The Metro: Why some Detroiters are missing out on a key opportunity to build wealth

, November 25, 2025

Shari Williams, the Director of Equitable Neighborhood Planning for Detroit Future City, gives her perspective on inherited homes in Detroit.

Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.

Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.

Home ownership is considered to be a critical piece of the American Dream.

Wealth is often passed down from generation to generation through homes. But, in Detroit, there are many properties that have not been properly passed down from parent to child or relative. Why? And, how can that be changed?

Detroit Future City is working with several foundations and the City of Detroit to offer a solution. 

WDET’s Sam Corey spoke with Shari Williams, the Director of Equitable Neighborhood Planning for Detroit Future City, to learn more.

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  • Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.

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