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HUD agrees to sell foreclosed houses to Cuyahoga County land bank

July 2, 2010 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The federal housing agency has agreed to offer the ...

Cuyahoga county land bank gets federal grant to assess brownfield sites

April 21, 2010 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County land bank has been awarded $400,000 ...

Cleveland, land bank and others get $41 million to demolish, rehab and improve neighborhoods

January 14, 2010 [Joan Mazzolini, The Plain Dealer] Cuyahoga County's new land bank, along with its partners, received nearly $41 ...

Fannie Mae is dealing responsibly with foreclosed properties in Cuyahoga County – editorial

December 19, 2009 [The Plain Dealer] The unprecedented agreement just inked between the Cuyahoga County land bank and mortgage monolith ...

Fannie Mae and the new Cuyahoga County land bank forge unique agreement

July 29, 2020 [Gus Chan, Plain Dealer] The new Cuyahoga County land bank and Fannie Mae have forged a unique ...

HUD gives first dibs on low-value houses in Cleveland to the city and nonprofit groups

November 21, 2009 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] HUD's Cleveland plan How it works: Properties valued at less than $20,000 ...

Complex finances to help get county land bank going

October 22, 2009 [Plain Dealer] Cuyahoga County plans to lend itself $20 million to help kick-start the fledgling land bank ...

Cleveland should avoid investing too much in weaker neighborhoods, study finds

October 14, 2009 [Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer] CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland’s limited resources should be poured into its strongest ...

Cuyahoga County land bank close to acquiring 1st properties, considers foreclosure-averting “better bank”

August 30, 2009 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis on his proposed "better bank": "If we ...

Cuyahoga County must make the most of new land bank

May 25, 2009 [Kevin OBrien, The Plain Dealer] If there is any good news about the foreclosure bomb wreaking havoc ...

Cuyahoga County Land bank could launch Cleveland renewal

May 19, 2009 [Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer] Marvin Fong/The Plain DealerEarth Day Coalition volunteer Josh Koppen plants native grasses ...

Cuyahoga County takes a proactive stance on foreclosures with the new land bank

February 6, 2009 [Sandra Livingston, The Plain Dealer] We all understand the impact that foreclosures have on our communities and ...