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A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late

At first glance, the Pay as You Stay program -- which would dramatically cut down on back taxes for low-income homeowners in Detroit and attempt...

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You’ve got tax auction questions. We’ve got answers.

Demystifying the tax auction with Outlier Media’s Sarah Alvarez Back in February, Detour teamed up with Outlier Media to offer a free workshop we called Watchdogging the...

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Is anyone actually in charge of oversight of the county tax auction?

Wayne County Ethics Board held a hearing to decide whether or not County Treasurer Eric Sabree broke ethics rules in his role overseeing tax foreclosure...

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Eric Sabree just exposed the fatal flaw at the heart of the Wayne County foreclosure auction

The system is rife with rule breaking, but has been punishingly harsh for low-income Detroiters ...

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Journalism Workshop: Watchdogging The Wayne County Tax Auction

Come hang out with Detour Detroit and Outlier Media for a hands-on, group act of accountability journalism. ...

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Why isn’t Wayne County doing more to keep speculators from exploiting the tax auction?

Even if a buyer canâ€™t unload the property again or decides paying taxes isnâ€™t worth the trouble, losing the house to the auction is worth...

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A program to cut down back taxes for Detroiters may be too little, too late

You’ve got tax auction questions. We’ve got answers.

Is anyone actually in charge of oversight of the county tax auction?

Eric Sabree just exposed the fatal flaw at the heart of the Wayne County foreclosure auction

Journalism Workshop: Watchdogging The Wayne County Tax Auction

Why isn’t Wayne County doing more to keep speculators from exploiting the tax auction?