Cities clicking together to fight foreclosure blight - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Start the auction at $1 and only allow potential homesteaders to bid (sorry flippers/speculators). Every single one of these homes would … read more sell same-day, be occupied by a taxpayer, and go for genuine market value. With so many new ..., more 
and Pools become nasty mosquito havens in foreclosure - Associated Press  NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Mosquito control workers can measure the recession by the number of green, cloudy swimming pools they see - algae-covered havens for mosquitoes dotting neighborhoods hit by the foreclosure crisis. Aside from their annoying bites ..., more 
and New Providence program targets foreclosure crisis - Charleston Daily Mail  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Mayor David Cicilline is unveiling a new initiative to combat foreclosures in Rhode Island's capital city. The new program, called Come Home to Providence, will use federal housing funds to provide zero-interest ..., more