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# Tax-default clusters eyed for housing, UCR study finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/tax-default-clusters-eyed-for-housing-ucr-study-finds/
- Published: 2025-12-19T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:49:10.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Housing, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:6941af3dbfcdd40001e7b6ab:0

A UCR Center for Community Solutions [report identifies clusters of tax-defaulted properties](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/12/17/tax-defaulted-parcels-could-be-used-affordable-housing?ref=raincrossgazette.com) across Riverside and San Bernardino counties—including Lake Elsinore (18% delinquency rate) and Lake Arrowhead (15%)—as potential land banking opportunities for affordable housing despite infrastructure and environmental challenges.