We all know the Thanksgiving song about going over the river
and through the woods to Grandmother’s house. But how
realistic is the song from the point of view of the housing
market? Aren’t we really talking about a small minority of
Americans?
As mavens in both Thanksgiving and housing, we at Hot
Property conducted a close textual analysis of the song and
reached the following scientific (ahem) conclusions:
*Only 47.3% of Americans are going to Grandmother’s house
for Thanksgiving this year. Of these, approximately 33.9%
are going to the same grandmothers, so we have a
double-counting problem.
*About 4.9% of the houses do not technically belong to
Grandma because of various liens and title disputes.
*Of those going to Grandmother’s house, 12.9% live on the
same side of the river as Grandma, so the song clearly
doesn’t apply to them.
*Of those who are crossing a river, 51% will not
subsequently go through the woods, so the song doesn’t apply
to them either.
*Of those who are indeed going over the river and through
the woods, approximately 29% live in states, such as
Mississippi and Alabama, where it is highly unlikely that
they will encounter white and drifting snow.
*To make a long story short, it appears that there are only
18 families in America who on Thanksgiving Day will be going
over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house,
will be going through white and drifting snow, and will
be–this is crucial–traveling by sleigh.
*Of those 18 families, 17 have horses that do not, in fact,
know the way.
So, to the one family in America that will be celebrating a
traditional Thanksgiving this Thursday … enjoy! (And don’t
speak a word about housing all day long.)
From the Business Week Hot Property Blog
Written by Peter Coy
Written by Maureen Francis
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