Cross-posted from Next City, this article is one of a ten-part series inspired by the 2015 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference. Are there more zombies in our city than ever before, or…
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Post-industrial cities throughout the Rust Belt have experienced significant population loss over the last fifty years, leading to unprecedented numbers of vacant and abandoned properties. Immigrants can breathe new life…
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By Craig Nickerson, National Community Stabilization Trust and Rebecca Regan, Housing Partnership Network In numerous communities today, REO inventories are declining and overall foreclosure rates are at five-year…
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A curriculum for training code enforcement officers, focused on compliance without unintended harm.
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There is much to celebrate in Omaha. Over the past year, the State of Nebraska passed a land bank statute, and a diverse group of businesses, nonprofits,…
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The Cuyahoga Land Bank (CLB) developed their Side Yard Program for eligible applicants to purchase vacant lots to expand their yards or businesses. This is one of their most successful and popular programs that has helped hundreds of Cuyahoga County residents utilize vacant land in resourceful and imaginative ways.
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The Tree Equity Score tool calculates a “tree equity score” for all 150,000 neighborhoods and 486 municipalities in urbanized areas across the continental United States.
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NHIA would create a new federal tax credit to support construction or rehabilitation of single-family homes in distressed communities.
Read More »Vacant Land Stewardship To Prevent Illegal Dumping You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem Illegal dumping is a chronic issue in communities with many vacant, abandoned,…
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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…
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