Getting foreclosed properties or land with title challenges back into play as sites for prospective development could get easier with the growth of local land banks. The Wayne County Land Bank can ...

Wayne County Land Bank officials want to move quickly to start a program that would wipe out years of back taxes for some county residents living in poverty. And some members of the land bank's ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Legislation would combine the Detroit and Wayne County land banks into a single redevelopment authority. Senate Bills 978-979 and 1015 ...

State Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, last week introduced legislation that would create the Detroit/Wayne County Redevelopment Authority, a land bank designed to fight blight in the region.

The property was transferred last spring to the Wayne County Land Bank. "It was highly sought after, and we took the highest and best price," Rahal said of this week's deal. The Elia Group is a ...

Detroit — Dan Gilbert has reached a major milestone in his quest to bring a soccer stadium to Greektown and build the county a new jail. Wayne County officials announced Thursday that they ...

“I think it sets a dangerous precedent.” Cheryl Jordan, who heads the Wayne County Land Bank, which initiated the effort, said while proposals were not solicited for the pilot, she’s “100 ...

The Detroit City Council, the Wayne County Commission and the Wayne County Land Bank Board. Acquisition will need to sign off on a final purchase agreement. Gilbert said he has a $520.3 million ...

In exchange, the city of Detroit will receive either $775,000 or a former American Motors Corp. (AMC) headquarters property on the city's west side owned by the Wayne County Land Bank.

DETROIT (WWJ) - It's official: Wayne County will not be completed the half-finished jail on Gratiot near Greektown in downtown Detroit. County officials made the announcement Friday, as they and ...