Maps - Statistics - Stats

Underwater: Negative Equity Mortgages By State - Owes more on than the home is worth. - www.npr.com

Where does your state rank? - Americans everywhere are feeling the recession's pain - some more than others. - www.cnn.com

Money's Best Places to Live: - Biggest Price Drops, Biggest Price Gains - www.cnn.com

RE Forecasts: - Latest forecasts and projections for the nation's largest metro areas. 2006, 2009, 2010 - www.cnn.com

MAPS: - Florida Residents flee, jobs vanish. - www.orlandosentinel.com

Real Estate: Your local forecast - 381 markets tracked - money.cnn.com

US Debt Clock: Combined Debt and Liability - www.usdebtclock.org

National Debt Realtime Clock: US Realtime Clock - www.foxnews.com

Real Misery Index: Loans, Foreclosures, Repos - www.huffingtonpost.com

MAPS: State by State Foreclosure Map: - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 -

MAPS: Mortgage Delinquencies by Counties - www.huffingtonpost.com

MAPS: State by State where the $8,000 tax credit is going - www.cnn.com

MAPS: Deficit: State by State, Foreclosures, Unemployment - money.cnn.com

MAPS: Bank Failures, Foreclosures State by State - money.cnn.com

MAPS: Economic Stress Map Outlines Recession's Stories - www.yahoo.com

MAPS: 3rd. Wave - Foreclosures For Prime Mortgages - www.nytimes.com

MAPS: Jobless rate. Where does your state rank? - money.cnn.com

MAPS: Interactive Where White-Collar Criminals Are Jailed - www.wsj.com

MAPS: Interactive Unemployment Map Across The U.S. - www.nytimes.com

MAPS: Interactive - the Most Job Postings Per Capita. - www.indeed.com

MAPS: Interactive - Sttimulus Funding - State by State. - www.foxbusiness.com

MAPS: Interactive - Case-Shiller home-price indexes. - www.wsj.com

MAPS: Interactive Map: The Economy Where You Live - www.npr.org

MAPS: American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins - www.wired.org

08/29/2010 - 'Third World America': Where People Are Suffering, Bouncing Back INTERACTIVE - Add Your Story.. See More News From 'Third World America' - www.huffingtonpost.com

08/24/2010 - 8 Cities Where Home Prices Fell The FASTEST In The Last Year (PHOTOS) - If you're still reeling from today's grim data from the National Association of Realtors, which reported that sales of previously-occupied homes fell to a 15-year low, you're not alone. To give you an idea of some of the hardest-hit markets across the country, we've compiled a snapshot of eight markets that showed the worst year-over-year declines in prices and sales of single-family homes as of July, according to the NAR's figures. - www.huffingtonpost.com

08/05/2010 - Will Lower Interest Rates Jumpstart Housing? (CHART OF THE DAY) - Siding with Washington Post's's Ezra Klein, on his blog, Paul Krugman wants to clear the air about the comparisons being made between the economic tenures of Reagan and Obama. - www.huffingtonpost.com

07/31/2010 - Negative Equity Breakdown - Here is some data from a recent congressional briefing by Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody's Economy.com, and Yale Professor Robert Shiller. I believe all of this negative equity data was presented by Zandi. - www.calculatedriskblog.com
Read More: Debt in Negative Equity,
Number of Underwater Homeowners
Negative Equity by State

07/17/2010 - 10 Cities Where Sellers SLASHED Home Prices In June (PHOTOS) - If you're looking for a home in Boston, Phoenix Baltimore, Dallas or Minneapolis, we have some good news. For the second month in a row, home sellers are cutting prices in droves in these cities, according to Trulia, which maintains one of the most comprehensive real estate sites on the web. - www.huffingtonpost.com

07/14/2010 - Residents who live in these 25 growing towns see their incomes go the furthest. (PHOTOS) - See complete data and interactive map for the 25 cities pictured here - www.cnn.com

