Detroit property taxes

Bidding on this year’s glut of tax-foreclosed homes in Wayne County has wrapped up.Final numbers aren't available yet. But the annual auction has become a…

An online fundraising campaign is underway to help 20 Detroit families keep their homes.The Tricycle Collective assists families facing property tax…

After months of outreach and efforts to avoid a massive foreclosure crisis, more than 32,000 Wayne County properties are still on track for the county’s…

Wayne County has again extended the deadline for homeowners to avoid tax foreclosure.Facing the prospect of an unprecedented foreclosure crisis, the…

A “hurricane without water” and a “looming disaster” — those are just two of the phrases that have been used to describe the unprecedented foreclosure…

Most Detroit households should see some relief on their property assessments this year.Mayor Mike Duggan’s office says about three-quarters of households…

Wayne County plans to foreclose on a record number of properties next year.The county has begun issuing notices to almost 75,000 properties for delinquent…

The final round of the annual Wayne County property tax foreclosure auction closed on Tuesday.This year, about 24,000 properties—the vast majority located…

The pieces are falling into place for Detroit to eventually emerge from bankruptcy with a lot less of its budget-servicing debt. But the city of Detroit’s…

Wayne County treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz’s office has filed a lawsuit to collect about $80 million in delinquent property taxes.The irony is that these…