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Metro Detroit’s Home Prices Highest in Decades
/in Detroit, National, SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisMetro Detroit home prices have increased, up 14.6 percent in February when compared to last year. The increase is the highest they’ve been in decades. The managing director for S&P Dow Jones Indices has gone on record saying they’re in the top decile of growth for Detroit over 30 years of tracking. The country is also showing the highest increases on record, up 19.8 percent. Detroit metro’s median increase is 5.1 percent, higher than the 4.7 percent national median. Read estate brokers agree that home ownership is becoming out of reach for new buyers and people of color.
The Future of Office Space is Changing
/in Detroit, SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisThere has been big movement in office space leasing. The Bank of America building in Troy will no longer house the Bank of America! Deloitte consulting firm confirmed its plans to leave the Renaissance Center. GM’s COVID-era “work appropriately” policy has contributed to the Ren Cen’s quieter-than-usual atmosphere. With Deloitte’s departure, the Renaissance Center will be only 53.5 percent leased. Businesses continue to adapt with post-pandemic in-person work plans.
Eastland Center Mall Demolition Begins in Harper Woods
/in SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisThe demolition of the former J.L. Hudson Company department store began this week. Facebook posts show the Harper Woods site in the closed Eastland Shopping Center. Large excavators have removed the outer walls and exposed three stores of the department store and mall. NorthPoint Development purchased the property in 2021. The mall closed in early 2022. Development plans include warehouses and a possibly industrial distribution center.
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Construction Begins On The Former Joe Louis Arena Site
/in Detroit, SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisConstruction is due to begin on the former Joe Louis Arena site for a new residential apartment tower. Several pieces of heavy-duty equipment arrived on late Wednesday afternoon. Colasanti Construction Services Inc. prepped for initial work on the 24-story apartment tower, drilling 100-foot deep caissons. Sterling Group applied for a permit for the building, but no information has been released by the city pending the outcome of the permit review. Part of the vision for the site includes an apartment tower called The Louis, with 500 studio and one-bedroom units. Specific plans for the property have not been made public since Sterling Group acquired the property. Previously, the site had been discussed as a mixed use development, potentially with a hotel.
Detroit’s Commercial Property Transactions Lower Than National Average
/in Detroit, SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisNationally, commercial property transaction volume broke records last year. But in metro Detroit, that was not the case. Last year wasn’t a bad year for property deals in Detroit; there were $1.9 billion in sales across 3,678 deals. 2021 was the fourth-highest year since 2006. Low cap rates, inflation hedging helped to fuel the surge in commercial acquisitions. Property buyers are expecting appreciation in the next few years. Rent growth in multifamily apartments and the industrial, warehouse and distribution sectors are also adding to value growth.
Michigan’s Foreclosure Numbers Highest in the Country
/in Detroit, National, Northern Michigan, SE Michigan, Western Michigan /by Tracy WillisMichigan has the highest number of foreclosures than anywhere in the country, according RealtyTrac. However, experts say this isn’t a sign of a worsening housing market. Michigan’s 2022 January figures represent a 622 percent increase over the totals in January 2021. The big leaps are due to the ending of moratoriums that kept foreclosures from moving forward. Wayne County had the bulk of foreclosure activity, and most of those were old foreclosures that were in the process a long time. According to the vice president of RealtyTrac, Michigan’s backlog is moving faster than in other states. He expects that it could take several months before the backlog is cleared out, but that the figures are not a cause for concern.