rental housing

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.

The City of Ann Arbor is teaming up with DTE to offer energy efficiency incentives for multifamily rental housing. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Tenants Union is seeking passage of an ordinance to get the legal authority to organize. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Pittsfield Township now has its new regulations regarding short-term rentals in place. They come after several months of debate and modifications. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.