06/16/2010 - The Fastest-Rising Home Prices In America: CoreLogic (PHOTOS) - The number might seem surprising given the country's high rates of foreclosure, mortgage delinquency and unemployment. But the increase in home prices indicates that some housing markets badly wounded by the recession are finally starting to heal. - www.huffingtonpost.com

05/29/2010 - MAP: You might want to know! Where the dumbest drivers are - One in five licensed drivers -- some 38 million Americans -- lack the knowledge necessary to pass a written driving test, and even more are distracted while driving, according to a survey released Thursday. - www.cnn.com

04/07/2010 - 10 big commercial real estate busts - As acute as the pain has been in the U.S. housing market, commercial real estate has been no stranger to trouble. Here is a glimpse of some high-profile victims that have been claimed so far. - www.cnn.com

03/23/2010 - 25 best places to buy a home now - Many cities close to the Bay Area saw a huge run-up in home prices during the boom as real estate buyers branched out to less expensive markets - www.cnn.com

03/10/2010 - Customer Service FAILS: 10 Industries That Draw The Most Customer Complaints (PHOTOS) - The Better Business Bureau put together its annual ranking of the companies that generate the most customer complaints. The list is more than just a tabulation of which companies -- including repeat offenders like used car dealers and collection agencies -- it's also a measure of how far companies will go to resolve BBB complaints. - www.huffingtonpost.com

02/26/2010 - The Worst-Performing Housing Markets - PHOTO GALLERY - First, the bad news. Only six of the 20 major real estate markets covered in the widely-watched Case-Shiller index showed positive year-over-year gains. Overall, the 20 cities are down an average of 3.1 percent over last year. And, nationally, prices are still off about 30 percent from their 2006 peak. The good news is that there are some markets that are showing price growth or are at least leveling out. (Check out the best performing housing markets in the last year here.) - www.huffingtonpost.com

02/22/2010 - Majoring In Debt: Average Grad Owes $23,000 - Slide Show - And as college becomes less and less affordable, that figure continues to rise. The number of student loan accounts in the U.S., said Equifax, which compiles credit data, has peaked at 69 million -- a 29 percent increase from two years ago. In total, students have borrowed $527 billion to go to school. - www.huffingtonpost.com

01/29/2010 - 10 cities hit by Foreclosure plague: Where it's spreading - The new wave of foreclosure filings is tied more to the economy than bad mortgages. That means its spreading beyond the bubble markets such as Las Vegas and Southern California. Here are 10 cities where defaults grew the fastest in 2009. - www.cnn.com

01/22/2010 - The most overrated economic indicators - GDP because it is falsely held up as the sole arbiter of recession, which can be hugely misleading, as in 2008, when, even in early September (pre-Lehman), when the economy had been in recession for nine months, most forecasters were still in "what recession?" mode, - www.curiouscapitalist.com

01/21/2010 - Suburban Poverty Surges: See The 11 Areas Hit The Hardest (PHOTOS) - Over the last decade, much of the conversation surrounding poverty in America has focused on the urban poor. But according to a report released by the Brookings Institution today, there are now more impoverished people living in suburban areas than in the cities they border. - www.huffingtonpost.com

01/13/2010 - 10 Charts To See Before You Buy A Home: Michael David White - Michael David White lays out ten charts he recommends every home buyer see before taking out a mortgage. - www.newobservations.com
Read More: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY PRICE INDEX

01/08/2010 - Most Hated Companies In America: The Top 15 - This feature originally appeared at - 247wallst.com, Customers, employees, shareholders, and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. has looked at many of these issues to choose the 15... - www.huffingtonpost.com

12/21/2009 - PHOTOS: The Worst Companies To Work For - - Glassdoor.com, a web forum where users share employment-related information, released the results of its survey of the best and worst companies to work for. - www.huffingtonpost.com

11/29/2009 - PHOTOS: Americans No Longer Live In The World's Biggest Homes. Which Country Ranks First? - The study, commissioned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, found that the average Australian house had grown by 10 percent in the past decade to 214.6 square meters (2,310 sq ft), Reuters - reports. - www.huffingtonpost.com

