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 ...
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 ...
Landbank Keeps It Local, Puts the Brakes on Slum Landlords
An agreement finalized last July between the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land ...
Hit with foreclosures, Bank of America donating, demolishing homes
July 28, 2011 [Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg News] NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp., faced with a glut of foreclosed ...
BofA donates then demolishes houses to cut glut of foreclosures
July 27, 2011 [Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg News] Bank of America Corp. (BAC), faced with a glut of foreclosed and abandoned ...
Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation – The Beginning, The Present, and Beyond, 2009-2011
In the two years since its formation as a tool to battle the foreclosure crisis, the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization ...
Examination of Cleveland-area land bank shows hope for area properties
July 10, 2011 [Dayton Daily News] Vacant and abandoned properties emerging from Ohio’s foreclosure meltdown threaten to overtake entire city ...
Wells Fargo, Bank of America donating properties to Cuyahoga Land Bank (Collinwood Observer)
The Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (Cuyahoga Land Bank) has gained some welcome collaboration in the battle to alleviate the ...
Raze the Roof: Cleveland levels vacant homes to revive neighborhoods
July 5, 2011 [PBS NewsHour] GWEN IFILL: Next, taking desperate measures in Cleveland to deal with a massive foreclosure problem ...
Wells Fargo, Bank of America donate properties to Ohio Land Bank
June 30, 2011 [DSNews.com] Wells Fargo and Bank of America recently joined Fannie Mae, HUD, and JP Morgan Chase as ...
Bank of America, Cuyahoga County Land Bank form Partnership to address abandoned homes
June 29, 2011 [LoanSafe.org] CLEVELAND–Bank of America has entered an agreement with the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation (Cuyahoga Land ...
