Citywide property survey set to begin in Cleveland
The nonprofit Western Reserve Land Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Cleveland, will in June begin surveying all of the more than 150,000 parcels in Cleveland – and the buildings...
View ArticleFirst phase of Cleveland citywide property survey complete
Western Reserve Land Conservancy has finished on-the-ground data collection for its Cleveland citywide property survey. The second phase of the project – compiling the data and performing quality...
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Cleveland Property Survey Results Released
Western Reserve Land Conservancy, in collaboration with the City of Cleveland, surveyed all of the more than 158,000 residential, commercial and industrial parcels in Cleveland – and the buildings...
View ArticleHardest Hit Fund appropriations approved by Congress
Communities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis across Ohio will benefit from Congress’s approval of the year-end spending bill. In a strong bipartisan action, the House voted 318-109 and the Senate...
View ArticleHardest Hit Fund allocations announced
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that it would exercise its authority to transfer up to $2 billion in additional Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds to the Hardest Hit Fund...
View ArticleIs the Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Crisis Over?
On Friday, March 18, Frank Ford, senior policy analyst for Western Reserve Land Conservancy, issued Is the Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Crisis Over? A Report on Housing Trends in Cuyahoga County after...
View ArticleCitywide property survey set to begin in Elyria
Elyria is ready to launch a survey of all of the city’s nearly 23,000 parcels – and the buildings associated with them – to provide officials with an updated snapshot of the condition of these...
View Article3Cs: Mapping at the parcel level in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati
Ohio faces serious property challenges, ranging from blight removal to property reuse to new development. Groups and individuals lack easy access to the property information they need to make the best...
View ArticleProperty survey set to begin in five of Cleveland’s eastside suburbs
The cities of Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid, and Warrensville Heights are ready to launch a survey of all 50,000 residential parcels in the municipalities – and the buildings...
View Article“Myths and Misconceptions About Demolition in Cleveland”
Frank Ford, senior policy adviser for Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Thriving Communities program, has published an article, Myths and Misconceptions About Demolition in Cleveland, in the Fall 2017...
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New report finds few distressed homes, but slow housing market recovery in...
A new report, Communities at the Crossroads: A Survey of Five First-Ring Suburbs, examines the housing market challenges and opportunities facing Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple Heights, South Euclid,...
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Communities at the Crossroads: A Survey of Five First-Ring Suburbs
Communities at the Crossroads: A Survey of Five First-Ring Suburbs examines housing market challenges and opportunities facing five of Cleveland’s first-ring suburbs – Euclid, Garfield Heights, Maple...
View ArticleCleveland Neighborhoods by the Numbers: 2018 Update
Cities need data concerning vacant properties and building conditions to make informed community development decisions. By preparing and conducting property inventories, Western Reserve Land...
View ArticleCleveland Neighborhoods by the Numbers: 2018 Update
A new report issued by Western Reserve Land Conservancy shows a significant reduction in the number of vacant and distressed structures in 13 of Cleveland’s east side neighborhoods, as well as...
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