Report
Targeting foreclosure interventions: an analysis of neighborhood characteristics associated with high foreclosure rates in two Minnesota counties
Smith, Laura; Grover, Michael; Todd, Richard M. (2007)
This study examines the statistical association of foreclosure sales with social, economic and housing variables measured at the Census tract level for two purposes of interest to foreclosure mitigation practitioners - to assess whether it is feasible to identify in advance neighborhoods likely to have high rates of foreclosure, and to explore the socioeconomic traits of high-foreclosure neighborhoods so as to design appropriate mitigation programs. We collected data on foreclosure sales in 2002 from the sheriffs departments of Hennepin and Ramsey counties, the two core counties that comprise ...
Community Affairs Report , Paper 2007-1

Journal Article
Credit risk data may help target foreclosure mitigation
Smith, Laura; Grover, Michael; Todd, Richard M. (2007-09)
What Ninth District areas are being especially hard hit by foreclosure?
Fedgazette , Volume 19 , Issue Sep , Pages 9-11