Archives For: vacant property
Proposed New York Bill Aims to Ban Plywood Property Boarding
NY A6519 was introduced in the The New York State Senate. The bill would prohibit the use of plywood, wood composite, wood veneer or similar wood-based products to secure any real property that is deemed vacant and abandoned.
19 Mar 2021
ATTOM: Total Number of Zombie Foreclosures Drops in First Quarter 2021
ATTOM Data Solutions issued its Q1 2021 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report. According to its findings, 1.4 (1,449,253) million residential properties in the U.S. are currently vacant.
25 Feb 2021
Take the Muncie Model of Land Banking Statewide
The Star Press published an editorial discussing the Muncie Land Bank (Indiana) and a proposed bill (SB 236) that could make the process of creating other entities more transparent and efficient.
5 Feb 2021
Land Bank Moves Forward in Fort Scott
Fort Scott Biz published an article highlighting the newly-formed Fort Scott Land Bank (Kansas) and its first acquisition.
3 Feb 2021
Grand Island Officials Consider Creating ‘Land Bank’
The Grand Island Independent issued a report outlining the current consideration of Grand Island, Neb., to create its own land bank.
19 Jan 2021
ATTOM: Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report
ATTOM Data Solutions released its third-quarter 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report. According to its findings, 1.5 million residential properties in the United States are vacant, representing 1.6 percent of all homes.
27 Aug 2020
Legislation Proposes National Land Bank Network Creation
On June 4, 2020, H.R. 7103 (To direct the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation with respect to the establishment of a national land bank network, and for other purposes) was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
16 Jun 2020
Herkimer County to Withdraw from Land Bank
The Utica Observer-Dispatch published an article discussing a recent decision by Herkimer County, N.Y., to withdraw from the Greater Mohawk Valley Land Bank.
12 Jun 2020
Dutchess County Creating Joint Land Bank with City of Poughkeepsie
The Poughkeepsie Journal published an article outlining a recently approved plan by the New York State Legislature for the creation of a joint land bank between Dutchess County and the City of Poughkeepsie.
11 Jun 2020
Alabama Among Worst in Nation for Empty Housing
Al.com published a report detailing vacant property rates in Alabama. Currently, the state ranks fourth in the country for raw vacancy, with more than 18 percent of statewide housing units reported as empty.
25 Feb 2020