More evidence that this Mortgage crises is brought to you
by our “friends” on the left.
My original thesis (This Mortgage Crisis brought to you...) resulted in an interesting discussion. When I went back to original sources (thanks, dirl126, and yes, they are from different sources), I found two additional graphics (presented by Fed Chairman Bernanke) which further support my thesis:
Non-Owner Occupied Home Purchases by County (2005 through 2006)
and…
Change in House Price Index by County (4th quarter 2006 to 4th quarter 2007)
So we have a very close correlation between non-owner occupied and delinquency rate…
And the classic consequences of an artificially inflated market.
As well we have the correlation to “blue” counties from the previous post (shown below the fold for reference).
So, it looks like our mortgage crises arises from our blue voting population who bought on speculation.
That bail out is looking worse and worse in terms of advisability.