Cleveland’s Land Bank fights blight of foreclosures
August 30, 2011 [Nate Berg, Planetizen] With a high rate of foreclosure, Cleveland instituted a land bank to rein in ...
Land Bank knocks out some foreclosure problems
August 29, 2011 [Mhari Saito, NPR] Cities have been tearing down crumbling, vacant houses for decades. The money for municipal ...
Home values saved one demolition at a time
August 29, 2011 [UPI] CLEVELAND, Aug. 29 -- U.S. lenders say protecting a home is one thing and protecting home ...
Brian Ulrich: Bringing Down the House
July 29, 2020 [Time] Local authorities have found a unique way to deal with the growing number of foreclosed homes ...
Euclid database seeks to fill vacant properties (The News-Herald)
Euclid city officials have created a system in the hopes of reducing the amount of vacant land within the city ...
County thinks a land bank could tackle blight
August 22, 2011 [Canton Repository] Stark County has more than 14,000 vacant homes, or nearly 1 in 12. That’s up ...
Our View: Idea of a land bank in stark county is worth further exploration
August 22, 2011 [Canton Repository] Cuyahoga and three other Ohio counties have established land banks to keep tax-foreclosed properties out ...
Full House: Shaker Heights couple preparing to restore landmark Asa Upson house
August 18, 2011 [Julie Washington, cleveland.com] The Claytons have two babies. One is toddling around the furniture, and one is ...
City Tears down nuisance apartment building
August 17, 2011 [Patch.com] Demolition began on a city-owned apartment building at the corner of Franklin and Lakewood Avenues on ...
One Solution to Rundown Foreclosed Houses? Bulldoze Them
August 17, 2011 [Alter NOW] Several banks have found a new solution to the glut of foreclosed houses – many ...
Can Planting vegtables in vacant lots save Cleveland? (Wired Science)
Backyard vegetables can fight crime, improve health, and boost the economy. By transforming its vacant lots, backyards and roof-tops into ...
Bulldoze: The New way to Foreclose
August 1, 2011 [Stephen Gandel, TIME] Banks have a new remedy for America’s ailing housing market: bulldozers. There are nearly ...