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Investments in Detroit Continue to Grow

Nov 12, 2025 | 10:18 AM

A six-story tall flag dons the Hudson’s office building photographed after a ribbon cutting for Nick Gilbert Way outside of the new Hudson’s buildings in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

DETROIT, MI ~ In 2013, bankruptcy left Detroit scarred. Since then, millions of dollars have been poured into the city’s rehabilitation efforts. Downtown’s second tallest building, Hudson’s Detroit, is now open to the public and is a symbol of the redevelopment the city has seen in the past decade. “‘JR Morning” spoke with Associate Broker at Detroit Max Broock Realtors Erica Collica Swink about the latest investments the city has received.

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Nov. 12, 2025 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with Erica Collica Swink, associate broker at Detroit Max Broock Realtors, about real estate investors flocking to Detroit in the search of the best bang for their buck.

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