
In Michigan State, Detroit City is the largest. It is the seat of Wayne County. It is also an important port on Detroit River. Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world and has been nicknamed The Motor City or Motown. At the height of its prosperity in 1950 Detroit was the fourth largest in USA. In 2007 it ranks the 11th most populous city in the country.
The name of the city is now coupled with innumerable bank Reo homes in Detroit. The bank Reo homes in Detroit is slurring the good image of Michigan. The rise in bank Reos is mainly because of the fall of the automobile industry rather than the meltdown of sub-prime mortgages. By bank Reo homes in Detroit reference is made to the foreclosed houses that have been repossessed or taken over by the banks. The increase of bank Reo homes in Detroit is because the foreclosed houses have failed to be sold at the auctions. There are so many foreclosed houses that demand is less than supply. This is leading to the slump in the real estate market.
The bank Reo homes in Detroit is a source of worry not only to the banks but also to the community, the local administration and the real estate market. Most of the bank Reo homes in Detroit lies vacant as the banks not being landlords do not have the infrastructure to handle so many bank Reo homes in Detroit.
In Detroit there are about 1,800 homes that have an asking price of $10,000 – it is ten times less than its original price. In some exceptional cases the houses are being sold for less than $1. The buyers are coming from UK and even Australia. Many out of the state buyers are making bulk purchases of Detroit foreclosed houses. They are pocketing as many as 50 to 1,000 units in lots – picking up any decent property they eye.
This bulk sale has pepped up the real estate market somewhat. A real estate broker claims to have sold 30 houses in one day in Detroit. Three investors from UK have snapped up six houses and planning to buy more in Detroit. In contrast to other cities single-family residences are plenty in Detroit and not so many high-rise apartment units.
Detroit is being targeted by the outsiders because of the sheer volume of houses for sale and the massive drop in prices.