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Parting Shot: Zombie Homes

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. (Don Ryan / Associated Press)

HBO, I have to head out a little early today for a memorial service. I hope you’ve enjoyed our time together. Alas, DFO will be back in the morning and the Blogosphere will be as it was. I leave you with this image of 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.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog