Posts by Community Progress
Tips for a Successful Session Proposal for the 2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
How to write a session proposal for the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference that will get noticed.
Read MoreNew Study Shows Land Bank Ownership of Vacant Lots Can Reduce Violent Crime
A vacant lot owned and cared for by a land bank sees a greater decrease in crime compared to privately owned lots, finds 2023 study in Flint, MI.
Read MoreState of Land Banking: 2023 Survey HighlightsÂ
Key takeaways, data, and charts from the 2023 State of Land Banking survey.
Read MoreWhat Is a Tax Lien Sale and Why Is It a Bad Way of Dealing with Vacant Properties?
Tax lien sales are one way that cities and counties try to recoup some of the public dollars they’ve spent maintaining properties abandoned by private owners. But tax lien sales rarely fix the problem, nor lead to a vacant property being returned to productive use.Â
Read MoreMeet Kat Guillaume-Delemar, President & CEO of Community Progress
For Kat Guillaume-Delemar, community revitalization is a deeply personal journey.
Read MoreTransforming Cleveland Vacant Lots into an Urban Farm
How the Cuyahoga Land Bank and a community activist worked together to transform a block one property at a time.
Read MoreExplaining the Cycle of Systemic Vacancy
Systemic vacancy is the community experience of widespread property vacancy caused by the combined actions of people, policies, and processes.
Read MoreCelebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan
In 2023, Michigan land banks mark two important milestones: 20 years since the passage of Michigan’s Land Bank Fast Track Act and incorporation of the 50th land bank in the state.
Read MoreCreative Placemaking in Braddock, Pennsylvania
Community leaders in Braddock, North Braddock, and East Pittsburgh are creatively reactivating vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read MoreWhat Tyler v. Hennepin County Means for the Future of Property Tax Foreclosure Systems Across the Country
The SCOTUS decision opens up an opportunity for all states to redesign their property tax systems from beginning to end.
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