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Illustration of orange and blue single-family homes in different styles and fences on yellow grid background.

Getting a mortgage in Detroit is notoriously difficult — $25k down payment grants might help

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Two-story brick home with white vinyl siding on the dormer windows. Two overgrown bushes obscure much of the first floor.

Blight tickets? Unpaid taxes? Wayne County will still sell you Detroit properties

by Aaron Mondry September 6, 2023October 11, 2023

Diagram showing seven buildings with 177 units. Legend indicates senior apartments, one-bedroom flats, two-bedroom flats, ground level recreation space and roof terrace recreation space. About eight units for sale by Tekton Development in a separate building are also indicated.

Local Government

North End Landing development gets a win after four-hour debate

by Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

Woman speaking into a microphone and gesturing with her right hand.

A Detroiter’s fight to end youth homelessness in the city

by SaMya Overall August 4, 2023August 7, 2023

Facade of a three-story apartment building with a gray stucco exterior.

How to make development in Detroit’s neighborhoods work? ‘You have to live it’

by Aaron Mondry July 26, 2023July 25, 2023

Two-story brick office building with six arched windows and a front door. “Detroit Housing Commission” appears in small black letters above the door. The building is fronted with greenery, flowers and a mowed lawn.

The Detroit Housing Commission is failing. So are those in charge of its oversight

by Aaron Mondry July 5, 2023October 30, 2023

Five actors stand on stage, with one at a podium. Behind them, a screen that displays a cartoon living room with text that reads, “Should Dot take the risk and see what adventure lies ahead?” with options of “Yes” or “No.”

Experience Detroit housing challenges through participatory play ‘Dot’s Home Live’

by Miriam Marini June 29, 2023October 30, 2023

Detroit property values doubled since 2012, but a full recovery remains elusive

by Aaron Mondry June 28, 2023June 27, 2023

A Black woman in a pink shirt sits on a couch, staring out the window. Black drapes cover the windows behind her.

Tenants, landlords and staffers agree: Detroit’s Section 8 program is broken

by Aaron Mondry June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

A man stands on a ladder and holds up siding under the gutter of a two-story brick building, as another worker watches from the ground.

The housing commission is the landlord for thousands of Detroiters, but it rarely answers tenants’ calls

by Malak Silmi and Aaron Mondry May 31, 2023May 30, 2023