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City Living More Affordable Than Suburban

In the month of October. while home prices continued to increase, sales fell sharply in metro Detroit. According to RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan, rising mortgage rates led to the drop in sales. RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan sows a 28.3% decrease in sales, and Realcomp showed sales decreased 26.7%. Both report an increase in median sales price of 4.3% or higher. Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties were consistent in both prices and homes sales data. However in comparison, Detroit has greater affordability, decreasing only 2.3% in sales, making city living more in reach than in the suburbs.

 

New District Detroit Development Includes Hotels, Housing, Retail and Offices

Olympia Development and Related Companies have released details about a $1.5 billion development that create housing, retail and hotel properties in the District Detroit.  The plans include 695 mixed-income residential unites, 1.2 million square feet of commercial office space, 100,000 square feet of retail and 467 hotel rooms across 10 downtown Detroit properties. The project will involve constructing six buildings and renovating four buildings. Upon completion, the project is expected to create more than 6,000 jobs and generate more than $500 million in wages annually.

 

Gun Lake Tribe Plans Development on U.S. 131

The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians (the Gun Lake Tribe) has begun a six-month planning process for a development on 1,200 acres along U.S. 131 in Allegan County. The tribe has been buying land for years, with most of the acreage between 133rd and 128th avenues on the east side of U.S. 131.  The development could bring retail, housing, health care, manufacturing, entertainment and dining establishments. The tribe and Gun Lake Investements (the tribe’s non-gaming economic development arm) hired St. Charles WBK Engineering to oversee the planning. The planning process will help the tribe evaluate non-gaming opportunities for the site.