The land bank is granted unique powers under state law, allowing it to clear titles quickly, eliminate liens and past claims and hold property without paying taxes.

Warren — Two Michigan cities are looking to create their own land banks, a tool proponents say helps cities convert vacant or deteriorating properties into affordable housing, community gardens or ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is now the second city in Michigan to form its own land bank, highlighting the need to accelerate local development opportunities. Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City ...

Warren is one step closer to creating an authority that would work to rehabilitate or sell hundreds of blighted properties in the city, but the city's mayor has to sign off on it and she said she is ...

for the development of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. “This represents another in a series of positive moves forward for Detroit,” said Gov. Rick Snyder. “The state is committed to working ...

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Genesee County Land Bank marked two decades of work in revitalizing vacant and underused property in 2024. The agency is Michigan's first land bank, originally ...