Housing Shortage

Traverse City Facebook groups are being flooded by fake real estate listings, featuring photos of real properties and luring in renters with affordable prices. Renters are struggling to find homes amidst the city’s housing shortage are expressing their frustration on social media.

New home construction permits declined in Michigan this past August when compared August of 2023. Officials say the state should be at its peak during the summer month.

Covering 11 counties in the region, the assessment is being conducted by Bowen National Research, a company that specializes in real estate research. The company has conducted nearly a hundred housing needs assessments across the country, with the average assessment lasting between four to six months.

Ever since an enormous fire and roof collapse in September, the Cheboygan Tissue Depot site has sat in disrepair. Now, there are new plans for the site.

The Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee approved bills Tuesday that would expand regulations on mobile home parks.

A state House panel held its first hearing Thursday on legislation to create a right to legal representation for people facing eviction from their rental homes.

Emmet County is currently facing a housing shortage of over 3,000 units, but one local organization is working to address the housing gap through a project that would house 165 people.

State regulators are holding a public hearing on the new codes Thursday.

As part of a series looking ahead to Michigan’s upcoming presidential primary and caucus, Michigan Public has been talking with Michiganders about what kind of presidential leadership they would like to see on housing.

Local leaders look to solve the housing shortage for full-time residents in the city with new campaign.