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Commercial real estate developers go into detail on the impact of the financial crisis on their ability to make projects happen.

Ann Arbor, Michigan bought a former YMCA building to serve as affordable housing. Four years later, it sits empty, a piece of the difficult housing puzzle. 'Given the environment now, it would be tough,' says one planner about the site.

Environmentalists praise the State of Michigan for their environmental work, but at the same time, advocate for more in 2004.