Outstanding foreclosures across New York City and the surrounding counties vary because of employment, income, access to transportation and other factors. Based on current Zillow data the number of foreclosure is highest in Suffolk county at a total of 1,154 with 503 of the properties listed for sale. The remaining 651 properties are marked in foreclosure on Zillow but not listed currently for sale. Information on foreclosures are typically available from county records. Unio

Qualified Opportunity Zones are areas designated by the US Department of the Treasury that are economically distressed and may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. There are 8,762 zones in all and they were created as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of Decmeber 2017. The purpose of the zones is to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities. A shape file containing the zones was made available on Community Development Financial Institutions