Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vacant properties in Detroit. Vacant housing can conjure up images of run-down homes, overgrown lawns, or boarded-up buildings.

I believe in the vacant building cleanup project (“Maryland gives Baltimore nonprofits $30 million as Moore pushes vacant buildings cleanup,” Aug. 3). If it takes $30 million a year, well, so be it.

There are roughly 14.9 million vacant homes in the United States. LendingTree data between 2022-2023 found the states with the most and least vacant homes. Maine topped the list, followed by Vermont, ...