housing shortage

The Twenty First Century ROAD to Housing Act includes dozens of measures to encourage home construction and expand access to financing.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer approved new tax breaks to spur construction of affordable housing.

Over 150 community members packed into the Ann Arbor District Library for the event, which was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County.

Officials estimate there are roughly 49,000 Michiganders with intellectual or developmental disabilities. They have very few housing options. However, that is slowly changing.

At a roundtable discussion in Grand Rapids, the governor said there's not enough information available on a Republican property tax proposal to say whether she'll support it.

Ann Arbor's city council voted unanimously to approve a new land-use plan that's meant to encourage housing affordability and undo exclusionary zoning practices.

More than two years ago, Ann Arbor's City Council directed the city's planning commission to draft a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan, seeking to increase the supply of housing as well as affordability. After taking the final comments, both pro and con, from residents, The Commission wrapped up its work on February 18th, 2026.

Ottawa County hopes to encourage local governments to change zoning regulations, so developers can build smaller, more affordable homes.

Slotkin, a Democrat, introduced her National Housing Emergency Act last week. In addition to declaring a housing emergency, it aims to alleviate a national housing shortage by boosting “domestically produced materials to support the construction and rehabilitation of housing, [and] push states and localities to cut red tape currently standing in the way of building middle class housing.”

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is using opioid settlement funds to invest in recovery housing. The goal of the project is to offer a stable living situation for people with substance use disorder.