Detroit has thousands of vacant and decaying buildings but not all need to be demolished. Craig gets an update on how some old buildings are being reused.

Photographer/videographer Brian Kaufman and columnist Nancy Kaffer of the Detroit Free Press discuss the Freep's series on the Packard Plant.

According to the Detroit News, Metro Detroit home sales increased in October for the 14th time in the past 16 months while the median home price increased by 28 percent. Craig speaks with Tim Pascarella, Senior Loan Officer at Ross Mortgage, Bobbie Miller, Associate Broker with Re/Max in the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Bonnie Richter, Vice President of Brokerage Service for Real Estate One, and Darralyn Bowers, Owner of Bowers and Associates in Southfield, about the changes in the real estate market and discuss whether the Detroit housing market is finally back on track.

Sherri Welch of Crain's Detroit Business talks about retail plans for Detroit.

Listeners join Craig in a conversation about mining historic homes in Detroit.

Guest Host, Jeff Meyers, speaks with Model D's Jon Zemke about plans for a number of Art Deco style apartment buildings near Woodward and McNichols. The buildings have been purchased by Shelborne Development. Owners Kathy Makino-Leipsitz and mark Leipsitz plan to rehab all the buildings and turn the area into a community of residents and businesses.

Guest Host, Jeff Meyers speaks with Wayne State University Professor of Urban Affairs, George Galster, and Former Real Estate Broker and Developer Newcombe Clark, about a growing trend in real estate....younger professionals choosing to rent instead of buying. Listeners weigh in on whether or not they plan to buy or rent.

When the WDET newsroom decided to take a look at Troy this week, the idea was to go out into the community and meet people where they live. Over the past year & half – through our “Crossing the Lines” coverage – we have been holding evening community forums with about 50 or so people coming out, having conversations with our staff and then reporting back. But, since summer is in full swing, people are on vacations, etc. we thought it made more sense to go small and drink some coffee. Why not? It is summer, after all, and if the coffee is too hot you can get it iced, nowadays.

William Elias, owner and broker at Elias Realty, joins Craig this morning to discuss real estate in Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor. Specializing in short sales, Elias established Elias Realty in 2011. Within the first year, his business has grown to include nearly 100 employees, managing more than 700 listings across metro Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Executive Director of the Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority Greg McDuffee speaks with Craig about current and future public and private partnerships in land use in Detroit.

Craig speaks with First Preferred Mortgage Owner, Hale Walker about the current residential real estate market in Metro Detroit.

Jamele Hage, Director of the Wayne County Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program, joins Craig to discuss the latest in the real estate market.

Developers are purchasing property in Milan, MI to build over 400 houses for sale to Chinese immigrants. The plan involves improved access to higher education at UofM and other universities. Craig speaks with Detroit News Reporter Karl Henkel.

Residents and business owners are tired of blighted buildings that are blemishing their neighborhood and have begun suing the owners as a result.