LANSING ? The Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority added a new feature to its web site Wednesday, the ability for consumers to search on line for tax reverted properties to purchase.
The web site also has links to other counties and cities throughout Michigan that have property search capabilities in their regions, including the cities of Flint, Detroit, Saginaw as well as Hillsdale and Wayne counties.
The announcement was made by Department of Labor & Economic Growth Director David Hollister, who said the Authority worked in partnership with the Michigan Department of Information Technology to develop the new capabilities.
?This new online feature will free up Land Bank Fast Track Authority staff, who answer several calls a day from people inquiring about property availability. Now they can devote more of their time to expediting the sale of properties, which ultimately benefits our communities and neighborhoods,? Hollister said. ?This new online service is in keeping with the authority?s mission of ridding our urban areas of blighted properties and encouraging housing and business investments as quickly and efficiently as possible.?
The Authority was created in 2003 with the mission of returning blighted tax reverted properties to productive and economically viable use. The Authority is directed to dispose of property in a manner and for an amount that is considered proper, fair, valuable, and in the best interest of the community.
?Our customers now have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to search for available properties. They no longer have to call, fax or mail a request for lists of properties ? the information is now just a click away,? DIT Director Teri Takai said. ?Investors, entrepreneurs, consumers, and local officials are going to love the ease and convenience of obtaining this vital information online.?
Additional information about the Property Search is available by clicking on
Michigan.Gov/DLEG and clicking on the Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority icon on the left-hand side of the page.
