Keeping Detroit at Home
Originally published by Occupy.com With a click of a button, over 6,000 Detroit properties were purchased Tuesday for just over $500 apiece. The bidding on this “blight bundle” marked the finale of an auction process whose outcome surprised local government which had scripted a much different ending. The properties were up for […]
This is the story of Demitrius, Ebony, and their three children who live on Hazelridge in Detroit’s east side. They paid to buy the house when it had been in foreclosure for almost 6 months, and didn’t even know they’d been wronged. This conversation is mostly Ebony’s words, but Demitrius contributes as well, […]
This is the story of Oscar. He lives on Maiden Street with his wife Ann, and their daughter Shantane. Nearly every day, the grandkids visit, which is why they have tricycles in the front yard. When I met Oscar, he told me he had given up on his home and had […]
Joyce lives on Mettetal Street with her children and their children. Here is her story about their life and their house. This property used to be a duplex, so it went up for auction twice. We won both properties for just under $4,000. So I’ve owned the house since 1997. […]