We are excited to announce a site that we’ve been working on for awhile now. Based on data that we’ve been extracting from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s foreclosure site, we’ve developed a system that automatically visualizes the foreclosure data and aggregates them into an easy to use website. You can currently do the following things on the site:
- View foreclosure data week by week
- Search on foreclosure data by dates, city, or any other search term that you can think of!
- Get basic statistics on averages and city breakdowns
- Drill all the way down into the Sheriff’s report if you ‘d like
Foreclosure has, and continues to have a profound social and economic affect on homeowners and the larger community. It is not easy to visualize the challenges that foreclosure presents. Folwell Neighborhood Association’s 4th Precinct CARE Task Force has worked in realm of community for many years and began observing and reporting on foreclosure in December of 2005.
We did not expect that foreclosure and the resulting need for housing and neighborhood stabilization would become our primary focus, but, it has become so. One of the things we struggled with was the need for current information that we could interpret easily to act on the risk of vacant and at risk housing for the neighborhoods we serve. The foreclosure application, 4thprecintcare.org is one step in the process.
We do not expect that the foreclosure of homes will end anytime soon. So, we are publishing this application for public use to encourage responsible home owner and investor participation to help stabilize communities.
Visit the site now at : http://foreclosures.4thprecinctcare.org/
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