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Join us in Detroit September 8-9, 2025 for the biannual national conference for land banks.
Read More »Watch recording » Creative placemaking and historic preservation are both powerful tools for community revitalization. Creative placemaking is a people-first practice, using arts and culture to enhance the lives of residents who work and play in the neighborhood. At its best, historic preservation protects structures that are important to the…
Read More »Watch the recording here » Nearly 50 percent of Detroit households rent their homes, making the maintenance and operation of rental housing stock a priority to protect resident health and safety. At the urging of local advocates, the City of Detroit enacted an ordinance in 2017 to strengthen existing provisions…
Read More »Watch the recording here » State laws play a critical role in local governments’ ability to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties. Outdated delinquent property tax enforcement systems and limited code enforcement authority can hamper local governments’ ability to hold owners accountable or get problem property in the hands…
Read More »Watch the recording here » Land banks’ flexibility to respond to local challenges and opportunities sets them apart from other entities. Throughout the decades, land banks continued to evolve and respond to meet the changing needs of the communities they serve—more important than ever given present realities of the real…
Read More »The only national conference dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods to help address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read More »Join this webinar to learn what the Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Banking Act would help land banks offer their communities if enacted.
Read More »With its dedicated staff leadership and an energized board of directors, the Rome/Floyd County Land Bank has leveraged data to make a case for dedicated ARPA funding to grow their capacity and implement a bold strategic plan.
Read More »Learn how to how to address heirs’ property issues, and examine how these issues intersect with efforts to address vacant properties.
Read More »VAD Academy is a virtual bootcamp for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders whose work and communities are impacted by challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (or “VAD”) properties.
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