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New Report Details Massive Parcel Vacancy Blight Across St. Louis

New Report Details Massive Parcel Vacancy Blight Across St. Louis

by Phil Hall | Jun 9, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The City of St. Louis’ Community Development Administration (CDA) has published “From Policy to Progress: A Ten-Year Strategy to Reduce Vacancy in the City of St. Louis,” a 68-page report and strategy designed to address the glut of vacant and abandoned properties...
Report: Vacant Residential Property Rate Held Steady in Q1

Report: Vacant Residential Property Rate Held Steady in Q1

by Phil Hall | Feb 19, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A new data report from ATTOM found 1.33% of US residential properties, or nearly 1.4 million homes, were vacant during the first quarter of this year. That was essentially the same level as the 1.32% rate from both the previous quarter and the first quarter of 2025....
Report: Vacant Residential Property Rate Held Steady in Q1

Home Vacancy Rate Holds Steady for 13th Straight Quarter

by Phil Hall | May 30, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly 1.4 million residential properties, or about 1.3% of all US homes, were vacant in the second quarter, according to new data from ATTOM. This marks the 13th consecutive quarter that the vacancy rate has hovered around 1.3%. ATTOM’s analysis found 222,358...
Greece Considers Penalty Tax on Property Owners of Vacant Homes

Greece Considers Penalty Tax on Property Owners of Vacant Homes

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Greek government is proposing a new measure that would address the nation’s housing crisis by taxing property owners who refuse to put their vacant homes up for rent or sale. Tovima.com reports the measure would apply a new tax on property owners who refuse to...

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