Huh? :confused:
Anyway, the similarities have been emphasised countless times. I guess bears can't be bothered with repeating themselves ad nauseum as you do.
There was even an economic downturn until about 1948 because of all the spare post-war capacity. It generally took a major baby boom to get things going properly again.
Perhaps it's time for you all to forget subprime for a second and realise that it is bigger than that.
(By the way, we may not have as much 'subprime' as the US, but we also don't have any prime)
FHB interest is insane, but anything higher is dead. If you live in an FHB type property that you have paid off and are looking to upgrade this is a once in a lifetime opportunity IMO.