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Home»Posts tagged with»Cheap houses

Who’s buying up cheap houses in Detroit? 10 leaders at tax auction

By Steve Neavling on November 5, 2013   Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

Who’s buying up cheap houses in Detroit? 10 leaders at tax auction

Investors scooped up more than 9,000 Detroit homes in a county auction.

Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on November 1, 2013   Abandoned Buildings, Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate, The Packard Plant  

Look at what potential Packard owner also bought in Detroit

Chicago-area developer Bill Hults has his eye on Detroit’s east side.

That sold for what?! 7 revealing facts about tax auction in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2013   Buildings, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

That sold for what?! 7 revealing facts about tax auction in Detroit

All houses and buildings started with a $500 bid. There were bargains, surprises and duds.

Photos: About 60 North End homes sell for as low as $500

By Steve Neavling on October 22, 2013   Buildings, Culture, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

Photos: About 60 North End homes sell for as low as $500

Most of the properties didn’t sell during the Wayne County tax-foreclosure auction Monday.

9 ugly Detroit houses selling for $500

By Steve Neavling on October 21, 2013   Buildings, Culture, Featured Stories, Headline, posts, Real Estate  

9 ugly Detroit houses selling for $500

Many of the houses up for auction are dilapidated and structurally unsound.

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.

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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