real estate

This is the time of year when For Sale signs start popping up with the spring crocuses and tulips. But the home-buying season might be a challenge this…

The Next IdeaOne of the central challenges in Detroit’s revival: making sure that all boats rise. That good things are happening for long-time Detroiters,…

It used to be property taxes skyrocketed when home values went up. Sometimes tax bills increased by double digit percentages in a single year.Voters fixed…

A Grand Rapids non-profit group is hoping to boost the inventory of affordable housing in West and Mid-Michigan.The Inner City Christian Federation is…

A non-profit in Grand Rapids says it’s reached an agreement to buy 177 homes to preserve affordable housing in the region.The Inner City Christian…

I am switching roles a bit at Michigan Radio. The change requires me to sell my lovely house in Grand Rapids to work out of Ann Arbor.I figured selling…

Twin brothers who ran an $18 million Ponzi scheme in Michigan are going to prison for up to 20 years.James and Thomas Mulholland bought real estate,…

A new report from Realty Trac says Flint is the most vacant city in the nation, and Detroit isn't far behind.According to the report, 7.5 percent of homes…

Michigan has more than 280 contaminated sites that are “orphans.” That means the company that made the mess no longer exists and the state has to deal…

Fewer Michigan homeowners are ‘seriously’ underwater on their mortgages.The Great Recession sent home prices falling. But for the last few years, home…