11/22/2009 - Home buyers have the power in Sarasota-Bradenton area - During September, buyers were able to seal their deals at a median of 7.8 percent below the final listing price, Zillow said. That equates to a savings of just under $20,000 -- in many cases from a price that has already been lowered. - www.heraldtribune.com

10/28/2009 - Foreclosures: Worst-hit cities - Foreclosure rates are easing in some of the hardest-hit areas, but the plague is spreading to new cities. - www.cnn.com

10/21/2009 - Housing: Best recovery bets - he average home price is forecast to plummet over the next two years. But these 7 cities are predicted to post gains. - www.cnn.com

10/20/2009 - How to Get a Lower Property Tax - The first step is to review the assessment from your county and ensure all the details are correct. Sometimes this can pay off in a big way. - www.howstuffworks.com

10/20/2009 - Latest home prices: April - June 2009 - The national median home price fell a record 15.6% during the second quarter of 2009. Check how prices fared in your hometown. - www.cnn.com

10/20/2009 - Big cities: Big changes in foreclosure rates - Of the country's 20 largest cities, these six posted the fastest year-over-year growth and decline in their foreclosure rates during the first six months of 2009. - www.cnn.com

10/10/2009 - The Statistics Of The Great Recession - Here's a by-the-numbers look at the stock market and the economy since the eight-day crash one year ago: - www.huffingtonpost.com

09/12/2009 - A Year of Financial Turmoil - A timeline of the most pivotal events in the financial crisis. www.nytimes.com - INTERACTIVE -

09/10/2009 - 10 Financial Bubbles In The Making - The trick, of course, is spotting them. By definition, most people don't spot a bubble before they form and burst.
www.businessinsider.com - 10 Bubbles In The Making -

09/10/2009 - Latest home prices: April - June 2009. Best place to haggle your home price? Florida - The national median home price fell a record 15.6% during the second quarter of 2009. Check how prices fared in your hometown. - www.cnn.com

09/03/2009 - Top Execs At Bailed-Out Banks Stand To Make Millions In Stock Options - The top five executives at 10 financial institutions that took some of the biggest taxpayer bailouts have seen a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million - www.reuters.com

08/26/2009 - 6 rules for buying foreclosures online - Foreclosure auctions are making it easier to buy distressed real estate online. The homes vary widely in price and condition, but sticking to these ground rules can help you land an amazing deal. - www.msn.com

08/26/2009 - 7 simple steps to a dirt-cheap mortgage - Want to take advantage of the attractive rates to buy a home or refinance, but have a lot of questions? Here are your answers. - www.msn.com

08/26/2009 - J.D. Power mortgage poll: Regions, BB&T tops; BofA, Fifth Third, Ocwen rate low - Mortgage servicers perform billing, payment processing and other mortgage services. They are also the first responder these days to people who are trying to fend off foreclosure. Homeowners polled by J.D. Power rated the companies on responsiveness, accuracy and reliability, among other factors. - www.orlandosentinel.com

08/14/2009 - Five Real Estate Lies That Will Not Die - I still hear them every day: Fallacies about buying real estate and putting money into property after you already own it. - www.trashoutpro.com

08/07/2009 - Foreclosure fallout hangs heaviest in Soutwest Florida - (Florida) - Foreclosures spiked 788 percent during the last three years in the 20th Judicial Circuit, home to Port Charlotte, Fort Myers and Cape Coral. In the 12th Circuit -- Bradenton, Sarasota, North Port, Venice and Arcadia -- filings rose 631 percent from 2006 to 2008. - www.heraldtribune.com

08/13/2009 - Big cities: Big changes in foreclosure rates - Of the country's 20 largest cities, these six posted the fastest year-over-year growth and decline in their foreclosure rates during the first six months of 2009.
money.cnn.com - 8 Pics GALLERY -

