Monthly Archives: November 2009

Visit PolicyMap at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston – Jan 15-19, 2010

// Join us in Boston on Jan 15th – 19th 2010 for the American Library Association Midwinter Conference.  We’ll be there to promote the new Library Site License offered from PolicyMap, giving universities and schools the ability to offer an … Continue reading

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A Closer Look: HUD releases 2010 data on Fair Market Rents (FMR), Qualified Census Tracts (QCT), Difficult to Develop Areas (DDA), and Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zones

By October 1st every year HUD releases final fair market rents (FMRs) for counties and metropolitan areas, which we display together as county subdivisions throughout the country. The FMR is an estimate of the monthly gross rent (shelter rent plus … Continue reading

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Top 10: Counties with the Highest Rates of Uninsured People in 2006

As the nation debates the need for healthcare reform, a question worth asking is: where are the most uninsured populations? The Census’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) can provide some answers. They have county and state level data for … Continue reading

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A Closer Look: 2008 Lending Trends and the Role of FHA-Insured Loans in Las Vegas, NV

We’ve just posted the latest Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data recently released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) for 2008. Last year’s 2007 HMDA data clearly reflected the trauma in the housing market, and the 2008 data … Continue reading

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Top 10: Residential & Commerical Vacancy Rates for 3rd Qtr 2009

The most recent quarterly vacancy data for the period May 2009 through September 2009 is now available on PolicyMap. You can find this data from the US Postal Service under the Neighborhood Conditions tab in the Add Data Layer menu. … Continue reading

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Did you know… (Best Browser Options for PolicyMap)

Welcome to our series on helpful tips for PolicyMap. With over 10,000 data indicators and many online features, we hope our series can help users better utilize PolicyMap. For a complete training, please join a free online session here: Click … Continue reading

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Library Site Licenses for PolicyMap Now Available

// PolicyMap is now available as a site license for school and university libraries, giving library users unlimited access to the PolicyMap application for research, papers and presentations! Learn more about how students and universities derive value from PolicyMap or … Continue reading

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Library License Announcement

PolicyMap is a CNET Webware Winner! | Library License Announcement Library Site Licenses for PolicyMap Now Available. PolicyMap, an online data warehouse and mapping application, is now available as a site license for school and university libraries. The online application … Continue reading

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2008 HMDA Data Now on PolicyMap

// < ![CDATA[ var addthis_pub="policymap"; var addthis_brand = "PolicyMap"; var addthis_options = 'facebook, linkedin, favorites, digg, reddit, email, twitter, more'; // ]]> We've loaded mortgage data from HMDA for 2008 in PolicyMap - so you now have mortgage statistics from … Continue reading

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Top 10: Largest Negative Percent Change in the Number of Home Loans Made, Between 2005 and 2007.

In a couple of days, we will be getting 2008 HMDA data available on PolicyMap, which will provide details about and insight into the recent housing and mortgage crisis. The current issue of the Federal Reserve Bulletin has an article … Continue reading

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