Sobering report: 20% of Detroiters could lose homes to tax foreclosure this year
As more properties fall into foreclosure, the cycle of abandonment, arson and blight will continue.
As more properties fall into foreclosure, the cycle of abandonment, arson and blight will continue.
More than a third of the houses and buildings are vacant in eight Detroit neighborhoods.
Most of the properties didn’t sell during the Wayne County tax-foreclosure auction Monday.
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North Corktown is witnessing a steady drizzle of development and new residents, but it’s not envisioned as a rehabilitated neighborhood under Mayor Bing’s blueprint for land use.
Up for bid: Beautiful colonial homes, abandoned factories, gas stations, churches, a hospital, countless boarded-up bungalows and ornate apartment buildings.