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I'm not sure what parts of Detroit you're talking about, I can't think of a single neighborhood that is struggling with that problem, blight and abandonement? S

• Retric 5y ago
  Blight is a direct result of people in the area being to poor to afford to maintain infrastructure. As to driving prices down, some houses in good condition are selling for ~25-50k which would be worth more basically anywhere else in the US.
  • jandrese 5y ago
    That's not because a bunch of poor people moved into the neighborhoods. That's because the middle class moved away or lost their jobs.
    • Retric 5y ago
      It’s not just a question of the middle class moving away, people die which means you need more people moving in. As soon as the mix of people moving in starts to include less affluent people it eventually gets dominated by them simply because their are more people as you move down the income curve. The transition within a city is rarely about some specific employer shutting down. The more general case is homes age and different areas become attractive over time. You can find areas where nearly identical homes where build across a wide area, yet one community falls into disrepair while another becomes desirable simply based on school zoning.