A Flower Farm Blooms From An Abandoned House In Detroit (Huffington Post)
DETROIT -- The ephemeral installation that filled an abandoned house with flowers last weekend was over before the blossoms had ...
$15M urban-agriculture plan to transform Detroit space (The Detroit News)
The Detroit News3:11 p.m. EDT October 26, 2015 A $15 million urban-agriculture project announced Monday is expected to transform 22 ...
Blight blitz builds up Detroit property values (The Detroit News)
Home property values in Detroit are beginning to increase in areas where blight has been removed, according to a new ...
Mapping out how Detroit is tackling a mountain of blight
March 24, 2015 [Mike Wilkinson, Bridge Magazine] No one who has driven through Detroit is surprised by what confronts city ...
Fannie Mae selling 44 homes to Detroit Land Bank (Detroit Free Press)
Fannie Mae, the national leader in providing money for the secondary mortgage market, said today it will sell 44 Detroit ...
Cleveland’s plan to destroy nearly 6,000 homes
November 13, 2014 [Les Cristie, CNN Money] In and around Cleveland, nearly 6,000 foreclosed and abandoned homes are being destroyed ...
Hardest Hit Funds demolition policy change on track to become a boon for distressed communities (Community Progress)
In February 2010, President Obama unveiled the Hardest Hit Fund, a United States Treasury program to use Troubled Asset Relief ...
Can Detroit Keep Empty Lots From Becoming Eyesores Again?
May 28, 2014 [Karen Weise, Businessweek] Detroit is home to 114,033 empty lots—and about 5 percent have become illegal trash ...
Detroit Is Auctioning Off Incredible Old Homes For $1,000, But There’s A Big Catch (Huffington Post)
Want to buy an incredibly cheap house in Detroit? You're in luck -- just make sure you read the fine ...