Courtesy of a divorce this is the market climate I have to try and sell a house in. The map is via hotpads.

Not a pretty sight with all the foreclosures in the Northern Virginia and Washington DC area. Tough market. (more)
Via Big Picture the Financial Times has an interactive map which charts the winners and losers of the subprime credit crunch. The three red dots on the Australian continent are Macquarie Bank, Absolute Capital and Basis Capital (Hedge fund).

It is not really surprising that there are issues around subprime lending as it is a high risk area by definition. Subprime are borrowers that do not qualify for market interest rates or have bad credit history. (more)

Via Big Picture , another amazing map . This one shows the states of the US as broken up by GDP and then mapped to the nearest country GDP. (more)
Cam Riley: South Sea Republic. Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic.