For the low, low price of $3000…

Flint is full of abandoned houses, but some hope the
low prices will spark a market comeback

By Emily Niedermeyer

Taking into account Flint’s recent history of financial decline, our reporter sought to determine the status of the city’s real estate market today. Do property values reflect poverty levels and the effects of a water crisis? How are developers and investors trying to change a landscape that includes entire blocks of abandoned homes?

Broken window in a Genesee County Land Bank property overlooks a burned down house across the street. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

The Grand on University is a $16.7 million mixed-use project developed by Communities First, Inc. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

Home in Flint’s Carriage Town neighborhood. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

Debris on the second floor of a Genesee County Land Bank property classified as being in “poor” condition. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

New home developments in Flint suburbs. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

New Uptown Reinvestment Corporation development revitalized a long-vacant property into a commercial and residential apartment complex and YMCA facility. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

Uptown Reinvestment Corporation developed six new homes on Genesee County Land Bank-owned land. Credit: Emily Niedermeyer

For the low, low price of $3000…

Flint is full of abandoned houses, but some hope the low prices will spark a market comeback

By Emily Niedermeyer

Flint is full of abandoned houses, but some hope the
low prices will spark a market comeback