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Development Coming for Low-Income Seniors

Samaritas moves forward with its plant ot build a 4-story building with 54 apartments for low-income seniors. The development will go up near the recently renovated Al Perri furniture building and will allow Samaritas to consolidate its child and family service in the greater Muskegon and lakeshore area. Construction is slated to being in early 2021.

Affordable Housing Becomes Scarce in Traverse City

On May 1, when Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an exectuive order allowing Michigan’s real estate industry to get back to work, the Traverse City market rocketed. The pent-up high demand for real estate, along with the reconfiguration of social patterns due to remote work created an explosion in real estate demand. However, potential buyers may be priced out of the local market. 

Northern Michigan Real Estate Booms As Builders Struggle To Meet Demand

Rising construction costs, due in part to a stressed supply and demand chain, cause Northern Michigan builders to focus on high-end homes in the interest of profits. Moderate and low-income buyers struggle to find affordable housing. MSHDA has established a program for the 2020-2021fiscal year to aid lower-income buyers purchase homes at an attainable price point.