Chart Porn » Housing http://chartporn.org data visualizations and charts you just gotta love. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:06:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Update: Economic Indicators Dashboard http://chartporn.org/2012/01/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-5/ http://chartporn.org/2012/01/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-5/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/?p=8078 ]]> Updated for January: one of my favorite economic dashboards. It highlights major macro indicators, what direction they are trending, what the typical ranges are, and lets you drill down to explanations of why you should care. In other words, it’s a very sleek example of how to graph snapshot data while still providing valuable context.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2012/01/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-5/feed/ 0 Economic Indicators Dashboard http://chartporn.org/2011/11/22/economic-indicators-dashboard/ http://chartporn.org/2011/11/22/economic-indicators-dashboard/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:06:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/11/22/economic-indicators-dashboard/ ]]> Updated for November: one of my favorite economic dashboards. It highlights major macro indicators, what direction they are trending, and what the typical ranges are. It also lets you drill down to explanations of why you should care, and historical values.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/11/22/economic-indicators-dashboard/feed/ 2 Washington DC Housing Prices http://chartporn.org/2011/10/11/washington-dc-housing-prices/ http://chartporn.org/2011/10/11/washington-dc-housing-prices/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:59:41 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/10/11/washington-dc-housing-prices/ ]]> A nicely annotated analysis of changing house prices in the DC region. The main graphic shows how much you would need to earn to buy a “typical single family home”. There is also an interactive version which lets you compare information for different time periods and look at condo vs house sales. (related article)

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/10/11/washington-dc-housing-prices/feed/ 0 Housing: Rent vs Buy http://chartporn.org/2011/08/17/housing-rent-vs-buy/ http://chartporn.org/2011/08/17/housing-rent-vs-buy/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:43:48 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/08/17/housing-rent-vs-buy/ ]]> Barry Ritholtz has another great post about the housing market over at The Big Picture.  In addition to his analytical insights, he pointed out two great tools for looking at housing markets across the country.

The first is a Rent vs Buy interactive from Trulia:

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(related Trulia article and methodology)

Second is the Wall Street Journal’s chart of price-to-income ratios (compared to the 1985-00 average).

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(related WSJ article)

]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/08/17/housing-rent-vs-buy/feed/ 1 Bad Credit Calculator http://chartporn.org/2011/07/26/bad-credit-calculator/ http://chartporn.org/2011/07/26/bad-credit-calculator/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:14:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/07/26/bad-credit-calculator/ ]]> This interactive tool from the Washington post lets you see how much your credit score affects the interest you will pay on mortgage and auto loans.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/07/26/bad-credit-calculator/feed/ 0 Too Big to Fail http://chartporn.org/2011/06/30/too-big-to-fail/ http://chartporn.org/2011/06/30/too-big-to-fail/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:42:45 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/06/30/too-big-to-fail/ ]]> A pretty comprehensive explanation of the financial crisis. (via The Big Picture)

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/06/30/too-big-to-fail/feed/ 4 Mortgage Denial Rates http://chartporn.org/2011/06/27/mortgage-denial-rates/ http://chartporn.org/2011/06/27/mortgage-denial-rates/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:29:20 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/06/27/mortgage-denial-rates/ ]]> Percent of mortgage applications that were denied in 2010. “In all, the nation’s 10 largest mortgage lenders denied 26.8% of loan applications in 2010, an increase from 23.5% in 2009.”

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/06/27/mortgage-denial-rates/feed/ 2 Update: Economic Indicators Dashboard http://chartporn.org/2011/06/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-4/ http://chartporn.org/2011/06/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-4/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:05:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/06/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-4/ ]]> My favorite economic status tool. Point and/or click on anything and everything to learn something new about the economy, and why you should care.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/06/23/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-4/feed/ 1 Foreclosures http://chartporn.org/2011/06/20/foreclosures-2/ http://chartporn.org/2011/06/20/foreclosures-2/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:22:26 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/06/20/foreclosures-2/ ]]> The backlog of mortgage delinquencies continues to stagnate after court rulings slowed the process in most states. The housing market won’t really be operating as a “market” for quite some time.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/06/20/foreclosures-2/feed/ 0 Housing Double Dip http://chartporn.org/2011/05/31/housing-double-dip/ http://chartporn.org/2011/05/31/housing-double-dip/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 18:01:06 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/05/31/housing-double-dip/ ]]> Even with the low interest rates, housing prices continue to tank (with only Washington, DC showing an increase).

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/05/31/housing-double-dip/feed/ 4 Update: Economic Indicators Dashboard http://chartporn.org/2011/04/25/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-3/ http://chartporn.org/2011/04/25/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-3/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:40:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/04/25/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-3/ ]]> Based on these indicators, things are returning to normal.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/04/25/update-economic-indicators-dashboard-3/feed/ 2 How Healthy is Your Housing Market? http://chartporn.org/2011/04/18/how-healthy-is-your-housing-market/ http://chartporn.org/2011/04/18/how-healthy-is-your-housing-market/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:18:15 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/04/18/how-healthy-is-your-housing-market/ ]]> Trulia maps out some cool housing price stats: The number of days a listing is on the market before they lower the price, how much they lower it, and the probability it will be lowered again – all by zip code. (via)

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This is in addition to Trulia’s existing housing dashboard and heat maps, which are nifty as well:

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/04/18/how-healthy-is-your-housing-market/feed/ 0 Housing Prices (1890-2011) http://chartporn.org/2011/04/15/housing-prices-1890-2011/ http://chartporn.org/2011/04/15/housing-prices-1890-2011/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:25:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/04/15/housing-prices-1890-2011/ ]]> Updated chart of the classic Case-Shiller housing price index. On the one hand it looks like the decline may be bottoming out – but on the other, there is still massive intervention supporting the market and we could very likely overshoot fair value.

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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/04/15/housing-prices-1890-2011/feed/ 0 Patchwork Nation http://chartporn.org/2011/03/28/patchwork-nation/ http://chartporn.org/2011/03/28/patchwork-nation/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:17:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/03/28/patchwork-nation/ ]]> Patchwork Nation tracks a number of traditional economic and social indicators over time – but they also include some interesting alternative ones:

Cracker Barrel restaurants and Whole Foods Stores:
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Gun shops and Casinos:
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Bankruptcies 2007 vs 2010:
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Change in family income 1980-2010:
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]]> http://chartporn.org/2011/03/28/patchwork-nation/feed/ 2 The Gentrification of Washington DC http://chartporn.org/2011/03/25/the-gentrification-of-washington-dc/ http://chartporn.org/2011/03/25/the-gentrification-of-washington-dc/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:50:00 +0000 Dustin http://chartporn.org/2011/03/25/the-gentrification-of-washington-dc/ ]]> 2010 census data illustrates the gradual gentrification of DC – the city that was 70 percent black in the 1970s is now estimated at less than 50 percent. Heck, from 1990-2010 rising housing costs chased ME across town from Georgetown to Mount Pleasant to Capitol Hill. The related article has some interesting details.

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There are also two interactive versions:

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