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Abandoned homes

Broken windows, busted real estate market

by Alana Semuels
May 7, 2014
Philadelphia is cracking down on dilapidated buildings, because it pays to.
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Cities demolish homes, but problems linger

by Adam Allington
Jul 16, 2012
Cities across the Rust Belt are finding it cheaper to tear down abandoned homes than pay for the upkeep. But critics say demolishing problem properties does nothing to ease a poor neighborhood's troubles.
Critics of the demolition of abandoned homes say it makes problem neighborhoods even less attractive to would-be developers.
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