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Detroiters, however, don’t have homeowners insurance at alarmingly high rates, locking them out of access to capital. At least 25% — and perhaps closer to 40% — of Detroit homes aren’t insured, according to a 2025 University of Michigan survey.

The increase signals renewed attention to Detroit’s home repair crisis and could help hundreds of homeowners. But residents and housing experts say the funds are still far short of what’s needed, leaving many Detroiters living in unsafe conditions.

For Detroit homeowners over 65 who overwhelmingly live on fixed incomes, unexpected costs – increases in grocery prices, rising health care premiums or an emergency repair – heighten their risk of financial instability and can even lead to them falli...

About 38% of Detroit homeowners without mortgages report being uninsured, nearly twice as high as the national average of 19.5%, a new University of Michigan survey shows.

A temporary, pandemic-era expansion of the Child Tax Credit improved housing affordability for families with low incomes, according to University of Michigan research.

A comprehensive new study from the University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions concluded that Black homeowner-occupants in Detroit amassed $2.8 billion in added home value between 2014 and 2022, which represents an 80% increase during that time.

This is part of a series of stories from the field for the “Understanding Communities of Deep Disadvantage” project.