Inner-city blight means greater tax burden on Cuyahoga County suburbs, study claims
March 25, 2014 [Leila Atassi, cleveland.com] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A study released this week by the non-profit Thriving Communities Institute concludes that ...
Estimating the Impact of Fast-Tracking Foreclosures in Ohio and Pennsylvania (Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)
All the signs in the housing market seem to be pointing the right way, except the amount of time loans ...
Renters could get more rights against foreclosure-related evictions (Plain Dealer)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To get evicted through foreclosure is dispiriting enough. But to lose your house or apartment through foreclosure ...
Cleveland City Council study confirms what neighbors say they already knew
February 11, 2014 [WEWS] CLEVELAND - A study released to Cleveland City Council on Tuesday finds that demolition leads to ...
Study: Northeast Ohio Houses Bought by Out-of-State Investors More Likely to End up Vacant (WCPN)
A housing study commissioned by Harvard University and conducted by local researchers found that foreclosed houses in Northeast Ohio bought by ...
Housing markets rebound faster when foreclosures proceed quickly (Los Angeles Times)
WASHINGTON — Why have many of the local housing markets that were hit hardest during the bust — especially in ...
Housing conditions may affect how well children do in school (Plain Dealer)
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Do housing and neighborhood conditions affect how well Cleveland children perform in school? That will be examined ...
Chicago seeks tougher rules on vacant buildings (Chicago Tribune)
Proposed amendment requires properties to be secured immediately, cuts number of inspections before tickets or violations are issued In the ...
Land bank offers hope (Star Beacon)
Commissioners see this as way to end plague of abandoned properties JEFFERSON — Ashtabula County is in the process of ...
Flexibility needed to fix blight: editorial (Plain Dealer)
To demo or not to demo? When it comes to neighborhoods full of vacant and abandoned homes, that is not ...
Meet the Nation’s Toughest New Foreclosure Protection Law (The Atlantic Cities)
Vacant, foreclosed homes are a particularly illogical problem. The former owners who likely could have paid rent to stay in ...
