hi i wont go on too long on recession in europe and nearly every where else as u all know about it ...yesterday a guy living next door to my house in seri thai area sold his house ...as he is moving back down south to work ...the price he got nearly doubled what i paid for mine in 2009....it seems any village housing area that didnt get flooded will rise in value .....no recession there ..my home counrty ireland houses are down 60 % now what they were getting in 2007 boom years .....anyway im not planning on selling or anything ..just glad the house didnt get flooded and this seems like a nice increse in value for a change...cheers