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Market notes, data checks & field commentary

Some notes on housing-market research, methodology updates, and source notes, built to show how the signals are interpreted and where the numbers come from. Best case, you find it interesting, worst, you killed some time whilst the kettle boils.

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February 24, 2026

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Registered User Content

Following on from the completion of Phase 1 of this site, I have started to work on Phase 2. The first part of that is now complete. Registered User Content. This is a thank you to everyone who has so far registered.

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Site fully updated to new PostgreSQL setup

General

February 15, 2026

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Site fully updated to new PostgreSQL setup

I have finished all the changes I wanted to with regard to the switch from MySQL to PostgreSQL, as well as changing the server and location. This has made a significant difference to performance, which I hope all visitors will feel.

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Mortgage Affordability Calculator Removed

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February 8, 2026

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Mortgage Affordability Calculator Removed

I have decided to remove the Mortgage Affordability Calculator from the site for several reasons, but ultimately because of certainty.

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Guides

February 7, 2026

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Moving Averages to Median, mostly!

The database change from MySQL to PostgreSQL makes more tools available. One of those is calculating the median in a far easier way ,which is one of the first changes I have made.

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February 5, 2026

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Interest rates held at 3.75%

The MPC has voted to hold interest rates at 3.75%. The decision was not unexpected, but was a fairly split vote, with almost as many voting to hold as to reduce.

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General

February 4, 2026

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Switching Database to PostgreSQL

With hindsight, expecting this site to be as popular as it is, I would probably not have built it with MySQL, but I did, before it gets any bigger, a change is needed.

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Market notes, data checks & field commentary

Registered User Content

Site fully updated to new PostgreSQL setup

Mortgage Affordability Calculator Removed

Moving Averages to Median, mostly!

Interest rates held at 3.75%

Switching Database to PostgreSQL

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