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  2. 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 ...

  3. Racial steering - Wikipedia

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    Racial steering refers to the practice in which real estate brokers guide prospective home buyers towards or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race. The term is used in the context of de facto residential segregation in the United States, and is often divided into two broad classes of conduct:

  4. Land banking - Wikipedia

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    Blighted land in Philadelphia. Land banking is the practice of aggregating parcels of land for future sale or development.. While in many countries land banking may refer to various private real estate investment schemes, in the United States it refers to the establishment of quasi-governmental county or municipal authorities tasked with managing an inventory of surplus land.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Mayor Stephanie Terry wants your help identifying blighted ...

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    Mayor Stephanie Terry is starting a new program focused on fighting blight in the city.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Urban decay - Wikipedia

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    Urban decay is often the result of inter-related socio-economic issues, including urban planning decisions, economic deprivation of the local populace, the construction of freeways and railroad lines that bypass or run through the area, [2] depopulation by suburbanization of peripheral lands, real estate neighborhood redlining, [3] and ...

  9. Blighted property demolished in Hickory Township

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    Aug. 15—A blighted property in Hickory Township has been demolished, thanks to funding provided by the county. The house property at 265 Sophia Drive has been demolished, which was done through ...