Still, with nearly 15,000 abandoned properties blighting ... echoes the spirit of Baltimore’s historic “dollar house” program ...

the house where the blaze erupted ... and 1647 W. North Ave. In Baltimore, fires in vacant and boarded up buildings are frequent and dangerous — to firefighters as well as to city residents.

Baltimore City is moving forward with a program ... Individual buyers and community land trusts are eligible to buy the city-owned vacant houses for $1. Small nonprofits can purchase the homes ...