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HUD, Cuyahoga Land Bank Renew Agreement – The Only One of its Kind in the US

In 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known ...

Westlake Church on the Rise volunteers start work on Cleveland house for homeless family

May 5, 2014 [Barb Galbincea, cleveland.com] All the neighbors were curious when a team of volunteers from Westlake's Church on ...

Fun Fact!: Cuyahoga Land Bank Production Milestones

The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently hit three production milestones! Since opening our doors in June 2009, we have acquired our ...

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 ...

Detroit Is Auctioning Off Incredible Old Homes For $1,000, But There’s A Big Catch (Huffington Post)

Want to buy an incredibly cheap house in Detroit? You're in luck -- just make sure you read the fine ...

New program to help single mothers get affordable homes

April 9, 2014 [WEWS] CLEVELAND - The City Mission, area churches and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank are teaming up ...

FitzGerald must deliver on proposed $50 million for blight fight to help ease tax burden on ‘burbs: editorial

March 31, 2014 [The Plain Dealer] The subprime loan scandal that brought on the Great Recession more than six years ...

Cuyahoga Land Bank changes blighted properties into opportunities

March 23, 2014 [clevleand.com] Some people think we just like to knock down houses,” said William (“Bill”) Whitney, chief operating ...

Slavic Village on the road to recovery (WOIO)

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Slavic Village Recovery (SVR) says two completely renovated properties have been sold and are homes to proud ...

Land Banks have proven to be effective fighters of blight

March 2, 2014 [Lee Chilcote, Crain's Cleveland Business] In the five years since the Cuyahoga Land Bank was created to ...

Mission Complete: Purple Heart Homes will hold ceremony for local veteran who got a refurbished home

February 28, 2014 [WEWS] SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - Purple Heart homes will hold a Mission Complete Ceremony to welcome U.S ...
Did You Know?: HomeFront Veterans Homeownership Program

Did You Know?: HomeFront Veterans Homeownership Program

The Cuyahoga Land Bank has launched the HomeFront Veterans Homeownership Program ('Homefront'), offering assistance to eligible veterans interested in purchasing ...