08/07/2009 - The 10 Worst Calls Of The Financial Crisis - (PHOTOS) - The harrowing market plunge of last fall seemed to catch a nearly every prominent public figure off guard. - www.huffingtonpost.com

08/06/2009 - North Port Florida home permits slow to nothing - finally hit bottom, as the city that was once at the epicenter of speculative building in Sarasota County issued no new home permits in July. - www.heraldtribune.org

08/06/2009 - New home permits 2005-09 - New home permits 2005-09. - www.heraldtribune.org

07/31/2009 - The Municipal Cost of Foreclosures: A Chicago Case Study - Homeownership Preservation Foundation - Housing Finance Policy Research Paper Number 2005-1. - www.995hope.org

07/23/2009 - 10 Myths about Subprime Mortgages - The subprime crisis was building for years before showing any signs and was fed by lending, securitization, leveraging, and housing booms. - www.clevelandfed.org

07/23/2009 - MAP: Interactive - Find the Best Place to Work - Pick a Region or pick a State - www.usnews.com

07/23/2009 - 10 Cities With the Most Job Postings Per Capita - States Where the Unemployed Are Giving Up The high levels of discouraged workers in these states suggest people are short on hope - www.usnews.com

07/23/2009 - MAP: Interactive - the Most Job Postings Per Capita - For the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the United States. - www.indeed.com

07/20/2009 - 7 Reasons Why Housing Isn't Bottoming Yet - There are a plethora of reasons why I believe we are nowhere near a bottom in Housing prices or activity. Here are a few: - www.ritholtz.com

07/20/2009 - The Top 10 Mortgage Fraud States For 2008 - The FBI, in conjunction with our law enforcement, regulatory, and industry partners, continues to diligently pursue perpetrators of mortgage fraud schemes. - www.usnews.com

07/20/2009 - Housing Sector 'No Longer in Freefall': 5 Things You Need to Know - Here are five things you need to know about the May existing-home sales report:. - www.usnews.com

07/20/2009 - The 10 Most Dollar-Discounted Housing Markets - To pinpoint which housing markets are offering the steepest discounts in total dollar terms, we turned to the real estate search engine of U.S. News partner Trulia. - www.usnews.com

07/16/2009 - 25 Best Towns For Affordable Homes - Residents who live in these 25 growing towns see their incomes go the furthest.
money.cnn.com - 25 Pics GALLERY -

07/14/2009 - Best places for the rich and single - Seeking a sugar daddy (or sugar-mama)? Follow the money to these towns and cities, where affluent young professionals are abundant.
money.cnn.com - 25 Pics GALLERY -

07/04/2009 - America's Most Troubled Luxury Neighborhoods - They held up nicely while the rest of the country slumped last year. This year such Tiffany zip codes are on track to fall 15 percent to 25 percent.
www.forbes.com - GALLERY -

07/29/2008 - The 10 Least Catchy Wall Street Protest Signs - - Everyone knows the best part of any worthwhile protest are the hilariously lame protest-pun signs. Here are some of the lowlights. - www.bestweekever.tv

07/02/2009 - Real Estate Crash: How's Your City Doing? - How's your market doing? Here's a run-through of the trends in the 20 cities in the Case-Shiller index, ordered by current peak-to-trough collapse.
www.businessinsider.com - GRAPHS -

07/02/2009 - Tips of the day: Where can you get the best real estate deals? - - According to FrontDoor.com, these cities have the best deals on real estate. Prices have fallen here more than the average 6 percent nationwide. - www.sun-sentinel.com

06/29/2009 - America's Best And Worst Cities For Families - - Metros where folks have enough money for everyday expenses, and spots where daily budgets eat up a sizable chunk of incomes. - www.forbes.com

06/26/2009 - The 10 Most Heavily Discounted Housing Markets - - Listing prices in these cities have been slashed by millions of dollars over the past year - www.usnews.com

UPDATED QUATERLY - MetroMonitor - site provides a list of city profiles and six interactive maps. The data will be updated quarterly. - www.trashoutpro.com-

