Detroit More than 1,000 people got a closer look at vacant houses up for auction on Detroits east side.

A four-hour tour of 12 homes was held Sunday.

Families and individuals from Detroit and other communities joined the tour, according to a statement Sunday by the city.

The 1,050 potential bidders were shuttled by six tour buses to the homes, the city said, citing Bill Barlage, president of the host East English Village Neighborhood Association, which hosted the event.

Details of the homes are listed on the Detroit Land Bank website. The city wants to sell the houses to people willing to quickly fix them up.

More than 3,000 people have registered to bid, according to the city. One house per day will be auctioned off by the land bank beginning May 5, city officials said.

Its part of the citys effort to eradicate blight while stabilizing neighborhoods.

Mayor Mike Duggan, Council President Brenda Jones and Councilman Andre Spivey were among those at the site Sunday.

Instead of letting the houses sit vacant, officials are taking them from the owners who abandoned them and auctioning them online, Duggan told WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).