2024 VAD Academy
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.
Read More2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The only national conference dedicated to strengthening neighborhoods to help address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read MorePolicy Reform Post-Tyler v. Hennepin County: Preserving Homeownership, Preventing Vacancy, and Reducing Legal Risk
Learn about potential policy reforms that can help to address post-Tyler v. Hennepin issues and create more equitable outcomes.
Read MoreTyler v. Hennepin County: Guidance and Policy Reform for State and Local Governments
Understand key questions left unanswered by the recent Supreme Court ruling in Tyler v. Hennepin County.
Read More2023 VAD Academy
Join us June 21-22 for a live, free, virtual bootcamp to learn everything you need to tackle blighted properties and community revitalization.
Read MoreNational Land Bank Network Summit 2023
The NLBN Summit is the only national event dedicated to urban, suburban, and rural land banks. Join us in Cleveland, Ohio in 2023!
Read MoreNeighborhood Homes Investment Act: A Targeted, Bipartisan Tax Credit to Help Communities
Learn how the NHIA could help close the appraisal gap — the difference between the cost to acquire and rehab or build a property and its updated market value.
Read MoreReclaiming Vacant Properties Conference 2019 – Equity First: Revitalizing Communities Together
The ninth RVP, held in Atlanta, focused on efforts to revitalize disinvested communities in ways that meet the needs and preferences of residents, create new opportunities for and with marginalized communities, and rectify unjust land use, housing, and related policies that contributed to decline.
Read MoreReclaiming Vacant Properties Conference 2022 Responding to Crisis: Building an Equitable and Resilient Future
As communities face COVID-19, housing, economic crisis and higher frequency of extreme weather events, there is an urgent need to address the negative impacts of V.A.D. properties.
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The VAD Academy is the right opportunity for government and nonprofit professionals, and their private sector and community partners, who seek to implement a more integrated approach to problem properties.
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