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DETROIT-Detroit homeowners are adopting a new strategy byrenting out their properties to repay their mortgage loans due tosluggish demand for the purchase of real estate. As a result, thenumber of leases accounted for 20% of all deals in the Detroitmarket compared to a lesser than 5% in a normal market.

Most of the homeowners employ realtors to handle the leasetransactions, while some do it themselves to avoid the cost ofpaying a realtor. For the full story, go to The Detroit Free Press.


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