vacant housing

New legislation recently signed into law, amends the state’s land bank legislation introduced by the Cuomo administration in 2011.Land Banks are…

Declining populations and shuttered factories have left rustbelt cities - like Buffalo or Rochester - with numerous vacant and abandoned properties. They…

Renovations have slowly been continuing on an historic home on Syracuse’s east side.The Babcock-Shattuck House stands at the gateway to Syracuse’s…

The Syracuse Common Council voted Monday to give the city's newly formed land bank a loan for startup costs and to share property tax revenue so the land…

It began sending out foreclosure notices for the first time last month, but a long-term funding source for Syracuse and Onondaga County's newly formed…

On Monday, Syracuse will send foreclosure notices to the owners of 200 vacant homes, empty lots and severely tax delinquent residences in selected areas…

Newly formed "land banks" in upstate New York are moving forward, despite uncertainties on just how they'll work - or be funded.The quasi-public entity in…

The city of Syracuse has a new tool it hopes will reduce the number of vacant and tax-delinquent properties.This week the state gave the OK for Syracuse…

Every Rust Belt town has them: vacant homes, vacant skyscrapers, vacant storefronts, vacant schools - even vacant churches. They're constant reminders of…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wrvo/local-wrvo-964711.mp3The church service starts just like any other.Congregants gather with…