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Committee presses staff to use state DHCD data for foreclosure statistics; staff agrees to update figures
Summary
Committee members questioned the Planning Department's use of Zonda private data for foreclosure trends and requested that staff replace it with state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) figures; staff agreed to provide updated DHCD data.
Committee members raised concerns about the data sources used to report foreclosure trends in the Plan 2035 evaluation. Planning staff acknowledged that earlier materials used Zonda, a private data provider, but said they will switch to the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) data going forward and provide updated figures.
A council member cautioned that public statements about foreclosure trends could be picked up by media and misinterpreted; staff agreed to use DHCD data and to supply the committee with updated, more geographically detailed figures. "I will make sure to use the most recent state data," a planning staff member said. The department also explained that some federal datasets have multiyear lags, which limits real‑time reporting; staff said they will update the evaluation when newer federal or state releases are available.
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