2007-2009 Wisconsin County Foreclosure Data

Over the past three years Community Development Specialist Andy Lewis and UW Whitewater Economist Russ Kashian have compiled quarterly data on Wisconsin foreclosures by county based on filings from county civil court data.   You can access this data and links to map graphics by following the links below or visiting Andy’s Community Indicators site and scrolling to the links at the bottom of the page.  New 2010 data will be available soon as a separate posting on this blog.  READ MORE AND SEE LINKS TO DATA BELOW.

• County Civil Court Data Is the Key to Understanding Foreclosure Issues – If you would prefer a Microsoft Word version of the document that you could edit for pieces like your own newsletter, click here

• Excel Worksheet with Wisconsin County Foreclosure data from the Wisconsin’s Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP) system. Includes data for Wisconsin’s 72 Counties for the years 2000-2007 (now includes data for Portage County) .

• Data for 71 counties from Jan. 1 – April 30, 2008. This worksheet includes pivot charts which compares Jan-April, 2007 to the same period in 2008. The data includes the total number of civil mortgage foreclosure cases (all) as well as adjusted numbers which subtract multiple cases for the same property.

  Data for 71 counties for Jan-June, 2008 This worksheet includes pivot charts which compares Jan-June, 2007 to the same period in 2008. The data includes the total number of civil mortgage foreclosure cases (all) as well as adjusted numbers which subtract multiple cases for the same property.

  Data for 71 Counties for Jan-September, 2008. This worksheet includes pivot charts which compare January-September 2007 to January-September 2008 and the third quarter (July-Sept) 2007 to 2008. Simply select the counties you are interested in analzing from the drop down menu on each chart. Interestingly, while foreclosure civil cases were up 31.1% over 2007 for the period of January – September, foreclosure cases for the last quarter (July-September) were only up 6% over 2007.

  Maps providing insight into the foreclosure issue in Wisconsin (These maps were created by Matt Kures, Center for Community and Economic Development, UWEX):

  • Map showing properties facing foreclosure by county (2008 compared to 2007) (PDF Version, 300KB) (JPEG Version, 710 KB)
  • Map showing county ratios of the share of state foreclosure cases relative to the share of state housing units (PDF Version, 220 KB) (JPEG Version, 900 KB)
  • 2008 Foreclosure Data by County (with pivot charts making comparisons to 2000-2007 data).
  • Properties facing foreclosure by county (2007 compared to 2006)
  • Propeties facing foreclosure by zip code – 2007 (southern tier only)
  • HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program estimated home foreclosure and Abandonment Risks by Census tract For an exanded view of Milwaukee County data see:
    • Milwaukee 18 month foreclosure rate for Milwaukee (HUD) & Milwaukee Abondonment Risks by Census tract
    • For more information on this data generated for the neighborhood Stabilization program , click here.
  • Subprime & High Interest Mortgages in 2006 by County (2006 HMDA Data) Maps - Data in Spreadsheet format.
  • Subprime & High Interest Mortgages in 2007 by County (2007 HMDA Data) Maps
  • Subprime & High Interest Mortgages in 2007 by Census Tract (2007 HMDA Data)
  • Maps: Foreclosure civil case data by census tract – These County maps show the number of foreclosure cases per 100 housing units by census tract (2005-2007). The first maps that will be available will be the Counties that have a CDBG entitlement area. The remaining counties will be posted the week of 12-8-09. There is also a link on this page to A spreadsheet containing the number of foreclosure cases by census tract (2005-2007). Or you can click here.
  • HUD Users Neighborhood Stabilization Program Data
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Dynamic maps showing data from the second quarter of 2008 on mortgage delinquencies, bank card delinquencies, and nonprime mortgage conditions.
  • News release on 2008 foreclosures in Wisconsin
  • Presentation from Dr. Russ Kashian, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Economics Department, to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions – February 11, 2009 (Power Point, 300 KB)

• Update on Foreclosure Issues in Wisconsin (2009) – If you would prefer a Microsoft Word version of the document that you could edit for pieces like your own newsletter, click here
  • 2008 Foreclosure Data by County (with pivot charts for making comparisons to 2000-2007 data).
  • Data for 71 Counties for January – March 2009 (compared to first quarter 2008)
  • Maps: Foreclosure civil case data by census tract – These County maps show the number of foreclosure cases per 100 housing units by census tract (2005-2007). The first maps that will be available will be the Counties that have a CDBG entitlement area. The remaining counties will be posted the week of 12-8-09. There is also a link on this page to A spreadsheet containing the number of foreclosure cases by census tract (2005-2007). Or you can click here
  • Local and Regional Analysis of Foreclosure Cases (PDF, 5.8 MB) – Presentation by Dr. Russ Kashian, Andy Lewis and Matt Kures at the June 12, 2009 Milwaukee Community Development Forum. The Milwaukee Community Development Forum is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education.
  • Second Quarter (Jan-June) 2009 Foreclosure Case Data for 71 Counties
  • Third Quarter (July-September) 2009 Data for 71 Counties
  • Fourth Quarter 2009 Data for 71 Counties with supplemental 2000-2009 data
    • • Q1-Q4 Data for 71 Counties
  • First Quarter (Jan-March) 2010 Data for 71 Counties
  • Second Quarter (April-June) 2010 Data for 71 Counties
  • Third Quarter (July-September) 2010 Data for 71 Counties
  • Foreclosure Filing Trends and Distributions: State and Local Perspectives 2000 through 2010 – Presentation by CCED Specialist Matt Kures to the Dane County Foreclosure Task Force Meeting – December 8, 2010 (Power Point, 34.3 MB) (PDF, 8.9 MB)
  • Foreclosures in Dane County – Presentation by Jeff Becker, GIS Certificate Student at UW-Madison, to the Dane County Foreclosure Task Force Meeting – December 8, 2010 (Power Point, 19.7 MB) (PDF, 6.8 MB)
• Bankruptcy: A Growing Problem – If you would prefer a Microsoft Word version of the document that you could edit for pieces like your own newsletter, click here
  • Bankruptcy Data by County (with pivot charts for making comparisons from 2006-2008)