The land bank is granted unique powers under state law, allowing it to clear titles quickly, eliminate liens and past claims and hold property without paying taxes.

An Altadena Not for Sale sign at a burned home at 100 W. Las Flores Dr. during the Eaton Canyon fire, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Altadena, California. (Kirby Lee / AP) This is your first of three ...

On the evening of January 7, the Eaton Fire hit Altadena, destroying more than 10,000 commercial and residential homes and displacing thousands of families. Just a little over two months later, and ...

But quite paradoxically however, as interesting and promising private land banking investment prospects are, we were surprise to find that, majority of land owners who bought and held lands did not do ...

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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. In 2022, when Christa Stoneham became CEO of Houston Land Bank, ...

Former state Rep. Kevin Windham did not seek re-election in 2024 and began working for Washington University. Before leaving office, he was instrumental in passage of House Bill 2062, which expanded ...

This time is different. Often, that’s just not the case. But in homebuilding, now and for the foreseeable future, this time is different, changing from the ground up. The U.S. homebuilding industry is ...

The Genesee County Land Bank will update the community on a multimillion-dollar effort to demolish thousands of properties in Flint-area ...