affordable housing

In a number of Michigan cities including Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids, more than one in four renters are spending at least half their income on rent.

The complex can house up to 48 families.

The plan comes from the Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, which has purchased several duplexes to rehab and sell at a discounted rate. The group plans to sell to buyers who will live in one unit, and rent out the second to families with low-income housing vouchers.

How the recent SCOTUS decision might impact Michigan LGBTQ+ protections, a look into current dementia research, the story of a man who warned about leads threat to health more than a century ago, and an update on the Diatribe affordable housing project in Grand Rapids.

The office will provide case management services to residents in need of affordable housing.

Michigan's current risk of wildfires, trailer park worries, Ocean beaches vs Great Lakes beaches, and Chicago sells off more Lake Michigan water.

We heard about the controversy over the use of an AI chatbot at an eating disorders hotline. And, we learned about why Detroit’s largest provider of affordable housing is struggling with major maintenance issues. Plus, a showdown between Ohio and Michigan over tourism and other population draws.

Today, more murmurs from the capitol: we heard about a proposal to use tax increment financing as a way to increase the supply of affordable housing in Michigan. Plus, a conversation about spring birding with local expert and enthusiast, April Campbell.

The Civil Rights Litigation Initiative at the University of Michigan Law School filed the lawsuit against the Wilson White Company this week.

Community advocates say over 90 families will be left with no guaranteed emergency housing options.