housing crisis

After years of planning, Evergreen TC has broken ground on building 126 townhouses just west of Traverse City.

Interlochen Public Radio is planning a series of stories about the different ways northern Michigan’s housing crisis is affecting people. We want to hear from you.

Finding a place to live in Northern Michigan can feel like an impossible task. But several developments in Emmet County are slated to add dozens of homes over the next few years.

Housing advocates, nonprofit leaders, government officials and others gathered this week in Traverse City for the 8th annual Northwest Michigan Housing Summit.

Airbnb does more business in Grand Traverse County than anywhere else in Michigan.That may be no more apparent than in East Bay Charter Township, where some streets have more vacation rentals than people who live there year round.

In Bellaire, Interlochen and Acme Township, employers are buying or building new housing for their workforce.

Every year, about 13,000 people die in the United States while experiencing homeless. In 2021, the Traverse City region had 11 people die while dealing with a housing emergency. The Silent Walk for National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day will take place at the Grand Traverse Governmental Center Tuesday, December 21st at 7p.m.

Michigan has spent less than a third of the funds it received from the federal government to fight evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Republicans in the Legislature to approve using American Rescue Plan funds for affordable housing projects.

The state has approved a $2.9 million investment for a new development that will provide year-round rentals in Traverse City’s downtown area.