Land Banks called a long-term solution to vacant property problem (Buffalo Rising)

Assemblymember Sam Hoyt and Senator David Valesky (D-Oneida) announce the passage of legislation (A373A/S663A) that would allow for the creation ...

Cleveland Hts to Expand Partnership with Land Bank to tackle vacant homes

June 14, 2011 [Patch.com] Cleveland Heights City Council approved another measure at its June 6 meeting to combat its vacant ...

Green infrastructure advocates get hands dirty

April 18, 2011 [Kathy Ames Karr, Crain's Cleveland Business] Each year, billions of gallons of raw, untreated sewage spill into ...

Cuyahoga County land bank transforming neigborhoods hit by foreclosure

October 28, 2010 [WEWS] CLEVELAND - The Cuyahoga County Land Bank is the first of its kind in the country ...

Community partnership for arts and culture scrutinizing economic impact of music, musicians in studies

July 31, 2010 [Julie Washington, cleveland.com] The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture wants to know where artists like Cleveland ...

Foreclosure filings increase in Cuyahoga County during first half of the year (Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- New foreclosure filings in Cuyahoga County rose more than 12 percent during the first six months of ...

Cuyahoga Land Bank is fighting back against the foreclosure crisis: Jim Rokakis

July 13, 2010 [Plain Dealer] We have been fighting terrorists since 2001, for so long that some now call it ...

land banks can acquire, manage abandoned properties under new law

July 9, 2010 [Dayton Daily News] DAYTON — Although a new state law gives large counties power to take over ...

HUD-land bank helps restore neighborhoods

July 8, 2010 [James W. Wade III, Call & Post] The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced ...

Cuyahoga County land bank marks first year with series of accomplishments

July 4, 2010 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio - A California company was in Cleveland Housing Court and ...

Ohio Land Bank to Acquire HUD foreclosures for $100

July 2, 2010 [housingwire.com] The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corp ...

HUD agrees to sell foreclosed houses to Cuyahoga County land bank

July 2, 2010 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The federal housing agency has agreed to offer the ...