That's including the skyrocketing home values on the coasts, the stagnant home values in much of the mid-west, and the declining home values in the shrinking areas, all rolled into one average.

tell them sure ESA dog are no problem but you need tell their shrink to get them a different animal since Hud says they are not your pet any way.  

But I could see about 7 designs on the original link.My comments:  None of these will scale well, meaning when you shrink them down on a business card or an icon they will be an indistinguishable blob.  

I know a lot have been written about Detroit; either on this site or elsewhere…I have read all the posts……..its went through the largest bankruptcy in the recent history; it’s a war zone, population is shrinking, it’s a single product economy-auto…Nothing else works there; it’s a ghetto etc…While I agree with the gurus and RE wiz kids out there regarding above, I have a question?

This wood was actually well dried so it shouldn't shrink/twist too much. 

Your "net" is shrinking... 

These shrink perhaps a few millimeters per decade, but if you add up enough decades, that will cause the floors to sag and tilt. 

.- You can also withdraw money from the policy, but then your cash value will shrink and this vehicle become no better than a 401k.

Detroit as a whole will need to shrink it's footprint, and it's going to be a long time before the whole city is realistically functioning but large pockets are improving at an exponential rate.Todays under 40 population is flocking downtown and that trend is going to continue.The building department and courts still have a long way to go.

Having been in the contracting business my entire life every year the schedule and budget shrinks.