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Commissioners Discuss Abandoned Homes, Eyesores
Bertie County, North Carolina is working to ‘think outside the box’ to incentivize people to purchase, repair, and live in fixable vacant properties.
25 Mar 2023
Talladega’s Revitalization Project Demolishing more than 30 Abandoned, Dilapidated Homes
The city of Talladega, Alabama is using funds from the Community Development Block Grant to demolish dozens of abandoned, dilapidated homes.
16 Mar 2023
TNP Partners with Warren to Demolish 100+ Vacant Properties
Trumball Neighborhood Partnership has partnered with the city of Warren, Ohio to demolish more than 100 vacant properties throughout the city.
16 Mar 2023
Wounded Former U.S. Army Specialist Gets Mortgage-Free Home in Ohio
The Military Warriors Support Foundation has gifted a mortgage-free home to a military veteran moving from Colorado to Ohio.
16 Mar 2023
Mt. Sterling Working to Tear Down Deteriorated Homes
A program in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky is geared toward tearing down deteriorated homes.
14 Mar 2023
New Tool to Address Vacant Homes Will Create Baltimore City Land Bank
Two Baltimore City councilors introduced a tool to expedite the acquisition and disposition of vacant and abandoned properties within the city.
10 Mar 2023
Senators Introduce ‘Neighborhood Homes Investment Act’ to Expand Affordable Homeownership Opportunities and Revitalize Communities
The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, introduced by senators from Maryland and Indiana, would create a new tax incentive that would produce starter homes in under-resourced communities over the next decade.
7 Mar 2023
Land Bank Sales Point a Way Toward Neighborhood Revitalization
The Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp. sold two properties to a developer who will renovate and sell them as single-family homes, driving revitalization within two city neighborhoods.
7 Mar 2023
Abandoned House Called ‘Big Eyesore’ Demolished Under Dekalb Co. Blight Program
The blight program in Dekalb County, Georgia is working to revitalize neighborhoods by abating or demolishing abandoned, blighted properties throughout the county.
7 Mar 2023
Texas City Commission Approves $100K for Razing Unsafe Eyesores
City leaders in Texas City, TX approved $100K from the Texas City Economic Development Corp. budget to fund demolition of substandard, unattractive structures.
16 Feb 2023