housing and urban development

There’s new legislation to give people in public housing more protections, and provide them with help to improve the quality of their homes.The Tenant…

It was a close call for Freedom House, the one-of-a-kind Detroit shelter that provides housing, legal aid and a host of other services to help asylum…

The city of Flint could get some additional federal money to help it recover from its water crisis.U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian…

By official economic measures, this country has emerged from the Great Recession.But recovery is not being felt in many neighborhoods in large and…

A project that turns empty shipping containers into sustainable housing kicked off in Detroit this week.Development firm Three Squared is using nine…

DETROIT – The federal government has ended 10 years of management of Detroit's public housing system and restored it to local control.The U.S. Department…

In the last week, there have been a slew of worrisome reports coming out of Detroit, but here’s one that’s more optimistic.Despite Detroit’s recent filing…

The Detroit landmark Lafayette Towers has fallen into foreclosure and is set to be auctioned by federal authorities in two weeks.The Detroit News says…

Tonight, the Lansing City Council will begin weighing in on a land swap deal that’s pitted two local colleges against each other. A final council decision…