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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for paper 2011-32

The Post-Foreclosure Experience of U.S. Households

Raven Molloy and Hui Shan

Figure 1. Number of New Foreclosure Starts by Year
x-axis y-axis

x-axis, Year y-axis, Number of New Foreclosure Starts (in milliions)
2000 0.47
2001 0.54
2002 0.70
2003 0.66
2004 0.64
2005 0.59
2006 0.70
2007 1.12
2008 1.69
2009 1.96
2010 1.80

Figure 2. Fraction of Individuals Living in a Different Census Block than in the Year when They are Matched (Year -1)
x-axis y-axis y-axis

x-axis Year Relative to Foreclosure Start y-axis, Fraction in Different Block than Year -1, blue line: Foreclosure Group y-axis, Fraction in Different Block than Year -1, red line: Comparison Group
-3 0.31 0.32
-2 0.18 0.20
-1 0.00 0.00
0 0.23 0.12
1 0.37 0.18
2 0.47 0.23
3 0.52 0.29
4 0.57 0.34
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