Featuring the topic of “bank walkaways”, in November 2010 the General Accounting Office issued a report titled “Additional Mortgage Servicer Actions Could Help Reduce the Frequency and Impact of Abandoned Foreclosures” Following are the highlights, theREAD MORE
HUD Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) 2014 report “Vacant and Abandoned Properties: Turning Liabilities Into Assets”
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
Albany Law School Research Paper “Regulating Vacant Property”
In 2011 a research paper was issued by the Albany Law School, authored by Keith H. Hirokawa and Ira Gonzalez. Local governments have recently noted a correlation between the characteristics of neglected properties (e.g., unkemptREAD MORE
Understanding the True Costs of Abandoned Properties: How Maintenance Can Make a Difference
Aaron Klein previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Economic Policy and Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. In January 2017, Klein issued aREAD MORE
Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Guide “The Problem of Abandoned Buildings and Lots”
The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing was founded as a private non-profit organization in 2002. In 2015 it became a center at Arizona State University’s Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions, with affiliations withREAD MORE
Joe Schilling 2009 Study on Vacant Property Registration Ordinances
In 2009 Joseph Schilling (senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and Research to Action Lab at the Urban Institute, at the time of the study Director of Research and PolicyREAD MORE
Emory School of Law White Paper Titled, “Vacant Property Registration Ordinances”
Vacant Property Ordinances In 2010 (updated 2013) Benton C. Martin (Emory School of Law) authored a white paper titled, “Vacant Property Registration Ordinances”. In it Martin discusses, the increasing number of local governments enacting VPRREAD 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
State Blight Toolkits and Responses “Vacant Property Registration” and Others
Illinois In 2016 Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI -a public interest law and policy center in the Chicago region) and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (representing the local elected officials of theREAD 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
“Mea Culpa”
However much I try to be conventional, sometimes that may not be the best approach. Having the initial blog post for a new company begin with acknowledging fault, I believe most people would consider thatREAD MORE