housing

The Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in Detroit

Like many Black Detroiters, people in my family dream of creating wealth and passing it down through the generations.

3 years ago

In Islandview, older residents living in crumbling homes look for lifeboats

Many older residents in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, currently experiencing an influx of investment, have endured living in crumbling homes year…

3 years ago

Notorious for exploitation, land contracts are getting a second look in Detroit

Housing advocates are giving a second look to land contracts for low-income buyers in Detroit, despite their predatory history.

3 years ago

Detroit’s infamous foreclosure auction looks different this year

Every year, counties across Michigan auction off foreclosed properties whose owners have been delinquent on property taxes for three years.…

6 years ago