Portland officials take aim on ‘zombie homes’
City officials in Portland have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for the first time in 50 years. The booming Pacific Northwest metropolis is grappling with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market.
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- A fire-damaged, abandoned and boarded-up house stands in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- Bob Wheeler, who has lived in the same house since he was 14 years old, stands outside a neighboring fire-damaged, abandoned and boarded-up house in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- Bob Wheeler, who has lived in the same house since he was 14 years old, tends to the roses he planted in the front yard for his now-deceased mother at his home in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- Dense growth hides an abandoned, boarded-up house in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- Dense growth surrounds an abandoned, boarded up house in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- A fire-damaged, abandoned and boarded-up house stands in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- A police notice is attached to an abandoned and boarded-up house in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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- An abandoned, boarded-up house stands next to newer homes in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called “zombie homes” for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and skyrocketing home costs that threaten to lock new homeowners out of the market. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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