▁estate ▁tr end ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁creating ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁buy ers . ▁The ▁Case – Sh iller ▁index ▁projects ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁third ▁strong est ▁housing ▁market ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁attract ing ▁interest ▁from ▁international ▁invest ors . ▁Among ▁the ▁top ▁fifty ▁metropol itan ▁areas , ▁Detroit ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁afford able ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁a ▁For bes ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁report . ▁Detroit ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁job ▁growth ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁economic ▁study ▁showed ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁share ▁of ▁employ ment ▁( 1 3 . 7 %) ▁in ▁the ▁technology ▁se ctors ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁repe aled ▁its ▁business ▁tax ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 % ▁corpor ate ▁income ▁tax ▁which ▁substantial ly ▁reduced ▁tax es ▁on ▁business . ▁Michigan ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Right ▁to ▁Work ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Metro ▁Detroit ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁highly ▁successful ▁real ▁estate ▁developers . ▁Area ▁sub ur bs ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁newer ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁est ates ▁in ▁the ▁met ro ▁area ▁include ▁those ▁of