Plagued by foreclosures, DeKalb County Georgia is buying up properties and creating a land bank in hopes of spurring redevelopment.
Officials are using federal money to buy up vacant and abandoned properties in an effort to lure investors and developers.
"The bank could help put vacant homes and unused commercial properties into the hands of neighborhood associations or developers, clearing the way for new uses.
DeKalb had the third-highest number of foreclosures in the state over the past two years. The effect has been a 13 percent drop in property values countywide, and neighborhoods pockmarked by empty homes."
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