Chart Porn » Source: Ritholtz

History of Home Values (1890-2010)

Dustin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:38:00 +0000

A chart illustrating why home are still overvalued.

$4 Trillion Housing Bubble Hangover

Dustin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:04:05 +0000

Why housing prices (and the economy) are not going to recover any time soon. (via The Big Picture; earlier post)

Grandparents Competing with Teenagers for Jobs

Dustin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:54:50 +0000

Interesting multi-part interactive analysis from Bloomberg about changing job-force dynamics. (via the Big Picture)

Energy Subsidies

Dustin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:48:33 +0000

Turns out we massively subsidize oil companies with huge tax breaks, despite their equally huge profits. (via the Big Picture)

Unemployment Length by State

Dustin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:34:12 +0000

Roll-over the states for the rates. (via The Big Picture)

US Debt History by President and Congress

Dustin — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:43 +0000

(via)

and while we’re at it:

Europe: How Bad is it?

Dustin — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:53:36 +0000

From Der Spiegel. (via The Big Picture)

Psychological Cycles of Recessions

Dustin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:00:09 +0000

Barry Ritholtz has pulled together a great collection of charts mapping out how we tend to view economic cycles. Check out his post for an interesting related discussion.

Banks Still Hiding Risk

Dustin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:28:49 +0000

Interactive from the WSJ showing how banks reduce short term borrowing each quarter before releasing info to the public. Related article. (via)

Housing Booms and Busts

Dustin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:26:39 +0000

Although this NY FED article is primarily focused on explaining Upstate NY’s immunity from the boom/bust cycle, it includes some interesting analysis of nation wide trends. (via The Big Picture).