Detroiters can use a new tool to gauge if their home might be overassessed and get information to challenge their property’s assessed value.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
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These projects aim to tackle some of the biggest barriers for Detroiters
Seventeen projects were selected to receive seed money to tackle some of the biggest barriers to financial stability Detroiters face.
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Housing advocates ask AG to weigh in on compensation for overtaxed Detroiters
Housing advocates want compensation for overtaxed Detroiters, but face legal roadblocks. They’re asking the state’s top legal official to weigh in.
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Formerly vacant apartments reopen with aid from Detroit housing fund
The Charlotte has 28 units with rent prices that start at $725 for a studio.
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New round of Detroit roof, window repair program opens Oct. 1
The $45M Renew Detroit program covers home repairs for 2,000 low-income seniors and Detroiters with disabilities.
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Free legal help program for low-income Detroiters facing eviction is delayed
The program, created via a new city ordinance, is meant to provide lawyers for low-income Detroiters and was to start Oct. 1.
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Detroiters can learn about utility, home repair help at resource fair
Detroiters can visit Spirit Plaza Tuesday to get information on programs that can help lower some of their housing costs.
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Michiganders with disabilities in poverty, struggling to afford basics
Nearly half of people with disabilities in Michigan faced financial hurdles in 2019, living in poverty or struggling to make ends meet. Here’s why.
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Detroiters object to DTE rate increase as many reel from power outages
DTE is asking for a 8.8% rate increase, or $10 more a month for residential customers. Advocates say customers shouldn’t have to bear the costs.
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Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes to step down at end of 2022
Mayes, CEO of the expanding food rescue nonprofit, plans to stay in the role until the end of the year.