Vacant and Abandoned Properties in Kansas City MO...Residential Vacancy Rates (b(September, 2010)...

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Vacant and Abandoned Properties in Kansas City MO Kansas City , MO Pervasiveness and Cost Kelly D. Edmiston Senior Economist March 21, 2011

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Vacant and Abandoned Properties in Kansas City MOKansas City, MO

Pervasiveness and Cost

Kelly D. Edmiston

Senior Economist

March 21, 2011

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CURRENT CONDITIONSCURRENT CONDITIONS

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Residential Vacancy Rates( b )(September, 2010)

• 10,894 residential structures identified as vacant in Sep. 2010 using USPS data (estimate)

– 10.4 percent vacancy rate

• KCMO water records show 12,077 vacancies in Sep. 2010

– 8.4 percent vacancy rate

• The vacancy rate for single family dwellings in the U.S. as a whole was 3.8 percent (estimate) for single family structures 

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2010 Vacancy Rates, by time vacant (estimates)

12+ Months 24+ Months

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Estimated KCMO Building Vacancies (2005 – 2010)g ( )

14,339

15,00015,000

12,340

12,50012,500

Total 

10,894

10,00010,000

ResidentialVacancies

9,148

7,5007,500

Vacancies

5,0005,000

Source: Estimate generated from data provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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Vacancy Rates, 2007 and 2010 (estimates)

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Change in Vacancy Rates2007 20102007 – 2010

• Kansas City vacancies i d b b 1 800increased by about 1,800 (19.1 percent)

• The Kansas City vacancy i d f 8 9rate increased from 8.9 

percent to 10.4 percent

• Significant variation in th (d li ) igrowth (decline) in vacancy 

rates across KCMO is evident

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OUTLOOKOUTLOOK

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Warning SignsWarning Signs

• Mortgage arrears / Foreclosure

• Outstanding code violations / Poor physical conditioncondition

• Tax arrears

Utilit• Utility arrears

• Characteristics of nearby properties / Property values

• Absentee ownership

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Serious Mortgage Delinquenciesq(January, 2011)

Serious Delinquency RateJackson County MO

8.0%

9.0%

8.0%

9.0%

Jackson County, MO(2002 and 2005 vintages)

3 0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

3 0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Data Source: Lender Processing Services, Inc.

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Mortgage Delinquency in High Foreclosure gNeighborhoods

• The vacancy rate in highThe vacancy rate in high delinquency neighborhoods was 15.0 percent in 2010

• In September, 2007, the Sep e be , 00 , evacancy rate was 14.6 percent

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IMPLICATIONSIMPLICATIONS

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Costs to Homeowners

• Reduced property450 feet

300 feetReduced property values 150 feet

• Higher insurance i

Vacant Property

premiums

• Poorer quality of 

p y

‐ $ 7,627

life ‐ $6,819 

$3 542‐ $3,542  

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Wider Costs of Vacant PropertiesWider Costs of Vacant Properties

To the community To citiesTo the community

• Crime

• Fires

To cities

• Lost tax revenues– Lower property valuesFires

• Public nuisances 

and health issues

– Delinquency

• Cost of disposalE ti t f $6 $15– Trash / dumping

– Rat infestations

– Estimates of $6 ‐ $15

per square foot

Source: National Vacant Properties Campaign

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Contact Information:

K ll D Ed i tKelly D. Edmiston

Senior Economist

Community Development

1 Memorial Drive

Kansas City, MO 64198

(816) 881‐2004

[email protected]