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

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

by Aaron Mondry September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

A new paper published by a University of Michigan research center outlines how you can combine the City of Detroit’s Downpayment Assistance Program with others from lenders to unlock as much as $45,000.

Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

The Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in Detroit

by Nandi Comer November 23, 2021November 23, 2021
eviction crisis is coming for michigan. illustration shows family using sinking house as life raft
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

No clear path forward to compensate Detroit homeowners overtaxed by $600 million

by Aaron Mondry September 27, 2021September 28, 2021
Diana Alaniz and her three children stand in front of their recently purchased house at the Newberry Homes in Detroit, through a Southwest Solutions program
Posted inDetour Detroit Archives, Detour's The Dig

Federal funding was set to expire at these low-income Detroit homes. So the nonprofit landlord turned renters into owners.

by Aaron Mondry December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
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