ICIC Conference Call Series on Foreclosures and the Inner City

The Inner City Economic Forum is the sponsor of this ongoing Conference Call Series. Four calls have been held so far, the first in April 2008, followed by three related calls held in March-April 2009.

More information on the series, including transcripts and other resource materials are below.

This conference call series aims to:

Fact: In 2007, foreclosure rates in America's inner cities were two times higher than in the rest of the city and three times higher than elsewhere in the United States. (Source: ICIC Research, 2008. "Foreclosures and the Inner City: The Current Mortgage Crisis and its Inner City Implications")

• Update foreclosure data and highlight key trends in inner city economies, noting how these data have changed over the past twelve months
• Discuss best practices on foreclosure mitigation and stabilization of inner city neighborhoods, including a status update on the first round of federal neighborhood stabilization funds
• Highlight opportunities in the current environment that can be used to address challenges in inner city economies and discuss ways that stakeholders can build future strength for inner city residents and neighborhoods

Prominent urban economic and housing experts join successful business and civic sector practitioners to lead these calls, including a facilitated 30-min Q+A session with call participants.

Completed Calls with Call Transcripts:

"Inner City Foreclosure Data: 2008 Update and Emerging Trends" Featuring: Teresa Lynch, Director of Research, ICIC  and Rick Sharga, Senior Vice President of Marketing, RealtyTrac (March 12, 2009)

• Summary
• Transcript 

"Mitigation and Stabilization Strategies: Best Practices in Targeting Inner City Neighborhoods" Featuring: Alan Mallach, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, and Sarah McGraw Greenberg, Housing Rehabilitation Specialist, NeighborWorks America. (March 26, 2009)

• Transcript 

"Discovering Opportunity: Using the Foreclosure Crisis to Address Challenges in Inner City Economic Development" Featuring: George McCarthy, Program Officer, Asset Building and Economic Development, Ford Foundation; Rick Jacobus, Partner, Burlington Associates in Community Development; Jim Gray, Vice President, NCB Capital Impact (April 8, 2009)

• Transcript 

"Inner City Foreclosures and Urban Economic Development" featuring Teresa Lynch, Director, Research, ICIC; and George MCarthy, Program Officer, Ford Foundation (April 22, 2008)

• Transcript
• Research Report