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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. in West Virginia. Work proceeding on remediating the Morgantown Ordinance Works.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.

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Vacant Land is More Than a Single Lot—it’s a System.

Center for Community Progress

Example: Old North Rain Garden Vacant Land and Economic Systems Vacant land stewardship interacts with economic systems in the community, providing spaces for income generation, like urban farms; economic exchange, like farmers’ markets; and for new construction, like homes and businesses.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Previously, he served as Director of Resource Development and Public Affairs for Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland providing fund development and policy leadership. Committed to transforming communities through the power of economic development and CRA. Community Advocate. Community Advocate.