Fannie Mae

For Cuyahoga County demos, a strategic plan and code enforcement both needed: editorial

January 31, 2015 [cleveland.com] Remember that $50 million demolition bond former Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald promised in his "State ...

Fannie Mae selling 44 homes to Detroit Land Bank (Detroit Free Press)

Fannie Mae, the national leader in providing money for the secondary mortgage market, said today it will sell 44 Detroit ...
Getting Back in Gear

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland “Getting Back in Gear” Summit Draws Crowds

Activists, experts and people seeking to learn more about stalled and vacant foreclosures filled the tenth floor of The Federal ...

Cuyahoga Land Bank hits 3 milestones in its mission to reduce blight and increase property values

April 23, 2014 [WEWS] CLEVELAND - The Cuyahoga Land Bank hit three milestones as part of its mission to acquire ...

Fun Fact!: Property Acqusitions

Since our inception in 2009, the Cuyahoga Land Bank has acquired 3,591 properties into our inventory. The majority of properties ...

Did You Know: How does the Cuyahoga Land Bank get properties into our inventory?

In the fourth installment of a series of Cuyahoga Land Bank FAQ videos, Land Bank President and General Counsel Gus ...

Cuyahoga Land Bank Renovates 700th Property; Demolishes 2,000th Property

This  week, the Cuyahoga  Land Bank hit two milestones as it continues to fulfill its mission to strategically acquire properties, ...

Fun Fact!: Property Acquisition Pipelines

The Cuyahoga Land Bank on average acquires over 80 properties per month into its inventory to be evaluated for demolition ...

Land Bank provides solution for lender stuck with dilapidated houses

August 29, 2011 [housingzone.com] Cities have been tearing down crumbling, vacant houses for decades. The money for municipal demolition bills ...

Land Banking Case Studies: Best Practices

July 3, 2012 [Christina Harris, Metropolitan Planning Council] Cities and counties across the country and in our region are exploring ...

More than 17,000 Northeast Ohio homes aren’t receiving water and appear to be vacant

March 30, 2013 [Dave Davis, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio--Drive around Cuyahoga County and you can't miss the telltale signs ...

What to do with the vacant homes in Cleveland is a quandary

February 3, 2013 [Leila Atassi, cleveland.com] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On a late-November afternoon, Cleveland City Councilman Jeffrey Johnson drove slowly ...