Mortgage foreclosures are costly not only to individuals, but also to society as a whole as the effects of foreclosures spill over into neighborhoods. The incre

This thesis is made up of three papers that investigate several aspects of the current mortgage foreclosure crisis. The first paper examines a 90-day "right-to-

Foreclosure rates reached unprecedented levels in the United States during the Great Recession. During 2010, one in 45 housing units nationwide received a forec

Previous studies have shown that foreclosure often results in vandalism, disinvestment and other negative spillover effects in the neighborhood. This paper exte

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