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Economic Impacts of the Ingham County Land Bank (2006-2012)Publication Date: 8/29/2013
BY THE MSU LAND POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE INGHAM COUNTY LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY, TREASURER’S OFFICE, INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN
The primary objective of this research is to determine what, if any, positive effect Land Bank activities have on nearby property values and...
From Revenue to Reuse: Managing Tax-Reverted Properties in DetroitPublication 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 - 2011Publication 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...
Economic Impacts of Residential Property Abandonment and the Genesee County Land Bank in Flint, MichiganPublication Date: 4/1/2007
By Nigel G. Griswold and Patricia E. Norris for Land Policy Institute
The costs of abandonment have been documented for some time – higher crime rates, decreased property values, reduced tax revenue…this study adds to the growing research proving that the value of intervention can be...
Vacant Land Now & Tomorrow: Building Enduring Values with Natural AssetsPublication Date: 11/3/2008
By Joan Iverson Nassauer and Rebekah VanWieren
This report anaylzes the pioneering revitalization effort of the Genesee County Land Bank as model for the type of policies and approaches land banks across the country can emulate.
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Foreclosure and Beyond: A Report on Ownership and Housing Prices Following Sheriff's Sales, Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2000-2007Publication Date: 1/1/2008
By Claudia Coulton, Kristen Mikelbank, and Michael Schramm
Published by The Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University
Rates of foreclosure have quadrupled since 2000 in Cuyahoga County, primarily as a...
The Role of Investors in the Single-Family Market in Distressed Neighborhoods: The Case of AtlantaPublication Date: 2/5/2013
By Dan Immergluck
As a result of the housing crisis, Atlanta has experienced a significant increase in the number of investor-owned single-family properties. This study seeks to describe the flow of single-family properties coming out REO status and the behavior of...
The Art of Code Enforcement: A Practical GuidePublication Date: 8/19/2012
By Martin Collins
This book offers a number of tools and strategies for code enforcement administration.
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Blueprint Buffalo Action PlanPublication Date: 10/1/2006
Published by the National Vacant Properties Campaign
The Blueprint Buffalo Action Plan provides policymakers, civic and business leaders, and citizens with specific ideas and tools for addressing vacant properties, highlighting current activities in Buffalo and providing information on model...
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