Obama Leads States With Real Estate Declines, McCain Leads Those With Gains
November 4th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
On this election day, the polls do tell the story of the electorate. But this tidbit on how those who live in states that are experiencing a decline in real estate prices are voting for Obama while those who live in states that are still profitable are voting for McCain.
The message of Change is resonating with those who have mucked up their housing market, is this a surprise to anyone?
I have appointments all day so I am unable to do this post justice, but here is a link to the chart at the Wall Street Journal. Great stuff for stats junkies.
State by State Polls Compared to Economic Indicators
(tip, sort them by home price change to get the full effect)
My wife has actually decided to study for and get her real eatate licence just so we dont ever have ...
I like your analogy in this article. The real estate economy really is like a patient who you cannot ...
Real Estate is hyper-local. Every market is different. Phoenix has already hit bottom and is starting to recover. We have ...
Great to hear that the big boys
are predicting recovery sooner than
most think.
Thanks for the value! 
I agree--good analogy. You have to crawl before you can walk. Right now, at least in Austin, many people would ...
I live in the Philippines and I am glad we are not on the lists... 
I have a few Litograghs of Presidents homes , made by Richard V. Sebring. yr. 1990 Do they have any ...
I see the question I have, but no response. I do not have a for sale sign up ...
Pingback by Core Talks » Barack Obama confirmed you as a friend on Facebook… on 6 November 2008:
[...] commentators parsing the election results along voting patterns related to decline or increase in housing prices by state, others are analyzing the statements our President-elect has made in regard to protecting home [...]
Comment by Tony Sena on 7 November 2008:
Las Vegas is one of the real estate markets that have been hit the hardest and sure enough, Nevada went to Obama!