SocraticGadfly: Yes, Houston, and Dallas, we have a subprime problem

June 25, 2008

Yes, Houston, and Dallas, we have a subprime problem

No, no Jim Lovell or Tom Hanks to announce it, but it’s there.

Contra to spinners like Gov. Rick Perry, take a look at this MSNBC interactive map, specifically the April 2008 stats, the latest ones.

See the I-35 corridor in purple?

In the Metroplex, see Kaufman, Ellis and Hood counties in red?

Also look at metro Houston, with Fort Bend County in red.

Yes, the Desert Southwest, Florida and metro Atlanta are worse. So are other metro areas.

But, places like Albuquerque, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, N.C., Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are better off.

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