Nick Manes
@nickrmanes.bsky.social
Residential real estate reporter at Crain's Detroit Business. Detroit stuff, Lions fan, golf, dumb jokes
Stuck Freighter Day is basically a holiday in Detroit
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Stuck Freighter Day is basically a holiday in Detroit
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Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
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Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
Those running in a crowded primary to replace Mike Duggan to give him considerable credit, but also seek to differentiate themselves in both policy and style.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
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Decided to come back and check out this place to get away from the anti-semitism on the other site. And it’s still mostly just people posting about the anti-semitism on the other site. Fuck.
July 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Decided to come back and check out this place to get away from the anti-semitism on the other site. And it’s still mostly just people posting about the anti-semitism on the other site. Fuck.
Anything happening on this website?
June 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Anything happening on this website?
While undoubtedly good news that Detroit’s population is back on the rise, the implications for the city’s housing market are a bit more murky.
“For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people."
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“For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people."
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Detroit's population is rising, but the housing market outlook is murky
A variety of factors make up Detroit’s unique housing market — from a stock of mostly older, single-family houses to its relatively low sale prices and high cost to build new, as well as the last deca...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
While undoubtedly good news that Detroit’s population is back on the rise, the implications for the city’s housing market are a bit more murky.
“For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people."
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
“For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people."
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
One interesting detail from the building's history involves a cross-state lines legal/preservationist fight over stolen terra cotta lion heads from the building that wound up in an award-winning condo redevelopment in Chicago.
Some of those lion heads will be restored to the top of the building.
Some of those lion heads will be restored to the top of the building.
Years in the making, redevelopment work of historic Lee Plaza building formally commenced today. In 18 months the building is slated to become affordable apartments for seniors.
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Long-vacant Detroit high-rise starts a new chapter as senior housing
The building, built as a luxury residential hotel in 1929, has been vacant and decaying for the last 30 years.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One interesting detail from the building's history involves a cross-state lines legal/preservationist fight over stolen terra cotta lion heads from the building that wound up in an award-winning condo redevelopment in Chicago.
Some of those lion heads will be restored to the top of the building.
Some of those lion heads will be restored to the top of the building.
Years in the making, redevelopment work of historic Lee Plaza building formally commenced today. In 18 months the building is slated to become affordable apartments for seniors.
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www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Long-vacant Detroit high-rise starts a new chapter as senior housing
The building, built as a luxury residential hotel in 1929, has been vacant and decaying for the last 30 years.
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May 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Years in the making, redevelopment work of historic Lee Plaza building formally commenced today. In 18 months the building is slated to become affordable apartments for seniors.
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Michigan housing advocates have clearly read “Abundance,” the new book by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social arguing that policymakers are too focused on process over outcome and put too many roadblocks in place that prevent building housing www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Metro Detroit housing advocates latch on to deregulation agenda
A wonk-ish economics book written by two prominent, liberal journalists is clearly on the minds of metro Detroit housing advocates.
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May 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Michigan housing advocates have clearly read “Abundance,” the new book by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social arguing that policymakers are too focused on process over outcome and put too many roadblocks in place that prevent building housing www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Two winters ago, a notable Detroit condo building's boilers suffered “a catastrophic failure.”
The solution has sparked a neighborhood battle and highlights the challenges condo boards face in investing in large infrastructure.
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The solution has sparked a neighborhood battle and highlights the challenges condo boards face in investing in large infrastructure.
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A Detroit condo building needed heat. The solution turned into a neighborhood fight.
A recent skirmish in a sought-after Detroit neighborhood highlights the challenges facing aging condominium buildings.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Two winters ago, a notable Detroit condo building's boilers suffered “a catastrophic failure.”
The solution has sparked a neighborhood battle and highlights the challenges condo boards face in investing in large infrastructure.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
The solution has sparked a neighborhood battle and highlights the challenges condo boards face in investing in large infrastructure.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
Detroit mayoral candidates stressed a populist tone during a Tuesday evening forum, with rhetoric heavy on fixing systemic economic challenges, but light on how such outcomes would be achieved.
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Detroit mayoral candidates stress need for neighborhood development
Five out of nine mayoral candidates answered questions about their background and experiences, as well as how they would address wealth and education inequality in Michigan’s largest city.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Detroit mayoral candidates stressed a populist tone during a Tuesday evening forum, with rhetoric heavy on fixing systemic economic challenges, but light on how such outcomes would be achieved.
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One helluva photo by the AP. No one parties like central bankers.
April 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
One helluva photo by the AP. No one parties like central bankers.
