Previous research of the Housing Policy Research Program suggests that policies and programs to stabilize Cleveland’s residential base need to be implemented soon. To achieve stabilization requires...

Reports that the city of Providence in Rhode Island is selling vacant lots for one dollar each to homeowners and neighborhood groups interested in taking title to the city’s abandoned properties.

Discusses the nature of vacant and abandoned property and the city efforts to address it. Barrier to the revitalization of central cities; survey of the populous central cities in the United States...