Filling the Gaps: Helping Struggling Property Owners Connect to Rehab and Repair Resources
June 16, 2020
Filling the Gaps: Helping Struggling Property Owners Connect to Rehab and Repair Resources

Today, property owners – homeowners, landlords and businesses – feeling the active COVID-19 impacts are also bracing for a possible larger real estate market downturn and more…

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Filling the Gaps: Helping Struggling Property Owners Connect to Rehab and Repair Resources
August 20, 2020
Filling the Gaps: Helping Struggling Property Owners Connect to Rehab and Repair Resources

Today, property owners – homeowners, landlords and businesses – feeling the active COVID-19 impacts are also bracing for a possible larger real estate market downturn and more…

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Treasury’s Final Rule Is Here; Here’s What You Should Know About Using ARPA Funds to Address Vacancy
January 12, 2022
Treasury’s Final Rule Is Here; Here’s What You Should Know About Using ARPA Funds to Address Vacancy

The long-awaited Final Rule on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) was released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday,…

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Progress Points: Neighborhood Markets and Data
January 1, 2022
Progress Points: Neighborhood Markets and Data

This brief explains why understanding local real estate markets and how they affect the community is essential to addressing vacant properties.

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Janell O’Keefe
June 6, 2023
Janell O’Keefe

Janell O’Keefe is an Associate Director of Technical Assistance at the Center for Community Progress. A passionate convener of people and champion for equity, she partners with…

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Flint’s framework for the future
July 1, 2014
Flint’s framework for the future

This article was originally published in the Summer 2014 issue of Breaking Ground, our quarterly newsletter. To receive Breaking Ground in your inbox, please join our email…

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Present at RVP
January 22, 2024
Present at RVP

St. Louis, MissouriOctober 9-11, 2024 Present at RVP High quality conference sessions are key to equipping our attendees with the tools effect change at home. Thank you…

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Tyler v. Hennepin County: Guidance and Policy Reform for State and Local Governments
August 11, 2023
Tyler 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.

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An Unprecedented Opportunity for COVID Relief and Equitable Neighborhood Transformation
April 29, 2021
An Unprecedented Opportunity for COVID Relief and Equitable Neighborhood Transformation

While the US is gaining ground in its fight against COVID-19, many communities are facing growing threats to neighborhood stability from its economic fallout. Unprecedented help is…

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Property tax madness: Another part of the Detroit puzzle
October 16, 2013
Property tax madness: Another part of the Detroit puzzle

There are many reasons that Detroit has filed for bankruptcy, and some have already been explored by others on Rooflines. Detroit’s problems have accumulated over decades, and are a…

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