Christine MacDonald
The Detroit News
Detroit, MI, United States
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Past articles by Christine:
Detroit homeowners overtaxed $600 million
Thousands of Detroit residents are still in debt after skewed property assessments → Read More
Legal groups propose help for Detroit tenants facing eviction
The "Detroit Eviction Right To Counsel Summit" will seek to explore ensuring legal representation for poor tenants. → Read More
Detroit property tax relief plan gets new life
An unprecedented property tax break that would forgive poor Detroit homeowners their past delinquent bills → Read More
Detroit evictions: 1 house, 19 eviction cases, 1 fire
At the doorstep of 13694 Tacoma sits a story of Detroit’s eviction epidemic. A landlord who dodges city rules. Tenants without options saddled with poor conditions. And neighbors trapped by blight, ignored by a city they say is focused on more successful neighborhoods. “It used to have grass,” said Kevin Brown, of the east side rental two doors down on Tacoma, whose front yard is a mix of… → Read More
ACLU, NAACP sue to stop Wayne County tax auction
The lawsuit aims to stop the auction of thousands of owner-occupied homes for unpaid taxes this fall → Read More
Gilbert, Quicken Loans entwined in Detroit blight
Detroit business mogul Dan Gilbert has taken a leading role in the city's fight against blight. Meanwhile, his company, Detroit-based Quicken Loans, had the fifth-highest number of mortgages that ended in foreclosure in Detroit over the last decade — and half of those properties are now blighted. → Read More
Foreclosures fuel Detroit blight, cost city millions
Subprime lending and bargain-basement sales of foreclosed homes by banks and other mortgage lenders have helped create miles of blight in Detroit and a half-billion dollar liability for the city. → Read More
Detroit led U.S. in murder, crime rates, FBI says
Detroit tops nation in murder, violent crime rates, FBI report shows → Read More
Detroit developer buys 6,350 lots for $3.1M
Developer Herb Strather was the sole bidder for 6,350 mostly dilapidated city properties. → Read More
Prosecutors: 'Megalomaniac' former Detroit library exec deserves 15 years
Prosecutors urge 15-year sentence for former Detroit Public Library executive Timothy Cromer, who was describes as a 'megalomaniac' and 'conman' who set up a $1.5 million kickback scheme against the library. → Read More
Detroit Land Bank's dilemma: How to handle squatters in foreclosed homes
It looked like her time was up occupying the well-kept west-side brick colonial that Wayne County foreclosed on two years ago. But in Detroit, even cases that neighbors view as flagrant squatting are rarely clear-cut. → Read More
Detroit landlords cash in on rent aid, ignore tax bills
A Detroit News investigation found about 1 in 4 Detroit landlords paid to rent to poor families through the state's Housing Choice Voucher program collectively owe the city at least $5M in back taxes and probably much more. → Read More