Supporting Equitable Revitalization through Vacancy Prevention Education Community Progress offers local trainings to help communities address the unique challenges of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties and create…
Read More »Do you have a passion for seeing communities thrive? You’ll fit right in. Real progress in communities is the result of combining expertise, data, and, most importantly,…
Read More »The Center for Community Progress’ Land Bank Incubator Scholarship program supports local and state leaders in their efforts to launch new land banks, or retool and strengthen…
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This report offers a systemic look at the problem and evaluates actions that can be taken by federal, state and local governments, as well as community organizations, private foundations and real estate developers to stem the tide of increasing vacancy rates and meet the challenges presented by already vacant properties.
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The fact that something is happening in American cities is beyond dispute. Is it just about the march of the millennials to the cities, or, as many writers claim, is it about a shift in preferences cutting across generations; and is it affecting all American cities to roughly the same extent, or are certain cities benefiting, while others are falling behind?
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Cities are often held hostage by state policy—but they don’t need to be. This report by Alan Mallach explains the push and pull between city and state governments, and lays the foundation for a more constructive future.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Community Progress today announced the release of Land Banks and Land Banking, 2nd Ed., by Frank S. Alexander, law professor at Emory University and…
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Proposed Legislation to Spur Revitalization by Closing the Real Estate Value Gap in Neighborhoods and generate more than $100 Billion in Community Development WASHINGTON, D.C. – July…
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Matt Kreis is General Counsel at the Center for Community Progress. In addition to serving as in-house counsel for the organization, he brings two decades of experience in…
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