Legacy Cities as Resilient Cities

A new report by the National League of Cities suggests that Michigan’s Legacy’s cities, impacted by economic decline, physical deterioration, population and job loss, may be rising to the challenge and showing resilience based on the responses of local actors. Building on two previous foreclosure resiliency studies (from 2010 and 2011), the current study sought to identify foundational
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West Michigan Cities Work to Restore Homeownership

Census data has revealed that the deep recession, plunging property values, and rising foreclosures have combined to intensify the rising vacancy rate in west Michigan.  Although plagued by property vacancies, west Michigan cities utilize many approaches to encourage homeownership in the area: The cities of Grand Rapids and of Wyoming and Kent county received $11 million
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