Created Equal: The pros and cons of buying a home on a land contract in Detroit
A new research paper says that rather than helping poor people buy houses, land contracts — individual purchase agreements between...
Detroit Evening Report: Construction begins on affordable housing project near Boston-Edison
Construction has begun on a $9 million multi-family affordable housing project just south of Detroit's Boston-Edison neighborhood on Clairmount and...
Detroit Evening Report: More than 5,500 family homes in Detroit passed down without legal documentation, report finds
A new report from Detroit Future City revealed that over 5,500 inherited properties in Detroit could end up in legal...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first 3D-printed house hits the market
Detroit’s first 3D printed house is officially on the market in the city's Islandview neighborhood. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
Detroit Evening Report: New ‘Water Square’ luxury apartments open in downtown Detroit
Officials from the city of Detroit and project developers gathered Tuesday to mark the grand opening of “The Residences at...
Detroit Evening Report: City breaks ground on $18M affordable housing project in southwest Detroit
City officials broke ground this week on a brand-new affordable housing development in Detroit's East Chadsey-Condon neighborhood in southwest Detroit....
Detroit Evening Report: More than 300 Detroiters purchase first-time homes through assistance program
More than 300 Detroiters have become first-time homeowners through the first round of the City of Detroit’s Downpayment Assistance Program...
Detroit Today: The case for small dollar mortgages in Detroit
A mortgage loan is more than just a pathway to homeownership, it's a building block of economic equity, neighborhood...
Detroit Today: Duggan’s Detroit land tax proposal, explained
Detroit’s property taxes are among the highest in the nation, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan reports, with population decline...
Research finds housing instability in Detroit hurts students
A recent report by the University of Michigan and Wayne State University shows housing instability in Detroit is impacting children...
How a growing homeownership rate is good for Detroit
Census data recently revealed that a majority of Detroit residents are once again homeowners, not renters. Last week, we had...
Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 12, 2022: Report looks into Detroit rental properties and who owns them
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. A new...
