As Detroit runs out of abandoned homes, the need for leaders to create policy around vacant lots grows, writes Detroit Land ...

This weekend, the Detroit Land Bank Authority is marking a milestone. 11 years ago, they launched a program allowing Detroit homeowners to buy vacant lots next to their home for just $100. As of this ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. With dwindling inventory and political questions swirling ...

A scathing review of Detroit’s demolition program found that the city failed to substantiate $13 million in payments to contractors between 2017 and 2019, making it impossible to discern whether the ...

The City Council and Mayor Mike Duggan cut the Detroit Land Bank Authority's subsidy for the 2026 fiscal year in April from $10.5 million to exactly zero, prompting the authority to reduce staffing ...

Some housing advocates and city officials are pushing to use another tool to help address Detroit's shortage of affordable homes: community land trusts. Earlier this spring, the Detroit City Council ...

The ongoing legal and social media battle between the City of Detroit and Charles E. Brooks Jr. — the owner of the unique eastside "castle" property — may be coming to a close. On Saturday, Detroit ...

Women built and continue to build Detroit, and it's time for a woman to sit in the mayor's office, writes business owner and ...

The work to preserve the legacy of Detroit’s unsung civil rights hero Sarah Elizabeth Ray continues. On Tuesday, The Detroit Land Bank Authority unanimously voted to sell Ray’s house and an adjacent ...