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  2. Municipal disinvestment - Wikipedia

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    During the postwar era, municipalities sought to grow enriched and modernized communities from the slums that they demolished. As the Civil Rights Movement was in full display through highway revolts and responses to racial violence, there was a growing mindset among urban planners that a communal-focused, people-first approach should be taken, along the same lines as community development ...

  3. The Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act

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    The owner fails to present compelling evidence that he has actively marketed the property during the preceding 60-day period and made a good faith effort to sell the property at a price which reflects the circumstances and market conditions. The property is not subject to a pending foreclosure action by an individual or nongovernmental entity.

  4. Tax increment financing - Wikipedia

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    The designation of urban areas as "blighted," [28] essential to most TIF implementation, can allow governmental condemnation of property through eminent domain laws. The famous Kelo v. City of New London United States Supreme Court case, where homes were condemned for a private development, arose over actions within a TIF district.

  5. Urban renewal - Wikipedia

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    Massive real estate development and reconstruction brought economic revitalization. However, when cleaning the urban decay area, traditional and historic buildings were destroyed to different levels. In the industry, researchers and practitioners used “old town reconstruction” and “urban regeneration” to describe the changes made to the ...

  6. Pa. city shames owners of blighted property on "Wall of Shame"

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    Reading Mayor Tom McMahon has started a virtual "Wall of Shame" featuring blighted properties he says will be torn down unless owners fix them up. The property owners' names are posted along with ...

  7. Blighted property demolished in Hickory Township

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    The house property at 265 Sophia Drive has been demolished, which was done through the Redevelopment Authority of Lawrence County through the county's Community Development Block Grant planning ...

  8. Real Estate Definitions Every Seller Should Know - AOL

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    When it comes to selling a home there's a lot to know beyond staging and setting a reasonable list price. As with any industry, there are real estate definitions (homestead, quit-claim) and a set ...

  9. Urban decay - Wikipedia

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    Features of British urban decay analyzed by the Foundation included empty houses; widespread demolitions; declining property values; and low demand for all property types, neighborhoods, and tenures. [17] Urban decay has been found by the Foundation to be "more extreme and therefore more visible" in the north of the United Kingdom.