The Motor City has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years. From it's days as a fur-focused European settlement, to it's time in the sun as the global leader in automobile production, and ultimately, to the decline of auto industry jobs that led to a...
Moving to Detroit or just visiting? You might have heard about our comeback. It’s real. You might also have heard about our reputation and odd traditions. Those are real, too. In case you didn't know, Detroit is a city with an indefatigable spirit. Take our city motto...
The Detroit metro area was the tenth fastest-growing economy among the 20 largest US metros in 2016. In 2015, the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area generated a gross GDP dollar value of $219 billion. In 2016, the metro's total economic output...
Population density may sound like the most mundane of metrics, a column heading in a city planner's spreadsheet, but in cities across the U.S. it's been a source of cultural controversy, guiding where people move and why. To those seeking a more urban lifestyle,...
Detroit was one of the hardest hit housing markets during the last financial crisis, but the resilient Midwest metropolis is making a comeback. At the end of August, home prices in the Detroit metro area were up 67 percent from their 2011 low, according to the Detroit...
Detroit is a city on the mend. After years of decay, the city is rebounding thanks to a rising wave of creatives and entrepreneurs that are seizing the opportunity to establish roots in “The D”. Many of those revitalizing the city have longstanding connections to the...
City of Detroit website Everything you need to know about living in Detroit. Chock full of useful resources, including information about the City of Detroit government, calendars of city meetings and events, important city terminology and more. Voter registration...
A city embedded with over 300 years of history certainly has a few stories to tell. Founded in 1701 by French explorers, burgeoned by the fur trade in the 18th century, Detroit would later serve as an important place of refuge for slaves seeking freedom through the...
As you rifle through years of accumulated “stuff,” surrounded by half unpacked boxes in your humble new abode, the odds are high you’re feeling pretty overwhelmed. Or maybe overwhelmed is putting it mildly---at this point, you’re considering tossing everything out in...
That incredible job is waiting for you in Detroit or you’re finally moving back to the D after decades of lamenting for your old hometown---the only question that remains unanswered: how will you find the new home of your dreams? Navigating the real estate market in...