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Jacob J. Lew: If you have a house on a block with blighted housing on it, if you do not remove the blighted housing, your chances of…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
If you have a house on a block with blighted housing on it, if you do not remove the blighted housing, your chances of staying above water are really tough.
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Jacob J. Lew

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Lew discusses the negative impact of blighted housing on property values.

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