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Law Students Help Fight Against Blight in Memphis Neighborhoods
The University of Memphis School of Law has filed 25 new lawsuits aimed at holding owners of vacant and neglected properties accountable their condition.
9 Nov 2022
Newark Targets Derelict Property Owners with New Ordinance
A new law in Newark aims to tackle the problem of derelict properties by penalizing unreachable corporations and absentee lot owners.
21 Oct 2022
Lawmaker Says it’s Time for a Land Bank in St. Louis County
A St. Louis lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that will allow the county to create a land bank to better absorb and repurpose abandoned properties in neighborhoods.
17 Oct 2022
Freddie Mac Announces Underwriting Innovation to Help Lenders Qualify More Borrowers for a Mortgage
Freddie Mac will increase homeownership opportunities by identifying a history of positive monthly cash flow to a borrowers bank account with new tech added to its automated underwriting system LPASM.
17 Oct 2022
Proposed Bill Aimed to Fight Blight Paused after Concerns about Execution
Baltimore city leaders are working on a bill that would fine vacant property owners for every emergency at their property after the first in a year’s span.
11 Oct 2022
Reading Council Hears Plan for Land Bank to Fight Blight
Reading, PA city council is considering a proposal from the city’s community development director to create a land bank to address blight.
10 Oct 2022
HUD Marks 10th Anniversary of the Office of Housing Counseling
HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling marks its 10th anniversary by celebrating the contributions in helping individuals and families obtain safe, sustainable housing.
3 Oct 2022
City Council Working with Code Enforcement to Fight the Blight Faster in New Orleans Neighborhoods
17 years after Hurricane Katrina, abandoned and blighted properties continue to be an issue throughout New Orleans.
8 Sep 2022
Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Land Banks, Increase Economic Development
Legislation introduced to the House known as the National Land Bank Network Act would strengthen neighborhoods, reduce crime and clean up blighted properties.
8 Sep 2022
Land Bank has Demolished 8,000 Properties in Flint Over the Past 18 Years
Blight continues to be an issue that residents and officials in Flint are concerned about, with nearly one quarter of all residential properties reported as vacant and/or blighted.
7 Sep 2022