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"The grand, historic homes are often harder to sell, said Austin Black II, an associate broker with @properties Christie's International Real Estate. Even those in good sha...

The median sales price for a home in the city of Detroit topped $100,000 in June, the first time values have been that high, according to multiple listing service data.

@properties Christie’s International Real Estate is proud to announce its partnership with Metro-Detroit’s top city and suburban Associate Broker Austin Black II of City Li...

In the Bagley neighborhood, where Rehabbed & Ready has had some of its greatest success, the program helped stabilize values that have since skyrocketed, said Austin Black ...

"We're really dealing with a scarcity of available homes," Black said. "As long as inventory is low, we're going to have a lot of buyers competing for a small number of pro...

A three-bedroom co-op in a Mies van der Rohe-designed building in Detroit, an 1874 Victorian in Bradenton and a 1990 ranch house near Sun Valley.

The jump in sales of high-priced homes also affected the condo market, where at least eight Detroit units sold for more than $1 million. That's by far the highest number i...

Business mogul Charles Van Dusen was the original owner of this 1922 Gothic Revival. The seven-bedroom house features the original slate roof, receiving hall with Pewabic t...

The latest phase of an Islandview condo project is being converted to apartments, the second such project this year to switch from for-sale to rental.

The Gothic Revival house at 1830 Balmoral Drive in Detroit is 10,325 square feet, with seven bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms.

This high-style loft in the Willys Overland Lofts building is for sale at just above $1 million. It is in a showplace Detroit neighborhood with a new glamorous kitchen, a g...

“There are homes that have been on the market two or three months and in those situations it’s quite obvious that they’re priced too high and they should make a price reduc...

For Austin Black II, the transition from real estate development to a real estate career was a natural progression. A graduate of Cornell who studied urban planning, Austin...

Metro Detroit's spring residential real estate market is coming in like a lion.

For nearly two years, Detroit has had an excess of condominiums for sale on the market.

With historically low interest rates and inventory, homes sales continue to go up even amidst a pandemic.

Austin Black II has seen residential real estate downturns before.

A recent renovation brought back the original, understated look of the 5,000-square-foot home.

Detroit’s Palmer Woods was a classic example of midcentury modern architecture.

Carved out of a 100-year-old building, this airy pad stylishly blends the past and the present.

What makes this area even more exciting is its alignment with the Detroit Golf Club.

This home in Indian Village is the type of house that many people find compelling in Detroit.

The new homes will range between 1,200 to nearly 2,000 square feet, Mays said.

Million dollar condos. More than 1,000 mortgages granted to Detroit homebuyers last year.

Sometimes it seems like a lot of the lofts we see look the same.

When young couples come to Detroit searching for the perfect Tudor in Green Acres.

Austin Black II returned to Detroit in 2004 to work for a suburban-based developer.

As we said in the first story, "Simply, it’s a beautifully restored home in a historic neighborhood."

Detroit is experiencing a housing boom right now in trendy spots like Midtown, downtown and Corktown.

The booming market in greater downtown shows that years of efforts at recovery are at least beginning to pay off.

Those homes, in Detroit neighborhoods filled with 4,000- to 7,000-square-foot beauties.

Built in 1916, the house was designed by William Van Tine, one of the architects who worked on Henry Ford's estate Fair Lane.

The signs of change are everywhere as we drive through the Cass Corridor to the center of the city.

It didn't take long for Detroiters to come out swinging at Atlantic City's mayor after he took a swipe at the Motor City during his annual city address on the East Coast.

Black said more companies are investing in a city with improved goods and services. "In a lot of the stable and desirable neighborhoods, the issue is not having enough prop...

For all the city's hyperbole and headlines, it's home to thousands of local families. Will parents keep raising kids in Detroit? And will more arrive?

"The rents are going up to the point that many people now renting are converting over to ownership," said Austin Black II, founder and president of City Living Detroit brok...

The first thing you learn in Detroit is that you don’t know anything about Detroit. Most Americans—even many Michigan residents—perceive the city as a crime-ridden, crumbli...

“People want the community to improve, but the improvement will come with investment, and investment comes when people feel they can get a return,” said Austin Black II, a ...

He’s a young power broker selling and managing real estate properties in Detroit’s hottest neighborhoods.

Duggan had moved to Palmer Woods from Livonia shortly before he announced he was running for mayor.

The average single-family home or condominium in metro Detroit sold for $120,250 in November, showing a 41.3 percent year-over-year increase, says a monthly report by Realc...

Public relations professional David Lilly left New York City two years ago for a downtown Detroit neighborhood that was “a pretty lonely place,” he recalls. Since then, mo...

Entrepreneurs have many decisions to make when starting a business. It's hard to call making a difference a business decision. To some it just seems to come naturally. Th...

A community organizer in Grand Rapids is trying to improve neighborhoods to keep young people from moving out of the state.

Black estimates prices will remain at these prices only for about another year.

The program - sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber - was established by the group Detroit Young Professionals (DYP) "to recognize and celebrate outstanding Detroiters ...

Think of Austin Black's story in relation to the prodigal son, but in a good way.

Detroit residential and commercial development faces many difficult challenges. Even so, some believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel, as reported in an artic...