Looking to dive deeper? These links will take you to summaries of research, best practices, and resources about key topics related to housing in Detroit.
This report analyzes the financial status of Detroit residents such as credit score and access to credit. The report suggests that the financial health of Detroit residents has a direct impact on the housing market and health of the city’s finances....
Revised: March 2, 2020, 10:50 a.m.
This report examines that momentum and poses scenarios to help community leaders, decision makers, and residents consider development trajectories to cultivate dense, mixed-income, and inclusive neighborhoods....
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:40 a.m.
These development scenarios include a variety of income mix strategies to help future neighborhood stabilization and revitalization efforts. The report includes the following corridors: Grand River/Southfield, West McNichols, UD Mercy/Marygrove, Aven...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:37 a.m.
Affordable housing in Detroit is at risk as neighborhoods continue to grow and see financial investments. The City’s report reviews what the affordability needs are in Detroit, immediate threats to preservation, and how the city can work to preserve...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:36 a.m.
This report reviews a variety of tools and strategies that can help Detroiters mitigate displacement challenges as the City continues to grow. It also contextualizes those strategies with trends of displacement, relocation, and affordability in Detro...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:36 a.m.
This report assesses market conditions in Detroit, performs policy analysis, and evaluates development scenarios in order to provide recommendations and an implementation plan for Detroit city government to improve inclusionary housing efforts....
Revised: Feb. 20, 2020, 12:50 p.m.
This brief examines the investment flows of capital through Detroit in terms of jobs, population levels, and owner-occupied homes. It highlights the relationship between these investments and various housing data such as sales, mortgage financing, an...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:35 a.m.
Homebuyers face a variety of challenges in the Detroit Ecosystem. The Homebuyer Ecosystem Working Group identified nine strategies to help increase home ownership in the city....
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:34 a.m.
This paper examines trends of land contracts across six states. The paper finds that land contracts are more likely to exist in low income neighborhoods with higher rates of vacancy, more non-white residents, and lower access to mortgages....
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:33 a.m.
This report outlines the City’s goals for affordable housing as well as the strategies underpinning those goals. These two goals are: preserve the affordability of 10,000 units of multifamily housing by 2023 to retain quality affordable housing opti...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:32 a.m.
This report examines the demand for rental housing and status of Southeast Michigan’s affordable rental housing market, including the state of subsidized and unsubsidized housing. The importance of new construction and preservation for current afford...
Revised: March 2, 2020, 10:53 a.m.
This report analyzes homeownership rates for African Americans in Southeast Michigan. The report recommends strategies to address the challenges related to tax foreclosures and land contracts, two issues that disproportionately impact African Americ...
Revised: March 2, 2020, 10:53 a.m.
This report examines the Detroit rental market and the problems facing Detroiters by the shift from owner-occupied to renter-occupied housing. The report focuses on challenges and current strategies for tenants, neighbors, and landlords. It also pr...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 11:31 a.m.
This report analyzed access to water in Metro Detroit. It found that low-income consumers pay unaffordable rates and often have to sacrifice other quality of life amenities to afford their bills. It offers a series of programmatic and policy action...
Revised: March 2, 2020, 10:51 a.m.
This report examines each stage of the Homeowners Property Tax Assistance Program application process, identifying where residents might have problems accessing the program. The findings reveal that many residents are eligible and face considerable t...
Revised: March 2, 2020, 11:07 a.m.
This report puts Detroit’s housing trends into context with the rest of the country. It reviews demographic and housing market shifts and offers in-depth analysis of homeownership and rental housing data. The report also details national housing cha...
Revised: March 4, 2020, 10:44 a.m.