R.e.a Share Discussion Threads

[energyi] 15/9/2007 00:43

Good time to go long?

Maybe very late this year, or the first half of next year (2008)
would be the earliest. ut I want to starttracking opportunities

New thread: (RE):

[vmjmurphy] 05/6/2007 17:54

Good news today but no rise - presumably already factored into the share price

[chester] 18/12/2006 18:54

Oh boy, another quiet thread and more new Highs.

[Abuse team] 09/12/2006 21:50

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[diogenesj] 09/12/2006 21:37

Promoted to the FTSE All-Share as expected. Should give it a boost over the next week. After that it will be down to the fundamentals, which we can't be too sure of as there are no forecasts.

[chester] 07/12/2006 08:13

Hopefully the start of a new leg up.

[chester] 29/11/2006 07:29

Thanks DJ.

[diogenesj] 28/11/2006 13:37

Nothing to worry about in the RNS, chester. :-)

[bigbobjoylove] 28/11/2006 13:37

lomg term,very good,lookin at doubling crop growing.

[chester] 28/11/2006 12:57

Can't believe I missed the news on this one. Marked down big first thing but now buyers coming back in. I need DJ's thoughts before I decide about this one.
Only 2 mm's in this stock so we're bound to get wild share price movements I guess.

[chester] 13/11/2006 14:55

I've been around but just not posted a lot recently. I trade the S&P emini sometimes, so , I'm sometimes a bit busy there.

[bigbobjoylove] 13/11/2006 14:17

and me,chester me and u following each other arround today,saw u on the jkx thread,how are you,not seen you around for a while.

[chester] 13/11/2006 13:52

Added again today.

[chester] 06/11/2006 14:10

Yes, bought a few myself today.

[nirvs] 06/11/2006 11:53

Thanks for your comments doubleorquits. Very useful info. Long today at 407p

[doubleorquits] 01/11/2006 07:49

metraco,

Diogenes and I have bumped into each other on a few threads recently where shares are destined to become part of the Small Caps Index in December's Review. This usually leads to a rise on the back of tracker funds having to purchase (Fledgling stocks do not qualify for tracking). As a result it seems that Diogenes and I are seeking opportunities to get in before these changes happen (hopefully). REA. has moved up nicely already but the recent fall back has, perhaps, provided an opportunity to buy.

CNT and ACE are moving from AIM to the SMX so qualify. Others that look certain to be promoted include ABU,CHW,VLK,OPD,LVD and a few others that can be tracked on the following site:



As for price targets it is more difficult but I usually look for 15% minimum but it can be as much as 40%+ as happened with QXL last year. So with RE. I'm looking for a rise in the next two months to take it over 450p and hopefully to 500p as it iseems fairly illiquid too

[metraco] 31/10/2006 20:48

i hold what price target did you put on rea i have 500p target.

any other share you are watching at the moment.
still new to investing wish to learn more


metraco

[doubleorquits] 31/10/2006 13:44

Certainly appears to be very close to one today, D :0)

[diogenesj] 30/10/2006 20:29

Possible buying opportunity approaching, DoQ? :-)

[doubleorquits] 30/10/2006 20:00

Still pretty quiet D :0)

[diogenesj] 24/10/2006 23:03

Hmm, nice and quiet here.

[altom] 27/9/2006 09:18

not a ten bagger. I look for +50% in 2 years. thats good enough for me. Management very sound but quite aggressive.

[energyi] 26/9/2006 04:51

(from GHPC): and

"crash cruise speed":

[energyi] 26/9/2006 04:10

Home prices: 1st drop in 11 years
Sales slow, prices hit by second biggest year-over-year drop on record; surge of homes for sale seen keeping prices weak.

By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
September 25 2006: 1:41 PM EDT


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Home sales slowed and a key measure of prices fell for the first time in 11 years last month, spurred by the biggest glut of new homes on the market in more than a decade, an industry group said Monday.

The National Association of Realtors report on existing home sales showed that the median home price in August was $225,000, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.


It was the first year-over-year decline in median prices since April 1995, when that measure slipped only 0.1 percent. And it was the biggest year-over-year drop since the record 2.1 percent decline recorded in November 1990, when the nation was in recession.

While month-over-month declines in prices are not uncommon, year-over-year decreases in prices are a more serious sign of a slumping housing market. Even in other recessions, home prices generally have risen year-over-year on a national basis. The median price is the point at which half the homes sell for more and half sell for less.

The decline in home prices follows a period of record sales and very strong sales gains up through the end of 2005. The average price of a home in 2004 was up 9.3 percent from the previous year, and last year the full-year price average was up 12.4 percent.

The downward pressure on prices came from the record inventory of homes on the market in August. The group said there were 3.9 million homes on the market, up 38 percent from a year earlier. That gave the market a 7.5-month supply of homes, also up sharply from the 4.7-month supply available in August 2005, and the average 4.3-month supply throughout 2004.

The last time the group estimated a 7.5 month supply was April 1993.

The report also showed the pace of sales essentially leveling off, slipping to an annual pace of 6.30 million in August from a revised July reading of a 6.33 million rate. While that's down just a bit from July, the pace of sales is down 12.6 percent from a year earlier.

Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast that sales would slow to a 6.20 million pace in August.

The group's report also showed the average price, which is typically higher than the median price, slipped 1.5 percent from a year ago to $271,000 in August.

David Lereah, the trade group's chief economist, said the relatively small drop in sales in August suggested that housing has cooled to a more sustainable pace, although he conceded the weakness in prices is likely to continue.

"We do expect an adjustment in home prices to last several months as we work through a buildup in the inventory of homes on the market," he said in the group's statement.

Mortgage rates have come down in recent weeks, with the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage now at 6.4 percent, according to mortgage financing firm Freddie Mac (Charts). That's down from 6.79 percent in early July.

The drop in rates, which reduces the cost of home ownership, won't necessarily show up in existing home sales figures for several months, though.

But some in the industry say lower mortgage rates won't be enough to revive the sales market, which hit its ninth record in 10 years in 2005. Sellers also will have to start reducing prices to get sales back on track.

"In some areas home sellers are not making sufficient adjustments in their listing price, so their homes are staying on the market and contributing to the buildup in inventory," said Thomas Stevens, a realtor in Vienna, Va., and the president of the trade group.

Existing home sales is not the only portion of the real estate market to show weakness.

New home sales and prices for new homes have fallen sharply as well, with many of the nation's leading builders, including KB Home (Charts), Lennar (Charts), Toll Brothers (Charts) and Hovnanian (Charts), lowering guidance on home sales in recent weeks, reporting lower prices and excess supply of homes on the markets.

The government report on new home sales in August is due Wednesday. While that's a fraction of the overall market, the new home sales report is closely watched as a leading indicator of the market since it's based on sales when contracts are signed, not on closings, which are often months later.

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