In 2017, Detroit-native Vincent Orr was working as a production supervisor at Chrysler, when he kept seeing and hearing advertisements for The Detroit Land Bank Authority. The organization ...

I toured three abandoned homes that are up for auction through the Detroit Land Bank Authority. The three homes have fire damage, peeling paint, holes in the floors, and boarded-up windows.

But some residents say their complaints have been ignored. Since the goal of boarding up Detroit's abandoned houses was achieved three years ago, the city has spent an additional $4 million ...

The group of people started moving into Goldengate Street homes a couple of years ago They live in abandoned houses in one of Detroit%27s worst areas with no electricity or water or heat Some ...

In the newest season of 'Rehab Addict,' Nicole Curtis will return to Michigan and renovate a 1928 Detroit property.

From 2014 to 2019, many of the demolitions were funded by the federal government’s Hardest Hit Fund. The goals of the fund are to help reduce homeowner foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods. This ...

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DETROIT – Abandoned houses were burning Tuesday evening on Chopin Street near Michigan Avenue in Detroit. Firefighters worked to contain the flames and stop the fire from spreading to nearby homes.

the other two houses listed on Wednesday also sold - for amounts nowhere close to the amount of 1735 W. Boston. Yet their sales also convey an increase in interest in abandoned Detroit properties ...

A couple in Detroit have breathed new life into a 1927 ... Their transformation of the abandoned house into a warm and welcoming home is a testament to their dedication—and proof that even ...

"It means right now, the end of abandoned houses in Detroit is within our grasp," Mayor Mike Duggan said. Duggan said the interest in restoring city houses would likely lead to more being pulled ...

The organization, founded in 2008, offers residents of Detroit, Michigan the opportunity to buy vacant, abandoned, or deteriorated houses and land at auction. Orr submitted a bid and won a three ...