Buying an abandoned property can be a bargain for homebuyers—if you can actually find such a property. Properties that are unclaimed by their owners are potential low-cost purchases that might be ...

A young, idealistic mayor is tackling one of Baltimore's more recalcitrant problems: thousands of vacant and abandoned ...

Tall grass creeps up boarded windows. Overgrown lots hold little but broken glass and flat tires. Rotten porches sag under the weight of years of neglect. These sights of urban decay are common in ...

What's left of the world after everyone has gone? A photographer traveling across the country has captured incredible images of once-inhabited homes that have since decayed into nightmarish structures ...

My colleagues and I work at a law school clinic that represents tenants in eviction court, which means we get a front-row seat to the US housing crisis. The people we see lined up in front of a judge ...

With a rotted, two-story house looming behind them, a group of residents from the near north side gathered Saturday to demand the demolition of abandoned properties in the area. "This house is a ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Anderson County council took on the challenge of clearing abandoned homes and now local charities are stepping in to transform those spaces into affordable housing.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Louisville has a new plan to prevent trespassing and fires at abandoned homes. Louisville Fire reports nearly half of all severe fires in the last three years ...

WILL BE CHOSEN NEXT MONTH. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE IS LAUNCHING A PILOT PROGRAM NEXT WEEK THAT AIMS TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LOUISVILLE. AS WLKY MADELINE CARTER FOUND OUT, THEY’RE PLANNING TO ...