2025 NLBN Summit
December 19, 2024
2025 NLBN Summit

2025 National Land Bank Network Summit SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2025 | DETROIT, MI Reclaim. Reinvest. Revive. Register Here SPONSORSHIP HOTEL & TRAVEL REGISTRATION AGENDA The landscape for community…

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What does a successful land bank look like?
December 10, 2014
What does a successful land bank look like?

What does a successful land bank look like? It’s one of the questions our new report, Take it to the Bank: How Land Banks Are Strengthening America’s Neighborhoods, explores….

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Exploring Open Data Portals and Data Consortia for VAD Property Interventions
September 30, 2024
Exploring Open Data Portals and Data Consortia for VAD Property Interventions

This memorandum explores the benefits of both data consortia and open data portals as tools for local governments to monitor, manage, and address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated…

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That’s a Wrap on RVP 2024!
October 15, 2024
That’s a Wrap on RVP 2024!

This month, we were excited to put another Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP) on the books. Our 2024 conference brought 900 people from across the country to…

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The Road Ahead for Land Banks
October 10, 2024
The Road Ahead for Land Banks

For nearly 15 years, the Center for Community Progress has tirelessly worked with hundreds of land bank leaders, practitioners, partners, and allies to help land banks revitalize…

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Mourning Gus Frangos (1954 – 2024)
August 12, 2024
Mourning Gus Frangos (1954 – 2024)

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Gus Frangos, Founder and President of the Cuyahoga Land Bank.

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July 30, 2024
Building Markets

If a neighborhood’s residential real-estate market is weak, the neighborhood is unlikely to be healthy in other ways. Organizations working in such neighborhoods should see building a…

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July 29, 2024
Determine your Vacant Property Issues

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How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
July 29, 2024
How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference

So you want to attend the Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP). It sounds awesome, right? Three days of networking, learning relevant skills, and seeing real-life examples of…

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May 15, 2024
Strategic Board Governance

Strategic Board Governance

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