Detroit is taxed at 64.1844 mills, the third highest rate of the 236 municipalities we track. Two city programs change that math, and neither one shows up on a listing site: a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone certificate, and buying through the Land Bank.
An NEZ certificate reduces the property tax on a qualifying home for a fixed term. Detroit has 158 Homestead districts for owner-occupants of existing homes, and 119 active New/Rehab districts for new construction and substantial rehabilitation. The certificate attaches to the property and the term, so what a previous owner had is not automatically what you get.
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District boundaries are published as polygons. Being on a street named in a district is not the same as being inside it — verify the parcel with the Assessor.
The DLBA sells city-owned residential property directly, outside the MLS. Inventory turns over constantly and most of it never appears on a listing portal.
| Program | Properties listed |
|---|---|
| Own It Now | 27 |
| Renovation Programs | 4 |
| Auction | 2 |
| Economic Development | 1 |
| Address | Neighborhood | Program | Council district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15479 Rockdale | Brightmoor | Own It Now | 1 |
| 17448 Goddard | Cadillac Heights | Own It Now | 3 |
| 17162 Sioux | Cornerstone Village | Own It Now | 4 |
| 17161 Shields | Davison | Auction | 3 |
| 2737 Tyler | Dexter-Linwood | Own It Now | 5 |
| 8838 Tredway Pl | East Village | Own It Now | 5 |
| 13716 Saratoga | Franklin | Own It Now | 3 |
| 18504 St Louis | Grant | Own It Now | 3 |
| 18688 Dwyer | Grant | Own It Now | 3 |
| 7531 E Robinwood | Grant | Own It Now | 3 |
| 4529 Townsend | Gratiot-Grand | Own It Now | 5 |
| 119 Cedarhurst Pl | Grixdale Farms | Own It Now | 3 |
| 14837 Sussex | Hubbell-Lyndon | Own It Now | 1 |
| 3408 Townsend | Islandview | Renovation Programs | 5 |
| 3426 Townsend | Islandview | Renovation Programs | 5 |
| 10001 St Marys | Joy Community | Own It Now | 7 |
| 14191 Rochelle | Mapleridge | Renovation Programs | 4 |
| 14474 Fordham | Mapleridge | Own It Now | 4 |
| 14706 Linnhurst | Mapleridge | Own It Now | 4 |
| 15495 Glenwood | Mapleridge | Own It Now | 4 |
| 8126 E Hildale | Mount Olivet | Own It Now | 3 |
| 20430 Andover | Nolan | Own It Now | 3 |
| 11503 Stoepel | Oakman Blvd Community | Own It Now | 5 |
| 3820 Clements | Oakman Blvd Community | Own It Now | 5 |
| 9992 Stoepel | Oakman Blvd Community | Own It Now | 5 |
| 14315 Promenade | Outer Drive-Hayes | Own It Now | 4 |
| 19380 Klinger | Pershing | Own It Now | 3 |
| 3793 Montgomery | Petoskey-Otsego | Auction | 5 |
| 4762 Seminole | Pingree Park | Own It Now | 4 |
| 12783 Littlefield | Pride Area Community | Economic Development | 7 |
| 12811 Evanston | Ravendale | Own It Now | 4 |
| 4291 Cortland | Russell Woods | Renovation Programs | 5 |
| 7633 Brace | Warrendale | Own It Now | 7 |
| 4824 Pennsylvania | West End | Own It Now | 4 |
34 properties listed as of August 4, 2026, from the DLBA's public feed. Inventory changes daily — check buildingdetroit.org for the live list and current pricing. Own It Now sells at a fixed price; auction properties close on a schedule. Both carry a compliance period requiring the buyer to rehab and occupy.
Land contracts are common in Detroit because they let a buyer purchase without a mortgage. They are also where people get hurt.
Under a land contract the seller keeps legal title until the balance is paid. You hold equitable title and take on the taxes and upkeep, but the deed does not transfer at closing. If the contract is not recorded, or the seller has an underlying mortgage or unpaid taxes, a buyer can make years of payments and still end up with nothing.
Before signing one: confirm the seller actually holds clear title, check for unpaid property taxes and any existing mortgage, record the contract with the Wayne County Register of Deeds, and have a Michigan real estate attorney read it. This is general information, not legal advice — see our full guide to Michigan land contracts for the forfeiture rules, the uncapping trap and a pre-signing checklist.