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The Detroit News

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Major Detroit retail center anchored by Meijer hits the market

A major shopping center at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile in Detroit is up for sale. The 134,585-square-foot retail property at Gateway Marketplace includes tenants such as K&G Fashion Superstore, Planet Fitness and Five Below. The nearby, nearly 200,000-square-foot Meijer superstore that anchors the shopping center is not included in the sale, according to the online listing by Mid-America Real Estate. No asking price is publicly listed. The shopping center opened in 2013 on part of the former location of the Michigan State Fairgrounds, at the city's border with Ferndale. The property is listed as 98.9% occupied. The offering includes five outparcels: ground leases occupied by McDonald's, Applebee's, PNC Bank and AutoZone, as well as a multi-tenant specialty retail building, according to Mid-America Real Estate. Other stores on the property include a Starbucks and Marshalls. The area at Woodward and Eight Mile served as the permanent home of the Michigan State Fair from 1905 through 2009, when the state discontinued the fair at the Detroit grounds after withdrawing funding amid budget problems, and the property closed. The Meijer store opened in 2013 while the rest of the site remained mostly desolate and pocked with empty buildings into

Detroit, MI · 3d

The Detroit News

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For sale, again: Historic Herman Kiefer grounds plus 38 acres of northwest Detroit

DETROIT — The historic former Herman Kiefer hospital in northwest Detroit, along with two former public schools and a number of vacant homes and lots, will be up for sale soon, marking the latest chapter in the years-long effort to revive the former medical site. The Detroit City Council on Nov. 10 agreed to put the properties up for sale as part of a legal settlement between the city and the private developer who tried to find new use for the buildings and land but failed. Entities controlled by Ron Castellano had development rights for the Herman Kiefer complex, plus two vacant schools, and a former nursing school, since 2016. Then in 2017, he gained the option to buy from the Detroit Land Bank Authority 117 empty homes and more than 300 vacant parcels near the facility. The total amount of square footage of the buildings involved amounts to more than 755,500 square feet, according to city documents. That's more square footage than the Michigan Central Station in Corktown and rivals in size the indoor space at Little Caesars Arena. Castellano contended in previous interviews with The Detroit News that the city undermined his plans to rehabilitate the former hospital

Detroit, MI · 2d

The Detroit News

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Detroit Land Bank must stop standing in the way of homeownership | Thompson

Imagine standing before a vacant house you have dreamed of owning. The windows are boarded. The grass has overtaken the walkway. Nobody lives there. You have the determination to restore it, the willingness to invest your savings and the desire to make it your home. But there is one problem. The government holds the keys. And the door remains locked. That image captures a troubling contradiction in Detroit, where residents seeking to restore abandoned properties and build a future through homeownership have sometimes found themselves confronting the very institution entrusted with helping revive their neighborhoods. The most basic responsibility of government is to provide relief, not manufacture additional hardship. RELATED: Sheffield unveils reforms for Detroit Land Bank after years of criticism That principle should guide Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield's newly announced reforms of the troubled Detroit Land Bank Authority, an institution whose operations have generated years of frustration among residents seeking to purchase vacant houses, acquire neighborhood lots and rehabilitate properties. I have heard those frustrations repeatedly from Detroiters over the years in interviews and at town hall meetings. People who wanted to invest in their neighborhoods, reclaim abandoned property and become homeowners instead described a process that often seemed

Detroit, MI · 1d

hoodline.com

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Pontiac Breaks Ground on Five Affordable Homes Near Rotary Park

A Pontiac developer broke ground this week on five single-family homes near Rotary Park, aiming to sell them to buyers earning between 60% and 120% of the area's median income. Creek Valley Properties held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the park on Tuesday for homes planned on Walnut Street at Orchard Lake Road, with prices expected around $240,000 once they hit the market next year.

Pontiac, MI · 19h
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Trustees decide on grace period for short term rentals

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Specific short-term rentals in Harrison Township are getting a little “grace.” That is, they’ll now get six months to become compliant before an ordinance goes into effect. On Nov. 9, the Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved the grace period in a 7-0...

Harrison Charter Township, MI · 23h

1051thebounce.com

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Fewer Than 1 in 200 Metro Detroit Homes Have Flood Insurance, Contractor’s Data Analysis Finds

Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties have been part of three federally declared disasters since 2014, yet almost no homeowners there carry federal flood insurance, according to an analysis released Nov. 8 by Shelby Township waterproofing contractor Mansour's Innovations via EIN Presswire. The company reviewed records from the Federal Emergency Management...

