Learn about potential policy reforms that can help to address post-Tyler v. Hennepin issues and create more equitable outcomes.
Read More »A joint initiative between the Center for Community Progress and the Housing Community Development Network of New Jersey. The New Jersey Land Bank Launch initiative was designed…
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The City of South Bend, Indiana engaged Community Progress to assess the feasibility of a land bank and provide a road map of critical decision points. This report identifies what keeps vacant lots and buildings stuck in a cycle of decline, and how a land bank might help.
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This project of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government examines the scale of heirs’ property across three Georgia counties.
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In 2023, Michigan land banks mark two important milestones: 20 years since the passage of Michigan’s Land Bank Fast Track Act and incorporation of the 50th land bank in the state.
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What state and local government leaders need to know to reform their property tax foreclosure systems after Tyler v. Hennepin County.
Read More »The Delta Rising Program is a one-year pilot program that provides an opportunity for three Mississippi Delta Region communities to gather and learn together about ways to…
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A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties back to productive use according to community goals.
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As cities shrink, once-urban land becomes available for other uses or reverts to nature, leading to the phenomenon of “urban prairies.”
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