Research Associate II
Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center
Rebecca Grace is a research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities policy center at the Urban Institute. Since arriving at the Urban Institute, she has analyzed a range of policy topics, including foreclosure prevention, built environments and vulnerable populations, and the role of arts and culture in communities. Ms. Grace has contributed to projects studying the foreclosure crisis in the District of Columbia metropolitan region, the return on investment for women and girls in the U.S., and how to better allocated resources to assist local homeless families.
Ms. Grace graduated in 2010 from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan with a Master of Arts in Economics. While in graduate school, she studied low-income homeownership and the effects of neighborhoods on child outcomes in the metropolitan-Denver region.
Publications
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Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor - Summer 2011 (Research Report)The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor and its accompanying County Profiles are co-published quarterly by NeighborhoodInfo DC and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The Monitor gives a snapshot of the impact of foreclosures on the region, as well as broader sales market trends. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continued to experience historically high rates of foreclosure and mortgage delinquency through the first quarter of 2011, while shares of delinquent loans continued to fall slowly. The region's housing market seems to have bottomed-out, but continuing economic worries could result in a sluggish recovery.
| Posted to Web: August 25, 2011 | Publication Date: August 18, 2011 |
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor, Winter 2011 (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor and its accompanying County Profiles are co-published quarterly by NeighborhoodInfo DC and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The Monitor gives a snapshot of the impact of foreclosures on the region, as well as broader sales market trends. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area continued to experience historically high rates of foreclosure and mortgage delinquency through 2010. The housing market appears to have stabilized in many parts of the region over the past year.
| Posted to Web: March 22, 2011 | Publication Date: March 16, 2011 |
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