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Two-story townhouses with brick and white vinyl siding are surrounded by black metal fencing, footpaths and green lawns covered in dandelions.
Posted inFix this First

Answering the biggest questions about the Detroit Housing Commission

by Aaron Mondry May 3, 2023May 15, 2023

Detroiters regularly plead with the city to compel private developers to build more affordable housing. But the Detroit Housing Commission, the largest provider of affordable housing in the city, has relatively little scrutiny.

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

Detroiters’ 2023 property taxes are going up. Blame (mostly) inflation.

by Noah Kincade and Sarah Alvarez January 24, 2023March 17, 2023
Photo illustration with stock imagery of houses on neighborhood streets shown from above, with varying home values shown for several different homes
Posted inThe Dig

How property values in Detroit get decided and why they can be wrong

by Aaron Mondry August 10, 2022June 28, 2023
flooed I-94 freeway in detroit in 2021
Posted inHow to Detroit

Detroit flood season is coming – here’s what we know after 2021’s ‘rain event’

by Sarah Alvarez April 13, 2022March 17, 2023
Posted inExplainers

Explainer: The magnitude of DTE Energy shut-offs in Detroit

Kate Abbey-Lambertz headshot by Kate Abbey-Lambertz March 24, 2022March 15, 2023
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Posted inDetour Detroit Archives

How Detroit’s borders were drawn — and why it matters

by Aaron Mondry January 19, 2021March 14, 2023
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