Foreclosure Research
JUST RELEASED: Q2 2012 Foreclosure Update
Released: May 2012
There were 4,836 foreclosures in Minnesota in Q1 of 2012, which is the lowest quarterly statewide total since 2007. Overall, the numbers are down from Q1 2011 by 10%. Although we are seeing what appears to be a slow downward trend over the past two years, it should be noted that the 4,836 foreclosures seen in Q1 2012 still far exceeds the 1,618 foreclosures averaged for each quarter in 2005, the first year sheriff sale records were totaled for the state of Minnesota.
JUST RELEASED: Foreclosure Recovery Progress Report Through Q4 2011
Released: February 2012
Thanks to support from Family Housing Fund and Twin Cities Local Support Initiatives Corporation (Twin Cities LISC), 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. In the Fall of 2010, HousingLink's quantitative measurement of three goals was adopted into the MFPC's Coordinated Plan to Address Foreclosures.
2011 Annual Foreclosures in Minnesota
Released: February 2012
There were 21,298 foreclosures in Minnesota in 2011, which is down 17% from 2010, and the lowest statewide total in four years. However, the number of foreclosures stubbornly remains above the 20,000 mark, a figure which is over three times the number of annual foreclosures in 2005, the first year these numbers were compiled. HousingLink was commissioned to complete this report by The Minnesota Home Ownership Center, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Minnesota Housing, and Family Housing Fund.
2010 Annual Foreclosures in Minnesota
Released: February 2011
Minnesota experienced 25,673 foreclosures in 2010, an increase of 11 percent from 2009 and mirroring the 2008 high of 26,251. In six of the seven preceding quarters, foreclosure numbers increased from the quarter before. In fourth quarter 2010, however, foreclosures declined 27 percent from the third quarter. HousingLink was commissioned to complete this report by The Minnesota Home Ownership Center, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Minnesota Housing, and Family Housing Fund.
Foreclosure research archive
Housing Stock Data
The Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
ONGOING
HousingLink’s internet-accessible database providing a comprehensive and up-to-date count of unit-based subsidized rental in the Twin Cities Metro area.
more about HousingLink’s Inventory of Assisted Rental Housing
hSum 2009
Released: November 2010
HousingLink’s annual view into the gap between subsidized, affordable housing opportunities and total low-income population.
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Housing Counts 2010
Released: October 2011
Produced by Family Housing Fund and HousingLink, this annual report aims to provide housing leaders and other stakeholders an accurate and consistent way of tracking affordable housing production and preservation.
Housing Counts archive
2010 Minnesota Housing Measures
Released: September 2011
HousingLink was commissioned by The McKnight Foundation to establish quantitative baseline Minnesota housing measures and track progress over time.
more about Minnesota Housing Measures