Hardest Hit Funds demolition policy change on track to become a boon for distressed communities (Community Progress)
In February 2010, President Obama unveiled the Hardest Hit Fund, a United States Treasury program to use Troubled Asset Relief ...
Blight and home abandonment now a persistent drag on Greater Cleveland’s economy: Brent Larkin
June 27, 2014 [Brent Larkin, cleveland.com] In a meeting with about 60 senior citizens at the Cleveland branch library in ...
Thriving Communities – Land Banks Gear Up for OHFA Stabilization Dollars
At its April, 2014 quarterly meeting, Thriving Communities Institute (an outreach of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy), county land bank ...
County eyes land bank (Herald Star Online)
The Jefferson County commissioners said Thursday they are in favor of establishing countywide land banking, which will allow for vacant ...
Ed FitzGerald introduces plan to create vacant property demolition fund
April 22, 2014 [Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com] While the proposal remains light on specifics, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald has ...
Cuyahoga Land Bank Awarded $10.1 Million for Demolitions
On February 28th, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) announced that the Cuyahoga Land Bank and 10 other Ohio land ...
Tax dollars to demolish blighted properties a smart investment in stabilizing neighborhoods: editorial
March 5, 2014 [The Plain Dealer] It is a cold day in Ohio – and maybe the netherworld – when ...
Partner Feature: Following Neighborhood Stabilization Expert Frank Ford
After 14 years at Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, neighborhood stabilization expert and valuable Cuyahoga Land Bank partner Frank Ford has taken ...
Cuyahoga County foreclosures headed for 10-year low (Cleveland.com)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The number of mortgage foreclosures filed in Cuyahoga County is receding rapidly but left in the wake ...
Cuyahoga County foreclosure rates have dropped back to 2003 levels (WEWS NewsChannel 5)
CLEVELAND - The latest study on Cuyahoga County foreclosure rates seems to show the northeast Ohio housing market is making ...
Ohio shifts $60 million from foreclosure prevention to demolition (WKSU)
Ohio has been approved for $60 million to expand demolition of vacant houses. The U.S. Treasury Department gave the nod ...
Abandoning the Rust Belt, Vacating the American Dream (HuffPost Detroit)
"When you see your neighbor going down, you have to think about yourself. And if you don't go over there ...
