964236182..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: Round 3 of the credit crunchAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-90669550777136980342008-03-31T20:05:00.000+01:002008-03-31T20:05:00.000+01:00Sackerson,Funnily enough, on this post I did repor...Sackerson,<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough, on this post I did report the data sources. Usually, I have reference somewhere to where the data comes from. Most data comes from either the Bank of England, the Council of Mortgage Lenders, the Office of National statistics or one of our bubble-mad banks.<BR/><BR/>As for income ratios, UK prices are well in excess of 3. We are closer to five. I might post on this issue in the next couple of days.<BR/><BR/>AliceAlice Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-61340726723784678092008-03-31T19:53:00.000+01:002008-03-31T19:53:00.000+01:00Hi Alice: I came to your blog via "Great Depressio...Hi Alice: I came to your blog via "Great Depression of 2006" (Jim from San Marcos). Nicely presented graphs; could you indicate data sources, please?<BR/><BR/>Market Ticker (Karl Denninger) says long term house prices tend to 3x income, though in the UK it seems to be c. 3.5 - which would suggest a drop in real terms (who know over what time) of about 1/3.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.com