Crain’s Detroit Business
May 29, 2024
David Eggert and Nick Manes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state leaders have a new housing-production goal that calls for permitting, building or rehabbing 115,000 units over five years to address a shortage of affordable and quality housing, up 53% from an earlier target of 75,000.
The Democratic governor announced the revised number Wednesday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, saying Michigan is ahead of schedule with nearly 50,000 units built, renovated or permitted. The initial goal, 75,000, is now 40,000 units higher.
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