Just look at at housing data over the last year. This isn't a matter of belief or something to have a debate on; it's a fact. The housing market is up, and moreso in Detroit than most places if only for the simple fact of how deep the market cratered in the region. The market hit the bottom, last year. Doesn't mean that the local housing market is going to be normal [[i.e. 2000 levels) soon, but it's going to recover every year from here on out.