Housing Prices will continue to rise so long as the people continue to get easy access credit from Banks.

For those who want to become wise

How a the housing bubble can destroy wealth (casing point US).
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/wealth-destruction-1?playlist=Finance
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/wealth-destruction-2?playlist=Finance

Which is better renting vs buying a house
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/renting-vs--buying-a-home?playlist=Finance
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/renting-vs--buying-a-home--part-2?playlist=Finance
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/renting-vs--buying--detailed-analysis?playlist=Finance


.. this thread should be marked as <OT>
MK