The foreclosure crisis has left many U.S. communities with high concentrations of vacant properties that can lead to neighborhood blight and disinvestment. In response, government, private foundations and financial institutions have provided local organizations with funding to acquire, rehabilitate and resell vacant homes or convert them to affordable rental housing.
Session facilitators will draw linkages between the U.S. experience and international efforts to manage sustainable and equitable recovery when confronted with shrinking resources, declining populations, and stagnant markets.