In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Newsham is joined by John Anderson, a builder and developer in Georgia, to discuss the Strong Towns take on “urban homesteading,” where cities sell derelict houses to people for $1 in exchange for a promise to renovate the property and live there for a period of time.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
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“<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e8g5leve0o'>Can Selling Off Homes for $1 Solve Urban Blight?</a>” by Rowan Bridge, BBC (October 2024).
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<a href='https://twitter.com/abbykatkc'>Abby Newsham (X/Twitter).</a>
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<a href='https://twitter.com/clmarohn?lang=en'>Chuck Marohn (X/Twitter)</a>.
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<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=KemetColeman&amp;v=_Xa_lfMoDqI'>Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom</a>.
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