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From Revenue to Reuse: Managing Tax-Reverted Properties in Detroit

Publication Date: 4/1/2011
This report from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan examines Wayne County, Michigan's tax foreclosure auction process. It offers numerous recommendations to increase revenue, decrease administrative costs and increase positive reuse of tax...

Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation: the Beginning, the Present, and Beyond, 2009 - 2011

Publication Date: 11/17/2011
By W. Dennis Keating, PhD, Cleveland State University Dennis Keating of Cleveland State University in Ohio spent six weeks with Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization staff to learn more about the inner workings of the land bank, and compiled that information into a comprehensive report about one of...

Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool - Cascade Newsletter

Publication Date: 9/1/2010
By Dan Kildee The Fall 2010 issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Cascade newsletter focuses on urban renewal and how localities like Philadelphia and Flint are using traditionally-troublesome vacant and abadoned properties to its advanage. Kildee explains in the article he wrote for...

Land Bank Authorities: A Guide for the Creation and Operation of Local Land Banks

Publication Date: 4/1/2005
By Frank Alexander for LISC In this guidebook, Emory Law Professor Frank Alexander explores the development of land banks in St. Louis, Cleveland, Louisville, Atlanta, and Genesee County, Mich., addressing the conditions, history, and legal structures of each. In comparing and contrasting the...

2012 RVP Conference - Market Changes and Neighborhood Stabilization Presentations

Understanding Neighborhood Dynamics and Using Market-Based DataStrategic resource allocation and investment requires that practitioners have a clear picture of regional, city and neighborhood dynamics. To develop that clear picture, it is essential to collect, use and share accurate data. This...