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The Bottom for Housing Is Probably Not Near
by possibly noteworthy at 7:00 am EDT, Apr 24, 2009

David Leonhardt:

As long as home prices are falling, foreclosures are likely to keep rising and the toxic assets polluting bank balance sheets are likely to stay toxic.
There are reasons, though, to think that prices may be on the verge of stabilizing. Relative to fundamentals, like household incomes and rents, houses nationwide now appear to be overvalued by only about 5 percent. You can make an argument that the end of the housing crash is near.
But that’s not what I found at the auctions.

The infographic is interactive.

The Bottom for Housing Is Probably Not Near
by Decius at 7:44 am EDT, Apr 25, 2009

David Leonhardt:

As long as home prices are falling, foreclosures are likely to keep rising and the toxic assets polluting bank balance sheets are likely to stay toxic.
There are reasons, though, to think that prices may be on the verge of stabilizing. Relative to fundamentals, like household incomes and rents, houses nationwide now appear to be overvalued by only about 5 percent. You can make an argument that the end of the housing crash is near.
But that’s not what I found at the auctions.

Almost posted this earlier - Atlanta doesn't look so bad from this perspective.