DETROIT (WJBK) - They are the fastest growing trend in real estate, now a local group is hoping tiny houses can solve one of Detroit's biggest problems.

Living in and out of abandoned houses, it changes when you have the opportunity to have your own place.

Patrick Jones says he was one of Detroit's homeless.

"I had to live out on the street then go through a whole bunch of homeless shelters, one on Woodward and one at the VA," said Jones.

He finally found a new start through programs at Cass Community Social Services, now rolling out a new way to help the homeless and building tiny homes they can live in and own.

"We're looking to solve a couple problems at the same time," said Rev. Faith Fowler, Cass Community Social Services. "We have massive amounts of vacant land here and abandoned houses, we have a number of homeless people who have come through our program who are ready to move on to affordable housing and there's a lack of it here in the city."

The 24 homes being built in Detroit will be fully functioning, between 300 and 450 square feet...

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