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Talking about community revitalization is hard. Here’s some ways to explain vacancy when people don’t understand your work.
Read More »Examples of how land banks are transforming vacant land into climate resilience assets through flood mitigation, greening, and partnerships.
Read More »The NLBN Summit is your chance to better understand how land banks work and how they can support your goals around developing housing, reusing vacant land, and helping neighborhoods bounce back from economic decline.
Read More »Brownfield redevelopment reclaims the potential of underutilized properties, improves a neighborhood’s health and wellbeing, and can spark community revitalization.
Read More »Ideas for Opportunity Zones 2.0 to leverage existing vacant properties in distressed communities, with land bank support.
Read More »A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties back to productive use according to community goals.
Read More »Brownfield properties, often referred to as “brownfields,” are properties where the presence or potential presence of hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant makes redevelopment challenging and costly.
Read More »NHIA would create a new federal tax credit to support construction or rehabilitation of single-family homes in distressed communities.
Read More »Find a land bank near you and make sure you understand what makes them different from traditional real estate sellers.
Read More »How to conduct a neighborhood survey to assess the scale of illegal dumping and prioritize city resources for cleanup and prevention.
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