By Dylan Deprey While taking a drive down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the numerous amounts of opportunity that line the Harambee neighborhood are simply sitting behind boarded windows and … [Read more...]
Associated Bank Partners with ACTS Housing in Filling Foreclosed Homes
By Dylan Deprey Sometimes a house is not a home without a little tender loving care. It gets a little harder to provide some TLC when the houses in a neighborhood are boarded up foreclosures that … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett Voices Concerns over “Zombie Properties” Bill
Bill would allow homes to sit vacant for up to one year MILWAUKEE – On Monday, March 7, Mayor Tom Barrett voiced opposition on Assembly Bill 720 which would worsen the abandoned property problem … [Read more...]
Common Council Passes Resolution to Accelerate Tax Foreclosures on Vacant Homes
Milwaukee City Treasurer Spencer Coggs commended the Milwaukee Common Council today for passing Resolution 150164 that will permit the “fast tracking” of in rem tax foreclosures on vacant, tax … [Read more...]
Treasurer Spencer Cogg’s Plan to Target Blighted Vacant Properties in Stable Neighborhoods
City Treasurer Spencer Coggs announced today that he will pursue an accelerated process to obtain eligible vacant tax delinquent properties in stable neighborhoods before they become eyesores. “This … [Read more...]
Governor Scott Walker unveils $2 Million blight elimination program for Milwaukee
Citing a need to improve public safety and positively impact property values, Governor Scott Walker this week announced a $2 million program to help the City of Milwaukee through the elimination of … [Read more...]
City takes major step towards reducing number of tax foreclosures
City Treasurer Spencer Coggs announced that the Milwaukee Common Council has, this week, passed legislation implementing a proposal made by his office to allow taxpayers to pay both their property … [Read more...]
Mayor Barrett announces major allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds
Majority of funds will be designated to City’s housing and foreclosure crisis Mayor Tom Barrett today announced his plans to commit significant resources from the Community Development Block … [Read more...]
Homeowner Bills of Rights emerge as remedies to foreclosure
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A few days ago, HUD released data showing that more 620,000 troubled homeowners received more than $50 billion in principal reductions and savings. These actions … [Read more...]