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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.

Race track for Detroit Grand Prix shown on Belle Isle island park
A 1980s bargain pitted Detroit Grand Prix advocates against residents who fear the race is destroying the island park.
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michigan central station development plan rendering aerial
The Detroit Community Benefits Ordinance was the first of its kind in the nation -- but critics say it still needs to give residents more say.
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Diamond DeYampert
Banks are reluctant to offer mortgages on homes valued at less than $100,000. Detroit’s Black residents are paying the price.
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aerial photo of belle isle in detroit, where upgrades are underway
From a world-class garden to habitat restoration, millions of dollars are being put into upgrades at Belle Isle in Detroit.
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There's a minor revolution underway at Ford, transforming the dowdy, car-choked campus of today into a modern, collaborative and green workplace of tomorrow.
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detroit map turn of the century
Detroit borders are infamously contentious, from Grosse Pointe barriers to 8 Mile's symbolism -- and we’re still experiencing the effects of border disputes 100 years later.
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eviction crisis is coming for michigan. illustration shows family using sinking house as life raft
Despite a citywide reassessment, experts say taxes in the city continue to be inflated.
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opening soon sign on a business
A striking report from the city inspector general determined that less than 20% of the grant program's federal funds went directly to support small business awardees.
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aerial view of downtown detroit
From greenways to historic sites, here are the Detroit development projects to keep an eye on next year.
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detroit housing market booming in 2020. illustration of real estate search site for detroit with prices increasing
“If no other homes came on the market, we’d be completely out of inventory in a little over 30 days,” said Jeanette Schneider, executive vice president of RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan.
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detroit houses
Single-family homes, complete with yards and driveways, are ubiquitous in Detroit -- but an urban policy expert poses that the city should consider alternative housing types to develop Detroit sustainably.
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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
Instead of raising rates or simply continuing to subsidize rents for its low- to moderate-income renters, Southwest Solutions came up with another approach: sell the homes directly to tenants.
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