Housing

Detroit and Michigan are working on two fronts at once: making it easier to build new housing (by cutting red tape in the platting process) and protecting existing housing stock from being bought up in bulk by out-of-state investors. Mayor Sheffield has also made inclusionary and affordable housing a top city priority.

Easing lot-division rules could speed up new home construction on vacant land, a major issue in a city with significant vacant lots. A cap on corporate ownership of single-family homes would aim to keep more starter homes available to individual buyers rather than institutional landlords, potentially affecting rental costs and home prices across Detroit neighborhoods.