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Harbor Springs in northern Michigan has issued a moratorium on building permits after voters repealed an updated zoning ordinance over concerns about local character and in spite of concerns about housing supply.

Today, we talk with reporters about Detroit buildings that look abandoned, but have owners — and why that's the case. Then, we listen to some of last night's Issues and Ale from Kalamazoo. Later, we discuss how one Michigan diner is bringing people together by talking politics.

Today, a preview of President Biden’s visit to Detroit this evening, and what it means for his campaign.

What Michigan farmers are up against in the changing climate and growing seasons. Also today, what’s wrong with Michigan’s housing stock. A discussion on a new study of statewide housing needs. Growing interest in native plants. Then, a short history of Gerrymandering in the United States and Michigan lessons about reclaiming representation.

The Michigan Public Policy survey polled over a thousand local cities, counties, villages and townships. They found that only 27% of them felt they had enough affordable housing.

Turning barely used office space into desperately needed urban housing seems like a win-win in the work-from-home era. But even in cities eager to do this, plenty of obstacles remain.

The Michigan Housing Plan aims to tackle the housing crisis with the construction of 75,000 new rentals and more affordable single-family homes.

The federal government reported that the inflation rate for housing spiked to its highest rate since 1982 from September 2021-22. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the inflation rate for the broad category of “shelter” is now 6.6%. Experts say that’s reflected in Michigan's major housing markets.

The first abandoned building turned apartment building created with the Detroit Housing for Future Fund is accepting new tenants.

One of the common traditions as we end one year and begin another is taking stock — reviewing where we've been and figuring out where we want to go in the…