Detroit area residents rally to support homeownership
More than 650 area residents representing a wide range of interests gathered at a Rally for Homeownership today in Detroit to highlight homeownership's vital importance to families and to the economy.
Speakers at the rally included U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Quicken Loans CEO Bill Emerson, Michigan Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Michael Finney, City Councilman Andre Spivey, and Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla.