US GAO: Growing Number of Vacant Properties Increases Communities' Costs and Challenges

The U.S. Government Accountability Office was recently asked to examine:

• trends in the number of vacant properties and how they relate to the recent increase in foreclosures,
• the types of costs that vacant properties create and who bears the responsibility for these properties and their costs, and
• state and local government strategies to address vacant properties and the federal role in assisting these efforts.

GOA’s report follows:

US GAO: Vacant Properties: Growing Number Increases Communities' Costs and Challenges (Highlights) (4 DEC 11)

US GAO: Vacant Properties: Growing Number Increases Communities' Costs and Challenges (Full Report) (4 DEC 11)