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William Pulte says the only way to truly save Detroit and get the housing market functioning properly again is to destroy large swaths of the city as quickly as possible. Pulte, a scion of the family that created PulteGroup Inc. (PHM), the largest… Read more ›
Cities and counties across the country and in our region are exploring land banks as a promising strategy for addressing vacant properties. This five-part series on land banking on MPC’s blog, The Connector, is intended to inform policymakers and practitioners in… Read more ›
Check out latest edition of the Cuyahoga Land Bank Newsletter! Our second May edition feature stories include: Cuyahoga Land Bank Property Becomes a Training Site for Cleveland Heights Bomb Squad Metro Catholic School’s Sister Ann Michael Garden
Every day is a blast for Sgt. Michael Meilstrup of the Cleveland Heights Police Bomb Squad. Now, with help from the Cuyahoga Land Bank, Meilstrup and his crew found a one-day only training site to practice their hazardous work—and one… Read more ›
A coalition led by the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, has completed the distribution of nearly $41million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2) funds – a federal stimulus-funded initiative to stabilize neighborhoods. The CuyahogaLand… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga County Land Bank and its partners are among those leading the nation in distribution of stimulus funds to help stabilize neigborhoods. The other partners are the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. The… Read more ›
A coalition led by the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corp., commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, has completed the distribution of nearly $41 million in federal stimulus money that was awarded in 2010 to help stabilize Cleveland-area neighborhoods. … Read more ›
Ohio has big obstacles before it can recover from the widespread foreclosures, sluggish sales and squashed values of the housing collapse. In a report released Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland notes that Ohio’s housing woes pre-dated the… Read more ›
When developer and landlord Chuck Scaravelli first heard about the deteriorated house on Schaefer Avenue, he wasn’t sure he could do anything with it. Sure, it had a cool slate roof, but the interior was fire-damaged and the house needed… Read more ›
YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown State University sophomore Eric Shehadi presented city officials with a mathematical model Wednesday that could help them determine priority demolitions. The model scored 3,405 homes in Youngstown using a point system — 100 points being a high priority… Read more ›
The City of Euclid hosts a freehousing fair Sunday, May 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. The event takes place at Henn Mansion, which adjoins Sims Park, at 23131 Lakeshore Blvd. Registration is not required for the fair. Marty Castelletti, manager of… Read more ›
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Florida man who bought dilapidated houses in Cuyahoga County and sold them using forged documents to make a quick buck was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison. Blaine Murphy, who prosecutors said presided over his… Read more ›
BEREA — A new house provided by a federal grant to replace a vacant one on Longfellow Drive will adhere to the city’s new “green” zoning code. The structure will feature Energy Star lighting and rain barrels, items that are in… Read more ›
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The community came together in South Euclid Monday to help a veteran and his wife. The Building Better Neighborhoods project started with the donation of the two-year vacant home from the Cuyahoga County Land Bank. Petitti Garden… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank’s Deed-In-Escrow program makes it possible for individuals to purchase properties in the Cuyahoga Land Bank inventory and renovate them. Listen to Adam talk about his experience with the Deed-In-Escrow Program. You can learn more about the… Read more ›
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS — The soil has been tilled and the plots laid for the Montford Community Garden, the first such project on vacant city-owned property that has gone through foreclosure and demolition. Located on the corner of Montford and Windsor roads near… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank has been awarded 2013 “Corporate Partner of the Year” by Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation (FRDC) for our role as partner and facilitator of FRDC vacant property initiatives.
Check out latest edition of the Cuyahoga Land Bank Newsletter! Our first May edition feature stories include: Reaping What They Sow Adam Swaynyk’s Deed-In-Escrow Program Experience: Testimonial
It takes a lot of food to serve 850 meals a day, but that kind of volume is routine at Lakeside Men’s Emergency Shelter, the short-term housing arm of Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) and the largest emergency shelter in Ohio.… Read more ›
CLEVELAND – A vacant plot of land is well on its way to becoming something useful and productive in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. The Cuyahoga Land Bank, Koinonia Homes, Inc., Cleveland City Council and the City of Cleveland came together… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank Deed-in-Escrow program makes it possible for individuals to purchase properties in the Cuyahoga Land Bank inventory and renovate them. Rhonda Derrett, who was renovating a home for her sick father, needed special consideration due to her… Read more ›
Rumors of the death of new-home construction in Cleveland were not exaggerated. Once upon a time — waaaay back before the recession started — for-sale housing helped resuscitate urban neighborhoods like Ohio City and Cleveland Heights. When the recession hit, activity slowed… Read more ›
Since the foreclosure crisis, several studies have linked foreclosures to falling property values for neighboring homes. However, one researcher from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently set out to discover the impact of foreclosed properties on neighbors who aren’t looking to… Read more ›
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House voted overwhelmingly Monday to speed up the residential mortgage foreclosure process in a state that was swamped by a rising number of homes taken back by banks during the housing crisis. Rep. Kathleen… Read more ›
The Cuyahoga Land Bank Deed-in-Escrow program makes it possible for individuals to purchase properties in the Cuyahoga Land Bank inventory and renovate them. Listen to Adam Sywanyk talk about his experience with the Deed-in-Escrow Program. You can learn more about… Read more ›
