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Important research for affordable housing organizations, lending and real estate professionals.

 

 

The Coordinated Plan to Address Foreclosure (Update)

February, 2011

HousingLink, Minnesota Foreclosure Partners Council

HousingLink is engaged in tracking foreclosure recovery efforts of the Minnesota Foreclosure Partners Council (MFPC) over a period of five years, via a series of semi-annual reports. The MFPC is a collaborative effort by local government agencies and nonprofits to address the foreclosure crisis in Minnesota.  The Minnesota Homeownership Center is a member of the MFPC.

 

Cost Effectiveness of Community-Based Foreclosure Prevention

December, 2005

Quercia, Roberto G; Cowan, Spencer; Moreno, Ana
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill & Family Housing Fund

An examination of the cost-effectiveness of community-based foreclosure prevention interventions using two proxy measures: time to resolution and the rate of recidivism. This report examines these issues with data from over 4,200 borrowers who received intense case management, post-purchase counseling and/or assistance loans through the Minnesota Homeownership Center's Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program in Minneapolis/Saint Paul.