[RayStacy]

I'm not sure that's always true. There are all-brick homes in SE DC that were once VERY desirable. Now... Well you can imagine, and the same is true in inner cities all over the country.

[zek157]

You might be surprized to see what those brick houses in SE are going for now in areas that you wouldn't have driven through 3-4 years ago. Trinidad in NE is the same. what you might have seen sell for 30K 4 years ago sells for 300k (at least did until this spring). DC is not a good example for what you are trying to say. Baltimore is.

[Eagles Talon IV]

Right...but, as what happened in NYC, what was once desirable and pricey became undesirable and almost worthless until the re gentrification began and then it all began again.