City of Cleveland CNDC MERS Training 03-24-10
March 12th, 2010
As discussed in the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition's (CNDC) March 2010 bulletin, Safeguard Properties will be hosting the next Housing Committee meeting on March 24, 2010.
CNDC Housing Committee and Safeguard Properties to Provide Missing Link for Vacant Properties
One of the greatest obstacles facing Cleveland's CDCs in their pursuit to abate neighborhood nuisances and acquire properties for development opportunities is finding a responsible party's direct contact information for a vacant or abandoned home. As foreclosures and vacancies continue to escalate, combined with the lengthly process to move a property through default, helping housing directors, outreach coordinators and code enforcement specialists identify a point of contact is more critical than ever. The next Housing Committee meeting on March 24th will be hosted by Safeguard Properties at its headquarters in Valley View, where a free and valuable resource for CDCs will be demonstrated. It is the "MERS Initiative" which resulted from a partnership between the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS), under the MBA's Vacant Property Registration Committee, chaired by Safeguard's founder and CEO Robert Klein. (For more information about the MERS Initiative, please click here.)
Community Development professionals will have the opportunity to view and test the MERS System at the March 24th meeting. Safeguard will provide a hands-on demonstration and lunch will be provided. To register, please contact Lynn Friedel of the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition at 216-928-8100 or by email at lynn@cndc2.org. by Friday, March 19, 2010.
To view the Bulletin in its entirety, please click here
About Safeguard
Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held field services company in the country. Located in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company with over 700 employees. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors able to perform any requested superintendence, preservation, and maintenance functions, as well as numerous ancillary services in the U.S., the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.