Hypothesis  Foreclosure average list price will be less than for sale average list price  Foreclosures will be more concentrated in low-income areas  For sale homes on average will have more square footage than foreclosure homes

  Zillow.com Homes for Sale & Foreclosures from City of Eau Claire Website  City of Eau Claire Website Assessment Records - Attribute Data for both For Sale & Foreclosures homes Assessment Records  ArcGIS Geocoded address points, Spatial Statistic Tools-Hot Spot Analysis & Mean Center Data Sources & Methods

For Sale th St., Eau Claire, WI List Price89,900 Year Built 1917, 2- Story, 1456 Square Feet, Detached Garage, 6 Rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom For Sale 624 Maple St., Eau Claire, WI List Price 109,900, Year Built 1958, 1- Story, 1504 Square Feet, Attached Garage, 6 Rooms, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms Foreclosure th St., Eau Claire, WI List Price 92,500 Year Built 1929, 1- Story, 1056 Square Feet, Detached Garage, 6 Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom Foreclosure 456 Platt St., Eau Claire, WI List Price 125,700 Multi-Unit, Year Built 1886, 2-Story, 1824 Square Feet, Detached Garage, 9 Rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

 Foreclosure vs. For Sale Attribute Averages Averages AttributesForeclosureFor SaleDifference 1List Price$107,728$158,503$50,775 2Assessed Value$113,728$152,545$38,817 3Year Story21 5Square Foot1,4081, Room660 7Bedroom330 8Bathroom220 9Fireplace111 AttributesEau ClaireForeclosureDifference Median List Price$119,500$107,728$11,772 AttributesEau ClaireFor SaleDifference Median List Price$119,500$158,503$39,003

 Foreclosure & Census Data by Two Zip Codes Foreclosures in this study22%78% Attributes Zip Code Data Zip Code Median Income$40,331$38,068 High School Diploma91.6%89.5% Bachelors Degree37.4%22.3% Unemployed3.5%3.3% Poverty8.9%14% Occupation-Mgt./Professional37%26.7% Demographics-White95%92.20%

Foreclosure Hot Spots For Sale Hot Spots

 Foreclosure List Price and Year Constructed There is a positive correlation between the year a home is constructed and the Foreclosure List Price. This means that the newer a home is the more expensive it becomes. The R-Squared value is almost 40% and that explains how often the relationship would occur between these two variable. This is not an example of a very high correlation so an assumption could be made that some other variable is contributing to Foreclosure List Price.

 Conclusion  Foreclosure average list price is $50,775 lower than For Sale average list price  78% of Foreclosures located in low-income areas  For sale homes on average had 283 more square footage than foreclosure homes

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