06/16/2009 - 20 Strongest and Weakest Metropolitan Areas - Survey of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas ranks cities fron strongest to weakest www.huffingtonpost.com

06/16/2009 - Recession Hurting U.S. Cities At "Radically Varying Levels" - which will lead to an uneven economic recovery, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. www.huffingtonpost.com

06/14/2009 - Best Places to Move to Survive The Recession - Where Struggling Americans Can Find a Fresh Start. Thousands of Americans across the U.S. are wondering if they would be better off somewhere else. The question is where? www.news.yahoo.com

06/08/2009 - Top 14 Celebrity Foreclosures - Fame and Fortune Haven't Kept These VIP Homeowners From Sliding Into Delinquency
www.forbes.com - SLIDE SHOW -

06/06/2009 - America's 10 Most Affordable Metro Areas - Looking to move to a more affordable area? Take a look at these 10 metro areas, ranked based on the percentage of affordable homes for a family making the median income in that neighborhood.
www.cnbc.com - IN PICTURES -

06/06/2009 - America's 10 Least Affordable Metro Areas - Take a look at these 10 metro areas, ranked as least affortable based on the percentage of least affordable homes for a family making the median income in that area.
www.cnbc.com - IN PICTURES -

06/06/2009 - Mortgage crisis robbing seniors of golden years - - Estimated wealth of senior's households in the 55-64 age group and 65-74 age group - www.usatoday.com

06/04/2009 - Most over- and under-valued housing markets - - Low prices bring investors back into many markets. - www.money.cnn.com

06/04/2009 - 25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - The good intentions, bad managers and greed behind the meltdown - In Defense of the Recession Blame Game
www.time.com - SLIDE SHOW -

05/12/2009 - The Most Overpriced Cities in America - Bloated Housing Prices, Lofty Living Costs and High Unemployment Make These Cities the Most Overpriced in the U.S.
www.forbes.com - SLIDE SHOW -

05/12/09 - The Most Overpriced Cities in America - www.forbes.com

05/04/09 - America's Top 25 Towns To Live Well - www.forbes.com

05/04/09 - Cities that resist recessions, Would you want to live there? - www.msnbc.com

04/29/09 - Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants (NSP) $ by State - www.hud.com

04/21/2009 - America's Most Foreclosure-Ridden Towns. - Twenty spots with the highest concentration of bank-owned properties Crisis.
www.forbes.com - IN PICTURES -

04/21/09 - America's Most Foreclosure-Ridden Towns. Twenty spots with the highest concentration of bank-owned properties. - forbes.com

04/26/09 - America's Most Dangerous Cities - yahoo.com

04/20/09 - CNBC - The Most Affordable Metro Areas Slideshow - cnbc.com

04/01/09 - The future of home prices - where are they headed - money.cnn.com

04/01/09 - The Biggest Holders of US Government Debt - cnbc.com

04/01/09 - In Depth: America's Most Livable Cities - forbes.com

04/01/09 - States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates: March 2008 - cnbc.com

04/01/09 - CNBC - 10 Highest Homeowner Vacancy Rates Slideshow - cnbc.com

04/01/09 - The World's Most Expensive Real Estate Markets Slideshow - cnbc.com

03/31/09 - In Depth: Riskiest Places For U.S. Homeowners - forbes.com

03/30/09 - In Depth: 10 Cities Where Americans Are Relocating - forbes.com

01/29/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Most and Least Popular Cities

01/21/09 - IN DEPTH: World's Best Places For Real Estate Buys

01/12/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Best Cities For Home Buyers

01/06/09 - IN PICTURES: America's 10 Most Miserable Cities - forbes.com

01/26/09 - IN DEPTH: America's Emptiest Cities - forbes.com

01/26/09 - Recession Turns Boom Towns Into Ghost Towns - forbes.com

12/03/08 - Best Cities For Trapped Homeowners - forbes.com

01/26/08 - Creative New Ways To Buy A Home - forbes.com

01/26/2009 - 10 Creative Ways To Buy A Home - forbes.com