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On today's show, Zoe Clark gave an election day rundown and we heard about an interactive ballot. Plus, we discussed lead paint in homes and Henry Ford's political history,

Highland Park is a small city with a lot of vacant land. Now, it's trying to use that vacant space as an asset to lure developers.At just under three…

A Genesee County Land Bank official resigned today, a day after a tape surfaced of him using a racial epithet to describe Flint residents.Before 9 a.m., a…

More Detroiters living next to vacant lots will get a chance to buy them.The city is ramping up a program to sell “side lots” to neighboring homeowners…

A Detroit developer who just bought a massive chunk of city land says he wants to help community groups revitalize their own neighborhoods.Herb Strather…

The Detroit City Council has rejected a proposal to transfer thousands of city-owned properties to the Detroit land bank.The resolution, put forward by…

The Detroit City Council is slated to vote this week on a plan that would speed big city property transfers to the Detroit land bank.Detroit emergency…

The city of Detroit says it’s sold $1 million dollars worth of vacant homes that will be fixed up and occupied. Nearly 70 auctioned properties have been…

The city of Detroit has launched an effort to fill some of its vacant homes with new residents – an online auction site for city-owned properties. There…

County treasurer offices across Michigan this week are processing thousands of homes that have fallen into tax foreclosure. Michigan property owners has…