How a Land Development Fund is Ushering in a New Era for Cleveland
Imagine a cityscape transformed. Vacant lots teaming with possibility, replaced by thriving businesses and vibrant communities. This isn't a scene ...
Land banks can offer pathway to homeownership: Matt Martin, Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership (Cleveland.com)
By Matt Martin, Trumbull County Partnership on Cleveland.com Decades of disinvestment and job loss, suburban sprawl, and more recently the ...
Registry Aims To Combat Urban Blight (KSEE 24)
Fresno, Calif. In an effort to combat the blight issues in Fresno, the city is now compiling a registry of ...
comments Congress will provide even more money to prevent foreclosure and blight, as spending details keep on coming (Cleveland.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It's Christmastime in Washington, which means two things. First, Congress is waiting until the end of the ...
Ohfa Broadens Program to Tackle Blight and Fight Foreclosure, Awards $13 Million to 12 Counties (Ohfa)
November 3, 2015 [OHFA] COLUMBUS – The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) today announced the recipients of additional funding under ...
Area land banks awarded $500,000 (Tribtoday.com)
WARREN - The Ohio Housing Finance Agency has awarded land banks in Trumbull and Mahoning counties $500,000 each. U.S. Rep ...
County takes another step towards land bank
May 26, 2014 [Springfield News-Sun] The Clark County Land Re-utilization Corporation has been designated as the agency to reclaim, rehab ...
Can Detroit Keep Empty Lots From Becoming Eyesores Again?
May 28, 2014 [Karen Weise, Businessweek] Detroit is home to 114,033 empty lots—and about 5 percent have become illegal trash ...
Inner-city blight means greater tax burden on Cuyahoga County suburbs, study claims
March 25, 2014 [Leila Atassi, cleveland.com] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A study released this week by the non-profit Thriving Communities Institute concludes that ...