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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, 2023July 3, 2023

Detroit skyline at dusk with residential buildings in foreground and downtown skyscrapers in background.

Has Detroit’s housing market “recovered”?

by Aaron Mondry June 28, 2023June 27, 2023

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

by Aaron Mondry June 28, 2023June 27, 2023

Aerial view of a rectangular, seven-story, brown brick building with six perpendicular wings. It is surrounded by empty parking lots, residential neighborhoods and a highway. Taller buildings are in the distance.

What are you a “freak” for (in Detroit’s built environment)?

by Aaron Mondry June 21, 2023September 20, 2023

Why Detroiters struggle to use Section 8 vouchers

by Aaron Mondry June 14, 2023June 13, 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

Collage on yellow background of four photos. Top left: Wood and metal garden bench across the street from a cemetery. Top right: Two flat benches made of wood beams and cinder blocks, both under trees on the front lawn of a brick building. Bottom left: Two wood benches built into an old concrete retaining wall, next to a grassy area, trees and a billboard. Bottom right: Modern, black metal bench sitting in front of an asphalt path, a playground, and a large white structure inflated by air and shaped like a dome.

She’s a super (bench) freak

by Aaron Mondry June 7, 2023June 6, 2023

Not sure where to sit? Ask the Detroit Bench Freak

by Aaron Mondry June 7, 2023June 6, 2023

A gutter of a two-story brick building is barely attached at the corner while the other side rests on an entryway roof.

Detroiters have questions the housing commission won’t answer

by Aaron Mondry May 31, 2023May 30, 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