Category: Reference Desk

NLC Local Eviction Prevention Policy and Program Tool

The National League of Cities has developed the Local Eviction Prevention Policy and Program Tool. This tool is an “interactive...

February 24, 2023

Coordinating the Authority and Resources to Remediate Blight

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan (not-for-profit public affairs research organization, founded in 1916) recently released a report titled, “Coordinating...

February 20, 2023

Public CEO Op-Ed “How to prevent dangerous properties and increase revenue” – Value of a VPRO

Following up on a January Op-Ed (by Ryan Griffith Bay Area Receivership Group) discussing the benefits of receiverships, MuniReg’s President...

February 13, 2023

National League of Cities Resources “Housing Supply Accelerator” & “Landlord Engagement Lab Toolkit”

Two recent initiatives have been introduced by the National League of Cities (NLC). Landlord Engagement Lab Toolkit Per NLC “Engaging...

January 24, 2023

The Price Effects of Greening Vacant Lots: How Neighborhood Attributes Matter

Recent article discusses a University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School June 2022 study on the “economic effects of the Pennsylvania...

January 19, 2023

JAMA Study abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence

Installing new doors and windows, trash cleanup, and weeding at abandoned houses in Philadelphia led to substantial drops in nearby...

December 6, 2022

Reimagine Delinquent Property Tax Enforcement

In its newest publication, the Center for Community Progress “lays a general foundation for understanding the property tax system, but...

October 12, 2022

The State of Land Banking 2022

The Center for Community Progress created the National Land Bank Network (NLBN). At the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, they...

September 21, 2022

Virginia Commonwealth University Study: Negligent landlords predictor of neighborhood violence

A study by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers found that the tax delinquency of company-owned properties was the only variable that...

September 14, 2022

Measuring Urban Blight

The newest edition of HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research Journal discusses methodologies for measuring urban blight. “Across the...

August 22, 2022