The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) issued a report in 2014 titled “Vacant and Abandoned Properties: Turning Liabilities Into Assets” Following are the highlights withREAD MORE
2005 The National Vacant Properties Campaign Report “Vacant Properties The True Costs to Communities”
In one of the original reports on this topic, The National Vacant Properties Campaign (now the Center for Community Progress) discuss the true cost to communities as a result of vacant properties. Executive Summary ByREAD MORE
Georgia Institute of Technology White Paper “Local Vacant Property Registration Ordinances in the U.S.: An Analysis of Growth, Regional Trends, and Some Key Characteristics”
In 2012, a white paper was authored by Dan Immergluck and Yun Sang Lee from the School of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology along with Patrick Terranova. The study titled ” LocalREAD MORE
Center for Community Progress The Building American Cities Toolkit
The Center for Community Progress (formerly the National Vacant Properties Campaign) developed The Building American Cities Toolkit™. In the tool kit, in the section titled “Dealing with vacant property owners” you will find their overviewREAD MORE
San Francisco seeks to get a handle on its inventory of vacant storefronts
The following two articles discussing recent developments in San Francisco raise two (2) important points. The value of community engagement – a key component of MuniReg’s solution – “Vacant storefronts have gained attention in recentREAD MORE