We Lost Our Homes!
Aug 3, 2009 @ 9:05 PM by Kumiko Yamazaki -- google mapsI spent some time working with recently released foreclosure data (January-June 2009) this past weekend [via RealtyTrac].
You almost always hear about the struggles of California and Florida, and Vegas and Phoenix but how bad is it really? They.. DOMINATED - CA, FL, NV, and AZ have combined to capture 29 of the top 30 metropolitan areas with the highest foreclosure rates.
The Las Vegas-Paradise metro area (Paradise??) took top honors with a 7.45% foreclosure rate, or one every 13 housing units. Damn. How did your city do?
Now I haven’t actively looked for 2008 data or any years past, but I’m sure they’re out there. Depending on how I feel and the feedback I receive, I may or may not turn We Lost Our Homes! into a larger project and learn a few new things along the way — the best reward of them all!
Kumiko Yamazaki: kyamazaki@mapkist.com
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.