If Donald Trump had spare $45,000, what do you suppose he would do with it? Snap up a special-edition Rolex Oyster Perpetual? add a 2009 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang to his garage of super cars? or buy a three-bedroom detached house in Detroit?

Apparently, given the choice, he would favour a home in the Motor City. I draw this conclusion having just visited the www.detroitproperty.co.uk. Here, the real-estate tycoon opines: “This is now the greatest time – maybe ever, maybe in history – to buy a house in the USA.”