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A house in Detroit with the words "This is a home. Do not bid." spray painted onto it.
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Created Equal: Detroiters are turning more foreclosed homes into profit than outside investors

David Leins September 9, 2024

Once dominated by non-local LLCs exploiting the system for quick returns, new data suggests that fewer outside investors are "milking"...

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MichMash: Michigan’s housing authority granted state funds to increase inventory

Hernz Laguerre August 16, 2024

Back in April, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) was granted the ability to use $60 million state funds...

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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Supreme Court says local governments must pay back profits from foreclosed homes

Bre'Anna Tinsley July 30, 2024

The Michigan Supreme Court said Monday its 2020 decision stopping local governments from keeping profits from the sale of foreclosed...

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City officials broke ground on the new Preserve on Ash development in North Corktown on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: New mixed-use development breaks ground in North Corktown

Hernz Laguerre July 26, 2024

The city of Detroit broke ground this week on the first phase of a new mixed-use housing development in North...

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Detroit Evening Report: Bills to combat housing discrimination heading to Whitmer

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Rick Pluta June 27, 2024

Landlords would be barred from discriminating against tenants or prospective tenants who use housing vouchers or some other type of...

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Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.
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Detroit Evening Report: Many Michiganders spending too much on rent, U-M study finds

Sascha Raiyn, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 21, 2024

A quarter of renters in Michigan are spending more than 50% of their total income on rent, according to a...

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The Metro: Detroit company using IRA funds to help low-income households be more energy efficient

The Metro May 14, 2024

The announcement of Michigan Central Station’s reopening on June 6 has many excited about what the location will mean for...

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Dwydell Garrett poses in front of a WDET logo.
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Hamtramck completes housing for families displaced by I-75 construction in the 1960s

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 14, 2024

A class action lawsuit filed in 1968 against Hamtramck for displacing a Black neighborhood for the construction of the I-75...

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Michigan House proposes $80.9B budget

Colin Jackson May 9, 2024

Michigan House lawmakers approved an $80.9 billion proposal for the state’s next budget Wednesday evening.Democrats in the House majority say...

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House Committee holds first hearing on renters’ rights bills

Rick Pluta April 26, 2024

A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people...

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Two modest Detroit homes next to each other on a Detroit street.
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Created Equal: The pros and cons of buying a home on a land contract in Detroit

Created Equal April 17, 2024

A new research paper says that rather than helping poor people buy houses, land contracts — individual purchase agreements between...

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For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 22-year-old Devin and 21-year-old Zacaya.
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The Metro: Habitat for Humanity home repairs expand to Madison Heights

The Metro March 29, 2024

Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County provides a variety of housing programs, mainly focusing on Southfield and Pontiac. They’re now...

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