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Experts Share Strategies for Tackling Vacant and Abandoned Properties

Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts after the Great Recession is a new edited volume from the Center for Community Progress and the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Cleveland

Impact Spans County

When thinking about the work of the Cuyahoga Land Bank, many people automatically conjure up images of demolitions in inner-city neighborhoods. In reality, the organization serves as a community

Happy Homeowner: Seeing Opportunity in Abandoned Homes

Chinester Conaway really likes the Village of North Randall and knew that’s where she wanted to buy a home. She had heard about the opportunity to purchase houses from the Cuyahoga Land Bank

A Lasting Impact

  Whether encouraging quality renovations by private rehabbers, working with developers to create new homes on vacant lots or completing dynamic renovations in-house, the Cuyahoga Land

Making an Impact Through Strategic Demolition Along Harvard Avenue

Following the housing crisis of 2008, the number of abandoned houses and industrial and commercial properties in Cuyahoga County climbed sharply. These distressed properties are health and safety

Uplifting Women Veterans

Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana recently announced plans to uplift women veterans by building a new affordable housing community to serve their needs. Located at Lee Avenue and E. 105th

Embracing Innovative Solutions to New Home Construction (Video)

“New construction challenges are formidable,” says Dennis Roberts, Director of Programs and Property Management for the Cuyahoga Land Bank. “The material and labor costs continue to