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Ann Arbor hospitals rely on travel nurses and physicians to fill staffing gaps, but when they can't find housing, they often cancel their contracts. One traveling physician decided to address the problem with a housing resource guide to connect traveling health care physicians and nurses with affordable housing in Ann Arbor. Reliable Residence founder Christina Henderson talked to WEMU's Caroline MacGregor about how the affordable housing crisis is affecting the local health care system.

A significant milestone has been reached for the City of Ann Arbor as 500 rental units now meet the city’s newly enforced green standards. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Ann Arbor City Council wants to take a closer look at its short-term rental (STR) regulations. It’s asking the City Attorney to draw up a six-month moratorium on any new licenses. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council tonight is expected to approve a grant agreement to allow the Housing Commission to purchase a southside apartment complex. As WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports, Avia Lofts on Victors Way will be turned into affordable housing.

The American dream of home ownership is more and more difficult to attain. Many potential buyers cannot afford to purchase a home based on current mortgage rates, property taxes and inflation. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks to the Executive Director at Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley, Sarah Stanton, about the growing challenges of a market rigged against affordability.

Advocates and Democratic Michigan lawmakers pushed for more focus on housing affordability and ending homelessness Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Several local officials including Congresswoman Debbie Dingell met with some of the residents of the Sycamore Meadows apartment complex on Sunday. They say they’ll do all they can to help those living in unsafe conditions. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell says she wants answers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding the conditions at the Sycamore Meadows apartment complex in Superior Township. She says HUD will be on site next week. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Superior Township officials want to clear up false rumors regarding the Sycamore Meadows apartment complex. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council has shot down a proposal to allow non-owner occupied short-term rental housing in a downtown mixed-use high-rise. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.