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Gilbert: 65 rehabbed homes will boost Detroit values

Gilbert: 65 rehabbed homes will boost Detroit values

August 26, 2015 | Detroit Free Press

Quicken Loans chief Dan Gilbert and Mayor Mike Duggan said today that a program to renovate as many as 65 abandoned but salvageable homes in four Detroit neighborhoods will boost home prices across the city.

Quicken partnered with the home improvement store Home Depot and the Detroit Land Bank Authority on the program, with Quicken donating $5 million to the effort targeting homes in the Bagley, Crary-St. Mary’s, College Park and Evergreen/Outer Drive areas. The first home, at 18652 Monica in the Bagley neighborhood, will have an open house 11-5 Saturday and will be auctioned next week on the land bank’s web site, www.buildingdetroit.org. [...]

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I feel more safe and secure now that I know my home is lead free. I can go up and down the steps on my porch. I didn’t have good steps. I don’t have to worry about somebody breaking in the house [because of my new door]. Healthy Homes Detroit brought me a great relief and I’m just very happy.

Healthy Homes Detroit is very valuable to the community... How would you know that playing on the front porch can be dangerous if you don’t know about lead hazards? How can you prevent asthma attacks if you don’t know what asthma triggers are in your house? This program keeps you informed.

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Gilbert: 65 rehabbed homes will boost Detroit values