I am amazed at the pesimism here and believe the Property Market will have recovered fully within five years. UK (the main source of external buyers) property prices have stablised, UK and US stock markets are showing signs of recovery, the US car makers are starting to sort themselves out and people's confidence will grow towards the end of this year.
The reality is that the world is no less well off than it was, say, 3 years ago; there are still the same amount of natural resources, there is still the same labour force - all that has gone is confidence - and a few jobs.
Confidence will return and the Property Market recover.
Lana