Tag Archives: Zombie Properties

Will a bill to remediate issues related to zombie properties do more harm than good? Here’s what some lawmakers had to say.

Find out how lawmakers are addressing community blight problems and "zombie" properties in their cities.

New York has continued to struggle with lingering foreclosure issues and urban blight related to abandoned properties. Here's how Erie County is planning to address the blight and "zombie property" problem.

With the passage of time and a collection of new policies, New York has dampened its foreclosure rate, its backlog of foreclosure cases, and its population of zombie properties.

Over the last few decades, housing vacancies have become more widespread in many American communities. That’s according to a new report published this week by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. But why is the problem so widespread, and what ...

This June, Washington state will implement a new law (HB2057) designed to combat abandoned zombie properties and streamline interactions between government and lenders when it comes to preventing urban blight as the properties fall into disrepair. As reported by the ...

The topic of zombie homes comes up often here on DS News, ranging from fast-track foreclosure legislation to rules about clearboarding and plywood bans. In February, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state was buying up distressed mortgages ...

The issue of so-called “zombie homes” is a problem for any major city. “Zombie homes” is a colorful name for an old problem, and one that continues to be widespread as the nation gains more distance from the housing crisis and the ...

The number of vacant properties decreased from the previous quarter and from Q3 of 2015, according to the recent Q3 2016 U.S. Residential Property Vacancy and Zombie Foreclosure Report.

Some states have enacted legislation at the state level to fight vacant and abandoned properties. Now there is a federal proposal to address the problem.