Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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Save the Date: Homes Within Reach, A Season for Change Oct. 29-31, 2018

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Erie Land Bank Gets $414,000 to Combat Blight
Nov 27 2018

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Share List For the first time since its launch more than two years ago, the city of Erie’s land bank has the money it needs to combat blight. A first-of-its-kind cooperative agreement approved by Erie County government’s land bank in …more
How to Fund Land Banks
Nov 20 2018

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Share List Shelterforce recently published an article detailing how land banks across the country fund their activities. While many former industrial cities and rural communities have struggled with systemic vacancy and abandonment for decades, the 2008 housing crisis wrecked neighborhoods …more
Fell Twp. Embarking on Partnership to Help Eradicate Blight
Nov 13 2018

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Share List After experiencing success in the county’s biggest city, the Lackawanna County Land Bank looks to continue that success in one of the county’s smaller communities. Officials on Monday braved the rain at a press conference held at a …more
Strategic Housing Code Enforcement and Public Health
Nov 13 2018

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Share List Housing code enforcement—the local government process of administering and enforcing housing codes designed to ensure safe and habitable housing conditions—is one of the primary strategies for connecting and improving our housing and our health. But housing code enforcement …more
Housing Authority Approves Plan to Redevelop Larimer School
Nov 6 2018

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Share List The long-vacant Larimer School will be redeveloped as affordable housing as part of a larger redevelopment in East Liberty and Larimer by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Housing authority board members voted unanimously to approve …more
Greensburg Program Aims to Fill Vacant Lots with New Homes
Nov 6 2018

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Share List Greensburg has spent the past few years knocking down dilapidated houses. Now, the city is trying to get new ones built in their place. “We tore down single-family homes, and we’re trying to put single-family homes back in,” …more
New Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Blight Report Released
Nov 6 2018

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Share List Fighting blight has been the goal of many communities across Pennsylvania. Now… A new report is looking at ways communities can turn blighted properties into opportunities. A new report released called “Revitalizing Pennsylvania” looks at ways cities across …more
Revitalizing PA: Success Stories & New Priorities
Oct 29 2018

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Share List For many years, the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania has been committed to supporting community efforts to turn around blighted properties. The result of our work is a range of new powers and tools, made possible through state legislation, …more
Wolf: Blight Not Just a Problem in New Castle
Oct 23 2018

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Share List Gov. Tom Wolf was in New Castle last week and saw first hand the blight issue that plagues the city. In a conference call Monday morning, the governor, who is up for re-election Nov. 6 as he faces challenger Scott …more
DCED Deputy Secretary Visits Mon Valley to Discuss Development Initiatives
Oct 23 2018

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Share List An official with the state Department of Community and Economic Development met with a group of community leaders in Belle Vernon on Thursday to share ideas for revitalizing the mid-Mon Valley. Rick Vilello, deputy secretary of community affairs …more

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

Homes Within Reach 2018: Save the Date!

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