Detroit has demolished roughly 27,000 abandoned houses and sold another 19,000 formerly vacant homes since Mayor Mike Duggan ...

The land bank is granted unique powers under state law, allowing it to clear titles quickly, eliminate liens and past claims and hold property without paying taxes.

Mayor Mike Duggan is tying up some loose ends before he leaves office. He’s done a lot to get rid of Detroit’s blight problem ...

Detroit's Master Plan of Policies is being revised to address the enormous inventory of vacant land in its neighborhoods that has little productive value and places a major financial burden on city ...

Construction has begun on Detroit's first solar neighborhoods project, transforming 165 acres of vacant land across five neighborhoods into solar arrays. The initiative aims to offset the city's ...

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land in Detroit by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees. (AP video: Mike Householder) Fantasy Football Week 15 Target Trends: Dan Campbell's play ...

Growing up on Detroit’s west side, I attended Northwestern High School, famously featured in The Temptations movie. Like many in the city, I faced the challenges of a complex environment—caught in ...

The Detroit Land Bank Authority, the city's biggest property holder tasked with getting blighted properties back on the tax rolls, is facing a proposed 52% subsidy cut from the city that its CEO said ...

A new 53-unit apartment complex in southwest Detroit near Clark Park had its official grand opening Monday and was praised as the right way to build mixed-income housing in the city and combat ...