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The Dig is Detour Detroit’s home for real estate, housing and development dirt. The Dig is bringing you stories, analysis and how-to guides about the built environment across Detroit’s 143 square miles. Sign up for The Dig newsletter, launching Fall 2020, to make sure you never miss a story.

Woman reading in semi-private seating area in an office next to windows and a living wall
Companies will have to design offices in Detroit and elsewhere to account for hybrid schedules and workers' fears while still creating spaces that foster connection.
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geraldine smith bey at her home in detroit.
Detroit nonprofit Storehouse of Hope has a vision of a community land trust -- but is going broke while facing charges of negligence from a tenant in a molding, collapsing home.
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architecture in flint michigan, a day trip from detroit
There are countless architecture highlights just a short drive from Detroit -- here’s everything you need to plan a day trip (or eight).
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Despite their high price tag, demand was high for the 14 sustainably-designed, single-family EcoHomes in Detroit.
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home in detroit at center of legal dispute between hgtv star nicole curtis and detroit lank bank over ownership
HGTV host Nicole Curtis’ battle with the Detroit Land Bank over an Islandview home is the best argument you’ll ever see for forking over cash for title insurance.
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paul jones iii
Paul Jones III, aka @PaulTheUrbanist, is a witty Twitter guide to Detroit urban planning, history, transit and equity issues.
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Detroit couple at their home, which they call the Detroit Hoodstead
For this Detroit couple, buying a home meant starting a new kind of life together, at what they call their “Detroit Hoodstead."
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detroit houses
Without the Detroit Home Mortgage program, Jennifer Ivey and her husband wouldn’t have been able to buy their home.
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Southwest Detroit’s beloved Hygrade Deli, known for its massive reubens, has been put up for sale, owner Stuart Litt said.
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Living room in home for sale, staged by Detroit Staged
Kristin Calvert stages hundreds of homes for sale with her firm Staged Detroit -- here's why it matters to buyers.
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satellite map showing southwest detroit moroun-owned land
The zoning dispute focused on a Moroun-owned property in southwest Detroit shows the impact of Michigan’s eminent domain law.
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central detroit christian affordable home
Central Detroit Christian, a nonprofit in the greater North End area, aims to triple its affordable housing portfolio in the coming year.
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