The business of Detroit gaining ownership of houses due to unpaid taxes is huge. There are some documentaries on this but the short of it is the main seller of

The business of Detroit gaining ownership of houses due to unpaid taxes is huge. There are some documentaries on this but the short of it is the main seller of properties in Detroit is the city itself due to how easily it gains control over properties through taxation. The same kind of thing has been happening in Chicago with car impounding that leads to auctioning off cars.