Copper Theft on the Rise in Vacant Homes
AURORA, Ind. — Police are investigating a string of copper thefts hitting at least 11 vacant Aurora homes within the last month. Aurora Police Chief Josh Daughtery said investigators believe all of the recent cases are connected, particularly because they have one thing in common: there’s a ‘ForSale’ sign out front. “(They’re) very soft targets […]
Detroit’s other blight crisis: Commercial decay
They’re easy to find and hard to ignore. In Detroit, many residents live and shop near hulking vacant buildings that have been abandoned for years, places that attract crime, vagrants, graffiti and scrappers. Many of these blighted buildings line well-traveled corridors throughout Detroit’s neighborhoods. But exactly who owns them and why they remain in terrible […]
DAWGS Door Guards Support the Single-Family Rental Market Growth
Rising from the ashes of the 2007 housing market crash, is a thriving single-family rental market. Single-family rentals now comprise nearly 40% of the total rental market, this is not far off the multi-family rental marketshare which is 42%. (Source: CoreLogic) The growth of single-family rental properties is due to investors purchasing foreclosed homes and […]
DAWGS Hires Heroes
DAWGS is always looking for ways to support the men and woman who have selflessly served the United States in military duty. In spring of this year, Chicago’s American Legion Post #2091 was in need of a new location. DAWGS donated time and materials to secure Legion Post #2091 during the rehabilitation of what will […]
DAWGS Expands Property Security Operations to the Cleveland Market
Door And Window Guard Systems Inc. (DAWGS), a provider of steel window and door guards for vacant property security, announces expansion of operations to the Cleveland, Ohio market. Cleveland and the surrounding areas have long been plagued by vacant properties and the dangers associated with them. Vacant properties depress property values, de-stabilize neighborhoods and if […]
Top 10 US Cities Where Foreclosures make up a Significant Portion of the Housing Market
While the overall foreclosure rate continues to decline nationwide, there are a few cities in the US where foreclosures account for a large portion of the Housing Market. The cities may surprise you: Salisbury, NC – Foreclosures as % of homes sold: 23.6% Rockford, IL – Foreclosures as % of homes sold: 17.1% Morehead City, NC – Foreclosures […]
DAWGS Provides Security Solution for Cook County Land Bank Authority Properties
The Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA) in Illinois was formed in 2013 to address the large inventory of vacant residential, industrial and commercial property in Cook County. The mission of the CCLBA is to acquire, hold and transfer interest in real property. The Cook County Land Bank Authority also promotes re-habitation, revitalization and reuse […]
Problem with Evictions? DAWGS Has a Solution
Let’s face it – evictions are not pretty. They can be messy, heartbreaking and at times downright dangerous. For the property owners, evictions are stressful and can be costly. Often after a tenant has been evicted, they will break back in and cause damage to the property. The damage may be done intentionally or unintentionally […]
CFD Partners with DAWGS to Co-Develop Life-Saving Training Procedures
DAWGS, a leader in steel window and door guards for vacant product security annually meets with and trains members of the Chicago Fire and Police Departments on the use of, and in some cases, the bypass of DAWGS window and door guards. Fires in vacant buildings usually occur in properties that are boarded-up. On occasion, […]
