What happens when you win a "free house" in one of America's most complicated real estate markets? Author Anne Elizabeth Moore pulls back the curtain on her experience receiving a donated house in Detroit through a writer's residency program that promised to solve her housing concerns while supporting her creative work. The dream quickly unravels as Moore discovers her "free" home carries hidden costs—not just financially, but ethically. With journalistic instinct and careful research, she uncovers that her house had been taken from Tamika Langford, a Black woman who had been making regular tax payments but lost her property through county foreclosure without proper notification. Moore's memoir takes us beyond her personal housing saga to examine the broader landscape of Detroit after the housing market crash. 

Show Notes:

• 2022 Guardian Article Diving Deeper into Anne’s Story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/detroit-house-free-property-tax 
• Further Reading: 
  • Evicted by Matthew Desmond
  • There is No Place for Us: Working and Homelessness in America By Brian Goldstone
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