House Price

The largest asset we own The biggest headache we cannot disown The greatest noose around our necks The one that will cause economic wreck The price of aspiration went up today The box with a roof keeps Delighting or frustrating Depending on who is prating or dreaming Tick Tock Tick Tock A housing bubble might erupt today This time government cash May not save the day Home ownership is sacred The keys to a front door offer nirvana The fact that it is unaffordable is such a bore It is not just a house that is at stake It is society and the economy That are going through an earthquake God help us when the bankers make mistakes Only then we know it is all a big fake Supply and demand Why have they all forgotten about them? The tenets of sensibility are side-lined And is a grave and costly crime Up the price is expected to daily go Will it ever go down? They all authoritatively say no A silly assessment That will cause great woe The arena is bloodied By experts who sell short-sighted misery No one understands what is going on Nor do they have a magic wand A bee stinging a crow in the forest will cause The winds to blow And a stampede of horses to trample the unaffordable box That a speculator has bought With money lent with no thought Of how a it will be repaid It’s all hype and money down the drain In times of uncertainty Bricks and mortar Are thought best A claim a long term view may contest Let us please put idealistic models to rest A dismal sin is an unrealistic assessment Of the economic might of your purse If you can’t afford to buy it Then it might be best not to rush into owning it