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“.. the confidential memo, written by three assistant U.S. attorneys in Manhattan representing the Transportation Department, warned that Mr. Duffy’s arguments [against congestion pricing] were ‘exceedingly likely’ to fail in court.” 🤡
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April 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“.. the confidential memo, written by three assistant U.S. attorneys in Manhattan representing the Transportation Department, warned that Mr. Duffy’s arguments [against congestion pricing] were ‘exceedingly likely’ to fail in court.” 🤡
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Michigan yet again kicking Ohio in the teeth www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/ohi...
Michigan weed shops are targeting Buckeyes — and undercutting Ohio's pricier market
Ohio’s juvenile legal marijuana industry is being cannibalized by Michigan’s battalion stock fueled by a glut of product and basement-low prices.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Michigan yet again kicking Ohio in the teeth www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/ohi...
After months of politicking, a clearer picture has emerged of who will be on the ballot to be Detroit’s next mayor.
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Here's who's running for Detroit mayor after Tuesday's filing deadline
Candidates to succeed Mike Duggan as mayor of Detroit had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to file valid petition signatures.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
After months of politicking, a clearer picture has emerged of who will be on the ballot to be Detroit’s next mayor.
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New: if you tried to buy a house in the last year or two and got outbid by a cash buyer, new data shows there’s a decent chance it was a baby boomer.
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Who's buying all the houses? Boomers — and they're bringing cash
After 30 years in Grosse Pointe, Suzanne and John Conroy decided to move closer to family.In the summer of 2023, the couple closed on the purchase of a 1,500-square-foot home in Royal Oak, near 12 Mil...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New: if you tried to buy a house in the last year or two and got outbid by a cash buyer, new data shows there’s a decent chance it was a baby boomer.
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Passenger rail service connecting Detroit, Chicago and Toronto is being pitched for a site next to Michigan Central, with possible service starting in just over three years
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April 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Passenger rail service connecting Detroit, Chicago and Toronto is being pitched for a site next to Michigan Central, with possible service starting in just over three years
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Narrator: that army was not coming to America
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Narrator: that army was not coming to America
Every week I give them money and all I get in return is food. What a crock of shit
Try as I might I still couldn’t make a dent in my trade deficit with Meijer.
April 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Every week I give them money and all I get in return is food. What a crock of shit
Try as I might I still couldn’t make a dent in my trade deficit with Meijer.
April 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Try as I might I still couldn’t make a dent in my trade deficit with Meijer.
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Jay Powell this morning
April 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Jay Powell this morning
Michigan State Senator @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social launches bid for U.S. Senate
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Democrat Mallory McMorrow launches campaign for U.S. Senate
State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat, is the first candidate to enter the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
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April 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Michigan State Senator @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social launches bid for U.S. Senate
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Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee with deep Michigan ties, this week announced the end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs intended to support first-time homebuyers by providing down payments and closing-cost assistance.
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New FHFA chief Pulte scraps key housing policies, including first-time homebuyer programs
Metro Detroit mortgage lenders are seeking clarity on the potential impact of the new directives.
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March 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee with deep Michigan ties, this week announced the end to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs intended to support first-time homebuyers by providing down payments and closing-cost assistance.
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In a news conference today, Detroit MayorMikeDuggan
said a new UM report disproves the narrative that the city's turnaround has only been felt in downtown and near neighborhoods.
“This is $4.6 billion in wealth in the neighborhoods," Duggan said Friday.
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said a new UM report disproves the narrative that the city's turnaround has only been felt in downtown and near neighborhoods.
“This is $4.6 billion in wealth in the neighborhoods," Duggan said Friday.
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Home values in Detroit keep rising — building $4.6B in wealth in a decade
Homeowners in Detroit continue to see significant increases in their property values, according to data released Friday by the city. The report, by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions,...
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March 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In a news conference today, Detroit MayorMikeDuggan
said a new UM report disproves the narrative that the city's turnaround has only been felt in downtown and near neighborhoods.
“This is $4.6 billion in wealth in the neighborhoods," Duggan said Friday.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
said a new UM report disproves the narrative that the city's turnaround has only been felt in downtown and near neighborhoods.
“This is $4.6 billion in wealth in the neighborhoods," Duggan said Friday.
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
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Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators
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Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators
The city of Grand Rapids is denying allegations made by six companies related to the enforcement of its cannabis social equity program that the companies say put their licenses at risk.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators
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What a time to be alive
The United States has asked Denmark and other European nations if they can export eggs to USA as Americans face surging egg prices
US turns to Denmark as it hunts for eggs despite Trump’s threat over Greenland
Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge despite president’s promise to lower them
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March 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
What a time to be alive