Metro Detroit, MI · 3d

theflintcouriernews.com

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Homebuyer Education Classes, Required for MSHDA Loan Program, Now Available for Free through Gesher Human Services, with virtual option

In-person classes to be held in Southfield, virtual options available to all Michiganders; housing market in Michigan favorable to buyers. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (Nov. 5, 2026) – Gesher Human Services, one of the largest human service agencies in metro Detroit, is offering Homebuyer Education Classes twice a month through the end of January. While the four-hour classes typically cost $50 for a family, this season the fees are being waived, to remove one extra barrier to families getting into a home that they can own. Such classes are a requirement for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Down Payment Assistance Program which provides $7,500-10,000 loans to families with limited incomes hoping to purchase a home.

Southfield, MI · 23h

deadlinedetroit.com

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Prices and Homes Sale in Metro Detroit Real Estate Market Dropping

Prices and home sales in Metro Detroit's real estate market are dropping, the result of the cooling change in seasons and rising interest rates, Nick Manes of Crain's Detroit Business reports. The median sale price of a house or condo in Southeast Michigan has fallen more than 7 percent since...

Metro Detroit, MI · 1d

DBusiness Magazine

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UWM in Pontiac Launches Bilt Neighborhood OS to Better Connect Homeowners

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) in Pontiac today announced an expanded partnership with New York City-based Bilt, a neighborhood commerce and rewards platform, to bring Bilt Neighborhood OS to its service […] The post UWM in Pontiac Launches Bilt Neighborhood OS to Better Connect Homeowners appeared first on DBusiness Magazine .

Pontiac, MI · 3d

The Financial Wire

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Senior homeowners in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Florida and Rhode Island face property tax exemption deadlines running from Dec. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2027

The first of five local property tax cutoffs for older homeowners lands Dec. 1, when West Virginia’s window for a $20,000 homestead exemption closes. Michigan’s Ann Arbor follows with a Dec. 14 poverty-exemption deadline, then New York’s Town of Conklin and Florida’s Pinellas County on March 1 and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on March 15. Each... The post Senior homeowners in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Florida and Rhode Island face property tax exemption deadlines running from Dec. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2027 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

West Virginia · 4d

WLNS

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‘Rent is Too Damn High’ to temporarily cease activities

Lansing-based housing activist group Rent is Too Damn High will temporarily cease all activities, the organization announced Tuesday.

Lansing, MI · 2d

WXYZ Detroit 7 Action News

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Two vacant acres in Detroit's Eastern Market up for redevelopment

Two vacant acres in Detroit's Eastern Market district could soon be transformed into a mixed-use development featuring housing, retail and improved connections to the Dequindre Cut.

Detroit, MI · 3d

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Home Builders Association Named Michigan Local Of The Year

JACKSON, MI – The Home Builders Association of Jackson, Hillsdale & Lenawee has been named Local of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Michigan during its Leadership in Housing Advocacy Awards, recognizing the association’s resurgence, revitalized programs and growing impact throughout the region. According to the...

Lenawee County, MI · 2d

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Share the Warmth buys former school building

Share the Warmth purchased the former Hillsdale Preparatory School building on Mechanic Road for $425,000 Oct. 31 with the plan to open a year-round homeless shelter. Share the Warmth is a local nonprofit and the only official homeless shelter in Hillsdale County, operating out of Sozo Church since 2019. Its current location will close March 31 next year, limited by its contract with the church. The shelter is currently open every night from Nov. 1 to April 1. At its new location, it plans to open year-round from 4:45 p.m. to 8 a.m. starting Nov. 1 of next year.

Hillsdale County, MI · 1d

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East Lansing Student Tower Lands Big Financing, Rises Across From MSU

A 12-story student housing tower rising directly across from Michigan State University has secured the financing it needs to keep climbing. Harbor Bay Ventures has lined up senior financing and institutional equity to build The Howard, a mass-timber high-rise planned at 401 E. Grand River Avenue in East Lansing, with construction already underway on the site of the old Student Book Store.

East Lansing, MI · 2d

retrofitmagazine.com

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Cadillac’s First Factory Receives New Life as Loft Apartments

The original Cadillac Assembly Plant occupies an important place in Detroit’s architectural and automotive history. Completed in 1905, the 3-story building is recognized as the world’s first reinforced-concrete automobile factory. Its recent conversion into Amsterdam Lofts created 90 apartments within a structure that helped establish the architectural model for modern industrial production.

Detroit, MI · 4d

WILX-TV

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Lansing proposal would change some rental screening rules

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - A proposed ordinance could change how some Lansing landlords use criminal history when screening renters. The proposal would generally require landlords to give applicants a chance to correct errors or show evidence of rehabilitation before denying them housing because of their record. The ordinance includes...

Lansing, MI · 3d

fox2detroit.com

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Detroit Land Bank opening 7,500 properties for purchase

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield announced changes that she says will make the Land Bank more responsive and easier for Detroiters to navigate. This includes releasing holds on 7,500 Land Bank properties across the city. The changes are part of the mayor’s Rise Higher transition initiative. Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield...

Detroit, MI · 3d