vacant homes

Kansas City neighborhood groups use a Missouri law to take control of empty homes with the hopes of breathing new life into them. But the law is also being used to buy up cheap houses and sell them for a profit. Plus: This weekend's Chiefs game will see a match up of two elite quarterbacks who can run as well as they can throw.

Missouri's Abandoned Housing Act has paved the way for neighborhood groups to take control of empty homes and turn them back to productive use. But residents fear nonprofits with no interest in improving Kansas City neighborhoods are using the law to buy up cheap homes.

Urban farmers are trying to buy vacant lots for their farms to bring fresh, healthy food and green space to their neighborhoods, but they face challenges in acquiring that land.

Since its inception in 2019, the Marlborough Community Land Trust has sold three renovated houses. Each was sold below market rate, in an effort to avoid gentrification.

The Kansas City Council rezoned the baseball legend's home this week so the 112-year-old property can be repurposed for events, office space and a museum.

Kansas City's Parade Park, one of the country's oldest Black housing cooperatives, has been deteriorating for years. Now it's running out of time before it faces foreclosure. Plus: How one broker is trying to increase Black homeownership in Kansas City's urban core.

The Kansas City Land Bank is supposed to revitalize neighborhoods. But a Beacon investigation found that the Land Bank has potential conflicts of interest between board members and buyers, and fails to hold buyers accountable to its own requirements. The result: Properties sit vacant for years.

The house that once belonged to the legendary pitcher has sat empty for more than two decades. Now Kansas City seeks proposals to revive it as a community asset.

Segment 1: One Kansas City couple looks to turn empty lots near the Jazz District into a thriving community.Husband and wife team Daniel and Ebony Edwards…

Remember when Kansas City, Missouri, sold houses for $1 each?City leaders recently celebrated the success of that program, touting major improvements to…

In Kansas City, there are so many vacant properties that the city tried to sell some of them for a dollar. We take a look at the stories of abandoned…

More than 50 Kansas City residents and community advocates showed up Saturday morning at the Mohart Multipupose Center near Linwood Boulevard and The…