Thriving Communities

Cleveland Disassembles Itself in Face of Property-Value Plunge

December 21, 2011 [Mark Niquette, Bloomberg] Demolition contractor Craig Crawford has a foundation-level view of Cleveland’s housing market, and he ...

Land bank would target vacant homes (Middletown Journal)

Plan supporters looking for way to deal with increase in foreclosures. The idea to create a public land bank in ...

Default surge will weaken the housing market

December 14, 2011 [Middletown Journal] A rise in month-to-month foreclosure actions may herald more foreclosures in the new year. RealtyTrac, ...

Relief from the disaster

December 4, 2011 [Akron Beacon Journal] Summit County officials have noodled the idea of a land bank for months since ...

Summit County to launch land bank program (Akron Beacon Journal)

Summit County plans to start a land-bank program to help deal with vacant and abandoned properties. Under legislation being introduced ...

Holly Brinda wants city involved in land bank (The Chronicle-Telegram)

ELYRIA — Mayor-elect Holly Brinda wants Elyria to take the lead in the creation of a county land bank through ...

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 ...
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