Publications
New Jersey
A Newark Land Bank Case Study
How the Newark Land Bank is using Housing Choice Vouchers to help people become homeowners.
Read More »How to Advance Community Goals Through Land Banking and Other Tools
This brief is a product of the New Jersey Land Bank Launch Initiative. The competition for land (with and without structures) is being felt acutely across the Garden State. Since the pandemic, many New Jersey communities have seen markets flip almost overnight, with an influx of new residents who had…
Read More »New Jersey Land Bank Launch Technical Assistance Scholarship
This memo is a product of the New Jersey Land Bank Launch Initiative. This memorandum summarizes key takeaways, observations, and recommendations for the U.S. HART CARES leadership team (US HART) and the City of Atlantic City (City) to consider as they explore implementation of a land bank to address vacant,…
Read More »New Jersey Land Bank Launch Technical Assistance Scholarship
This brief is a product of the New Jersey Land Bank Launch Initiative. This memorandum summarizes key takeaways, observations, and recommendations for the City of Salem (City) and its partner, the Cumberland County Improvement Authority (The Authority) to consider as they explore implementation of a land bank to address vacant,…
Read More »A Tool for Addressing Problem Properties to Serve Community Goals
This brief is a product of the New Jersey Land Bank Launch Initiative. Across the country, over 300 land banks are mitigating the harms of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties on neighbors and neighborhoods, and advancing equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities. Land banks have profound positive impact in the…
Read More »Replicating Detroit's Make it Home Program
Analyzing cities that have the potential to implement a program similar to Detroit’s Make it Home, transitioning tenants to homeowners.
Read More »A Community Progress Technical Assistance Report
This report looks at conditions and trends in the City of Trenton and its neighborhoods, and explores the strategic options available to city government and other stakeholders to address the challenges the city is facing.
Read More »A Community Progress Technical Assistance Report
This report shares the findings from our technical assistance engagement with the City of Trenton, New Jersey.
Read More »Comparing American Cities
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?
Read More »Transforming Vacant Properties in Today’s America
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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