<p>The idea of urban homesteading was supposed to shore up flagging cities in the 1970's and 1980's, but why did it fall short? An examination of how home values are decided, and how the financial system intersects with people's attitudes.</p>

The idea of urban homesteading was supposed to shore up flagging cities in the 1970's and 1980's, but why did it fall short? An examination of how home values are decided, and how the financial system intersects with people's attitudes.

Ep. 2: Dead Pledge: The Rise and Fall of Urban Homesteading

Housing blight — concentrated areas of vacant properties in cities, rural areas and suburbs —  is associated with everything from poverty to crime to health disparities. But governments seem powerless to turn it around. We're finding out why. A special 10-part podcast series by American Banker.

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Housing blight — concentrated areas of vacant properties in cities, rural areas and suburbs — is associated with everything from poverty to crime to health disparities. But governments seem powerless to turn it around. We're finding out why. A special 10-part podcast series by American Banker.

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Ep. 2: Dead Pledge: The Rise and Fall of Urban Homesteading

Ep. 2: Dead Pledge: The Rise and Fall of Urban Homesteading