A house costs less than a car in Detroit

www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 2007.04.06 | Alex Spillius

[elli1]

Butt ugly but, still, I’d seriously consider getting one IF/ when Toyota stretches it out a bit into a station wagon format.

[dirtstiff]

Races in Detroit:
Population figures for Detroit

Black (81.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (10.5%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Other race (2.5%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
American Indian (0.9%)

Crime rate 300% above national average.

How much did you say they were offering for someone to take one of those houses???

[Swordfished]

Don’t know how familiar you are with the Gospel, but one wonderful and practical way for Christians to spread it is to move into these neighborhoods, in droves, and start pouring value into the community. Not spending for themselves, but giving and volunteering and meeting the community’s needs.

Heck, makes me think about retiring in one of these places, one day long from now.

Very Christ-like attitude. I applaud.

[Hardastarboard]

Why do these citizens keep voting those turds back in office.

But Governor Granholm is SO pretty. She's just got to be good for the state. She really cares about us. She's going to raise taxes on the rich and the evil businesses to pay for job training programs so that we'll have jobs again.

/economically illiterate union rant

[Dumpster Baby]

Here's a fixer-upper that I picked up for $47.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Detroit should be turned back into a natural forest so we can harvest something of value in that area of the country.***

SEE! I always knew Pontiac should have won the siege in 1763!
It might still be forest!

[mcshot]

...”There’s nothing wrong with Detroit that pumping a lot of federal money in to it wouldn’t cure.”

Another area waiting for a near miss hurricane and billions of federal aid.
Oh wait state and federal $$ have already been tried for decades.

[PGalt]

Falling home prices that had been refinanced to the maximum during the uptick, some to keep pace with 3-casino gambling expenses, is going to spell trouble for many households and individuals.

[Tribune7]

The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit

[Hot Tabasco]

The riots on Belle Isle were in 66.

No, Belle Isle didn't have a riot, the only riot was in the city in '67.

[Ghengis]

[Hot Tabasco]

For what it is worth, one part of Detroit is being rehabbed

Theres a lot of "re-hab" going on on Detroit's east side around the Conner/Warren ave area. The original housing project which over time deteriorated to the point that not even rats could survive there is being torn down (..well, at least the parts that didn't already fall down) and a new one is being built.

Thus the cycle which started in the late 40's early 50's has begun again.......

[Hot Tabasco]

...and an additional point, Habitat for Humanity, while a noble effort, built a lot of houses in Detroit. A report I just read from 1999 indicated that out of 70 homes that went to low income families, 14 went into foreclosure........

I was unable to find any info on today's stats.........

[Former Proud Canadian]

Re post 1: you’ve been to Detroit, I see.

[B-Chan]

Actually, I haven’t. The closest I’ve been is Grand Rapids. I simply assume Detroit to be similar to other, similarly abandoned cities I’ve visited.

[zwerni]

your money would be better invested in the bank - even at a 2% return

[corlorde]

I love reading about how crappy America is in foreign newspapers. I’m sure there are no projects, poor people, or run down houses in the UK.

[zwerni]

it also says alot about liberalism and the dominant culture

[toddlintown]

Why doesn’t the story simply call a spade a spade?

[B-Chan]

The writer is being a bit niggardly with his praise of Detroit.