Real Estate

The Ypsilanti-based residential real estate company Yarrow hopes to uplift local business in downtown Ypsi with its recent purchase of 114 West Michigan Avenue. This building was formerly occupied by the Unicorn Feed and Supply Gift Shop and is currently home to the event venue Yours Truly. Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale was joined by Yarrow co-founder Dylan Cinti to talk about this expansion and what it means for both his company and for Ypsilanti's downtown spaces and small business owners.

The City of Saline has approved of a land development purchase plan for a site along East Michigan Avenue just outside of downtown. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

When Ann Arbor City Council next meets, it is expected to pass an ordinance that will require home sellers to acquire an energy score report from a qualified assessor before listing the property for sale. Tom Renkert is Chief Executive Officer of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, and while the organization fully supports the city's A2Zero carbon neutrality goals, it doesn't believe this ordinance should be a part of the plan. He joined WEMU’s David Fair to explain why.

An ordinance that requires home sales in Ann Arbor to have an energy assessment is expected to pass at tonight’s city council meeting. However, not everyone loves the plan. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Home sales in Ann Arbor would require an energy assessment. That’s the aim of a proposed city ordinance. The first reading passed unanimously at last night’s city council meeting. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Greenbelt program. It makes use of millions of dollars from grants, landowner donations and other locally funded programs to protect thousands of acres of farmland and open space around the city. With the anniversary comes the announcement of a new farmland accessibility opportunity. The program's land acquisitions manager, Rosie Pahl Donaldson, joined WEMU's David Fair with all of the details on a new and exciting component to the Ann Arbor Greenbelt program.

It's getting more expensive to live in Ann Arbor. The average single-family home price in April was over $680,000. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has more.

A recent drop in mortgage rates appears to have triggered a renewed interest in home buying in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports.

Despite mortgage rates that continue to rise, average house prices in Washtenaw County are not dropping. In fact, two Washtenaw County towns are in the top 50 fastest-growing home price markets in the state. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has more.

Rising interest rates are not having the dramatic impact on property sales in Washtenaw County as the rest of the country right now. Nonetheless, local realtors are starting to sound the warning bells about home prices locally. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.