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Home»Posts tagged with»Abandoned houses (Page 2)

Detroit firefighters attacked by rocks, bottles during wild day of arsons

By Steve Neavling on August 30, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Detroit firefighters attacked by rocks, bottles during wild day of arsons

On Friday, fires broke out in 25 homes, nine cars, a school and an apartment building.

9 employees make 6-figure salaries at fast-growing Detroit Land Bank

By Steve Neavling on August 27, 2014   City Government, Government, Headline, Investigations, posts  

9 employees make 6-figure salaries at fast-growing Detroit Land Bank

Check out the full list of salaried employees at the Detroit Land Bank.

Photos: You won't believe the Detroit properties up for bid

By Steve Neavling on September 9, 2013   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Life in Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Photos: You won't believe the Detroit properties up for bid

Up for bid: Beautiful colonial homes, abandoned factories, gas stations, churches, a hospital, countless boarded-up bungalows and ornate apartment buildings.

Cheap, vacant houses in Detroit attract foreign investors (Photos)

By Steve Neavling on July 30, 2013   Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Cheap, vacant houses in Detroit attract foreign investors (Photos)

Many of the abandoned homes are gutted, burned and in dangerous, underserved neighborhoods.

Chinese investors start gobbling up cheap Detroit houses

By Steve Neavling on July 30, 2013   Headline, posts  

Chinese investors start gobbling up cheap Detroit houses

Lured by homes selling for as low as $100, investors are beginning to buy up dozens of properties at one time.

Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation

By Steve Neavling on January 27, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Crime & Fire, Fire, posts  

Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation

Even when neighbors tell investigators that squatters are living in vacant buildings ravaged by fire, the city rarely does more than a cursory search.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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