The 16 million vacant homes in the country aren’t just sitting there—a new study found they actively drive up nearby real estate prices and keep potential first-time buyers from entering the market.
Read More »New York AG Leads the Fight Against Zombie Homes
In an effort to help communities dealing with vacant and abandoned properties, Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, announced a grant initiative called Zombies 2.0. Here’s more on how she plans to combat the issue.
Read More »More Communities Banning Plywood on Zombie Homes
Abandoned “zombie homes” are a problem in many communities, driving down property values, attracting crime, and often creating safety risks such as fire hazards. Communities battle zombie homes and related urban blight in a variety of ways, ranging from fast-track ...
Read More »Mortgage Experts Weigh in on Vacant and Abandoned Properties
The issues surrounding vacant and abandoned homes have been discussed at length for years, but the National Mortgage Servicing Association has now proposed policies to standardize procedures, definitions, and best practices. What incite are industry experts giving on the prevalent matter?
Read More »The Waiting Game with Vacant Properties
What can companies do to combat all the potential problems that may arise when a property sits vacant for a lengthy period of time while in the process of foreclosure? Chad Mosley, COO of MCS Solutions, sheds some light on the topic.
Read More »The Cost of Fighting Community Blight
A new white paper examines what steps property owners and policymakers can take to prevent the unwanted effects of vacant and abandoned properties.
Read More »New York Takes Aim at Zombie Properties
New York joined other states that are passing legislation to deal with the nationwide problem of vacant and abandoned properties.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Putting Foreclosures on the Fast Track
Robert R. Hoose, Vice President with the Law Offices of John D. Clunk Co., LPA, recently talked to DS News in depth about a foreclosure reform bill which he played a key role in developing and moving through the state legislature in Ohio.
Read More »On the Fast Track at Last: Ohio Passes Foreclosure Bill
How will a bill that passed in the Ohio State Legislature cut down on the issues brought on by vacant and abandoned properties, and will the bill serve as a template for the rest of the nation?
Read More »Here’s One Way to Fight Zombie Properties
Local municipalities in the areas hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis have made various attempts through legislation to combat the problem of “zombie properties.” How does the most populous town in the U.S. propose to handle the problem?
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