Keeping Detroit at Home
Portia’s is the home that almost wasn’t. Her house was purchased in last year’s auction with the help of a last-minute $500 donation from Ruth, who lost her bid on her own home and re-donated the money back to another family. They put it to good use and are happy and […]
Shakiya and her husband Warren live with their three kids in a home that found its way into this year’s tax foreclosure auction despite their regular mortgage payments. Who knows if it was incompetence or intent on the part of the chain of bankers, brokerage firms and individuals who form the […]
This is the story of June’s long struggle for a home of her own. At the time this interview was recorded, June believed she was days away from receiving the deed to her house. 3 months later, there has been no progress. June is the director of a prison ministry organization and is […]
Thousands of Detroit Properties Revert Back to Government Ownership As of today, May 26*, thousands of Detroit properties will slip soundlessly from private to government ownership through a little-known aspect of the tax foreclosure process known as “reversion.” It’s all part of the new normal for post-bankruptcy Detroit where the […]