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Interest rates and materials costs were already driving up housing prices. Then came tariff threats. Michigan’s homebuilders fear tariffs will complicate matters for an industry already struggling to build affordable housing after the pandemic drove up materials costs and interest rates. President Donald Trump on Feb. 1 announced across-the-board 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican…

RenCen is far from only project looking for expansion of ‘transformational’ program A Michigan tax incentive program that has been crucial for massive urban infill developments across the state is running out of money. Funding for the Transformational Brownfield Plan program is nearing a $1.8 billion cap and would need legislative action in Lansing to…

More homes are being built in Michigan, but the business isn’t getting any easier Michigan homebuilding remains on an uptick, but a host of issues continues to challenge the landscape. Recent data from the Homebuilders Association of Michigan trade group based in Lansing shows permits for new home construction around the state continue to make…

Whitmer’s budget plan would match employers’ investments in housing for workers Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2025-26 budget proposal includes $25 million for a matching fund that would assist businesses looking to build workforce housing. The Democratic governor pitched her seventh annual budget to lawmakers Wednesday. The $83.5 billion spending plan includes $25 million for the new Employer-Assisted Housing…