… Unfortunately, the Michigan Land Bank failed to sell the property and … buy the property. But the land bank halted bidding, saying that, … a safety hazard that the Land Bank is responsible for removing." … wasn't a consideration. The land bank's failure to sell Eminem's … that the 120 or so bids the land bank received after news coverage was …
Land banks are supposed to help eliminate blight, revitalize … some cases in Michigan, land banks have scooped up property … it for the benefit of the land bank. Taxpayers lose because the … auction. Michigan created land banks in 2003 to deal with overwhelming … like Flint and Detroit. Land banks are public bodies that for …
The Genesee County Land Bank is considering offering properties … soldiers at a discount. The land bank's favored buyers would pay … percent less. The Genesee land bank isn't the first Michigan land bank to consider subsidizing housing … than $36 million has been spent on land banking activities in the area …
… property, the Kent County Land Bank Authority acquired it for … also serves as chair of the land bank authority. "However, the … by what was reported as "land bank staff" suggest that the county … According to an MLive story, the land bank staff comments on 5076 Montauk … Land Bank Loans Often Losers Land Banking: An Old Idea With A …
… at providing funding to "land banks," which are government entities … to the bill, government land banks and government corporations could … impossible for Michigan land banks to eliminate "blight," since … advocating for the expansion of land banking throughout the United … congressman started the Genesee County Land Bank, Michigan's first government …
… recommending that the Kent County Land Bank be prohibited from purchasing … summer, the Kent County Land Bank caused a stir when it snapped … auction. By doing so, the land bank blocked redevelopment from … private market. Moreover, the land bank spent more than $400,000 … spend. State law prohibits land banks from acquiring property …
… properties to the Kent County Land Bank. These properties will not … helping the Kent County Land Bank circumvent state law, which forbids land banks from acquiring property … tax auction. Moreover, the land bank will have the ability to … revenue than the price the land bank will pay. Though the resolution …
Audrey Spalding was a guest on “The Tony Conley Show” on WILS AM1320 in Lansing today, discussing her work on land bank policy. You can read more of her work on that topic here, here and here.
… against the Kent County Land Bank, claiming that it violated … transfer them directly to the land bank. The Kent County Land Bank requested that more than … neighborhoods," and "[funding] the Land Bank." Some of those properties are … a track record of success; land banking in Michigan (and elsewhere) …
… could have a way to contest land bank deals that illegally acquire … Local Government Committee. "Land banks were supposed to be able … what we've been seeing is land banks cherry-picking properties … Rapids area, the Kent County Land Bank has been getting first pick … should look over our entire land banking process. I'm not sure …
