Detroit, once a city of more than 78,500 empty, blighted houses, is now home to more than 120,000 vacant lots, and finding new uses for those lots will be one of the city's next big steps in its ...

Detroit is running out of abandoned homes. Over the past decade, thousands of abandoned homes have been salvaged and rehabilitated, providing Detroiters access to affordable housing options. While the ...

Detroit — More than half of homes purchased from the Detroit Land Bank Authority over the last decade have appreciated in value — some by tens of thousands of dollars — but the gains were not evenly ...

The conflict highlights concerns over oversight and accountability in special deals between the Detroit Land Bank Authority and developers.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Land Bank Authority hopes to come up with a plan later this year on how to deal with homes it is trying to sell that are occupied ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his final report on the city's residential blight removal program, marking the near completion of one of his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's blight removal program cut abandoned Land Bank homes from 47,000 to under 1,000, boosting property ...