Rust Belt Revival Auctions (2024)

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Will the Rust Belt make a comeback? ›

It's not just Zillow that is predicting a revival in the Rust Belt. Realtor.com shared its 2024 forecast and predicts that cities such as Bridgeport, Detroit, and Rochester will see double-digit price appreciation, while cities like Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Toledo will see above-average increases.

From 1950 to 1980, the Rust Belt faced competitive pressure domestically and overseas. This led to lower wages and prices, as well as the shuttering of many manufacturing jobs. As such, almost two-thirds of the region's employment share declined.

The future of the Rust Belt remains uncertain. While the Midwest has won major projects that will see significant investment in the area, the region must compete with the South's fast-growing labour force, job opportunities and “right-to-work” legislation.

Big Takeaways. O-H-I-O: The top Rust Belt revival city is #1 Columbus, OH. It ranks #1 in housing and is in the top 5 for economics, workforce power, and social factors. 4 of the top 10 cities are in the Buckeye State, with 2 Cleveland suburbs (#6 Lakewood and #7 Parma) on the list.

From 1970 to 2006, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh lost about 45% of their population and median household incomes fell: in Cleveland and Detroit by about 30%, in Buffalo by 20%, and Pittsburgh by 10%.

Whatever the cause, the result of industrial decline in the Rust Belt was shuttered factories, mills, and mines; devastating unemployment; shrinking tax bases; growing poverty; and dislocation.

While the jobs of the 1950s and 60s aren't returning, the Rust Belt remains an incredibly important region for the country. Here in Ohio, manufacturing accounts for over 650,000 jobs and is the leading contributor to Ohio's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Rust behaves in much the same way as mould: if you don't remove even the last microscopic shred and don't keep everything perfectly dry, it will always come back - because corrosion is mainly triggered by the diabolical interaction of air and water!

The areas of rust belt saw a declining industrial activity due to the shift in comparative advantage from labor-intensive production to capital intensive production in which some Asian countries were having lower opportunity costs.

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