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Community Revitalization

Vacant and “Blighted” Properties in the American South: Historical Causes and Today’s Patterns

Explore through maps where property vacancy and abandonment are the biggest challenges in the South and understand the historic causes behind why it is a persistent, widespread challenge today.

Land Banks, State & Local Analysis

Vacant, Abandoned, and Deteriorated Properties Federal Policy Tracker

This dashboard is an interactive, regularly updated federal legislative tracker focused on bills and policy actions that affect community revitalization. It organizes key information on proposals in Congress—such as bill status, sponsors, subject area, and key provisions—so you can quickly understand what’s moving in federal policy and how it may impact local work on vacant property, housing, economic development, and neighborhood stability.

Community Revitalization

Challenges and Opportunities to Revitalizing Historic Black Commercial Corridors

We explore how community engagement, creative placemaking, and public-private investment are helping revitalize vacant and deteriorated properties in historic Black commercial corridors, drawing lessons from Alabama communities and across the country.

Land Banks

National Land Bank Survey Dashboard

Every two years, the National Land Bank Network surveys the 300+ land banks and land banking programs across the country to capture the state of the field. The 2025 State of Land Banking Survey highlights the diverse roles, needs, and impact of these organizations.

Community Revitalization

Five Action Areas on Vacant and Deteriorated Property for Detroit’s Next Administration

Five recommendations for Detroit’s 2026 mayoral administration to leverage the city’s 175,000+ vacant and abandoned properties for housing, open space, and other uses that revitalize the city, and build on progress to address vacancy to date.

Land Banks

Opportunity Zones and Land Banks on One Map: What to Know About OZ 2.0

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program has attracted nearly $85 billion in private investment to economically distressed census tracts. Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the OZ program is the largest federally funded place-based economic development subsidy.