Housing

TCF Bank is pledging $1 billion in loans to help minority- and women-owned businesses in Detroit and other cities, as part of its investment to uplift communities of color.

The 36th District Court of Detroit has extended a moratorium on evictions in the city until Aug. 15, the same day the statewide ban was lifted.

Braxton, the association president, says the area between Seven and Eight mile roads from Southfield to Evergreen, has about 2,300 homes with 41 percent of them renters.

For those struggling with eviction during the pandemic, the city of Detroit is offering some assistance.

Michigan's moratorium on evictions ends at midnight Wednesday, leaving thousands uncertain about the status of their living situation.

Detroit plans to invest $31 million in housing relief for residents struggling with paying rent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer re-opened real estate in Michigan this week but there's no question about it - buying and selling a home will be very different this spring and summer, and perhaps for the foreseeable future.

Gov. Whitmer has banned evicted tenants unable to keep up with rent during the COVID-19 crisis.

On Monday, Gretchen Whitmer signed the Pay as you Stay bill, which eliminates fees, penalties, and interest on back taxes for more than 30,000 residents of Wayne County.

A man who was forced to leave his home after several contaminants were discovered in his Allen Park home is suing the city for never inspecting the property. He plans to take the case to the state supreme court.

Tears of joy from Monique Irvin, she thought she wouldn't be able to afford repairs to her home and was at risk. But she got help.  

Lawyers, academics, activists and politicians announced a class action lawsuit for over assessing, overtaxing thousands of Detroiters, costing them $600 million between 2010 and 2017 - and costing many others - their homes.

FOX 2 went to look at three properties on the list filed in Wayne County Circuit Court against Steve and Stephen Hagerman a father and son team, Salameh Jaser and Michael Kelly.

The founder of the Detroit Anti Slavery society and its first president was Shubael Conant. Conant is also attributed to cultivating one of several prosperous historically black neighborhoods in Detroit.

The apartment's management company - Elite Management out of Flint - told her they are "working diligently" to fix the problem - a faulty boiler.

Mayor Duggan says it's a similar story throughout the city with property values increasing in 186 of Detroit's 194 neighborhoods. In most cases, values increased in value by 20 percent or more - and the value of commercial properties in neighborhoods is finally on the rise as well.

Fed up, a woman called FOX 2 for help as she lives in deplorable conditions on Detroit's east side with no help from her landlord.