In a 2005 post, I included a graph of household mortgage debt as a percent of GDP. Several readers asked if I could update the graph. First, from February 2005 (17 years ago!): The following chart shows household mortgage debt as a % of GDP. Although mortgage debt has been increasing for years, the last four years have seen a tremendous increase in debt. Last year alone mortgage debt increased close to $800 Billion - almost 7% of GDP. ...
The Housing Bubble and Mortgage Debt as a Percent of GDP
Could you share the average age of the "several readers" who asked you to update the 2005 chart? :P