More than 12,000 once-vacant homes in the Detroit Land Bank Authority's stock have been renovated, the organization announced Wednesday. The DLBA had 45,000 vacant homes in its stock in 2014 ...

A Detroit Land Bank Authority contractor is under investigation and could lose more than $15 million in scheduled demolition work because of allegations it tore down several homes and buried the ...

The Detroit Land Bank Authority is the city’s single biggest landholder — owning one out of every four parcels in the City of Detroit. Large swaths of vacant land, vandalized homes and ...

Detroit ― Aquia Winston was tired of renting her home and on Tuesday, she became the owner after completing a unique land bank-led program to claim the deed. "The help is out there you just have ...

At the end of December, the land bank had fewer than 10,000 homes in its inventory. "It means right now, the end of abandoned houses in Detroit is within our grasp," Mayor Mike Duggan said.

Read full article: Land Bank Buy Back program helps new homeowners in Metro Detroit Staff with Detroit Land Bank Authority handed out deeds to 135 people who graduated from its Home Buy Back program.

Bowen also said he has been approached to help rehab other homes, including Detroit Land Bank Authority homes. There is something special about 5811 Grayton St. in Detroit. It's not the 1,300 ...

DETROIT, MI -- Fannie Mae plans to transfer 44 homes to the Detroit Land Bank to be sold or demolished. The federally sponsored mortgage giant will sell the properties to Detroit for a nominal fee ...

Even more staggering: the sheer numbers in Detroit. The Land Bank has 28,000 vacant homes and buildings. Most will be demolished. Seven thousand have been deemed suitable for sale and new life.

I toured three abandoned homes that are up for auction through the Detroit Land Bank Authority. The three homes have fire damage, peeling paint, holes in the floors, and boarded-up windows.

DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Land Bank Authority hopes to come up with a plan later this year on how to deal with homes it is trying to sell that are occupied, officials said. An analysis by The ...

Voters in District 5 will elect a new council person for the first time since 2013, when City Council president Mary Sheffield became the youngest person ever elected to the body. The district spans ...