Purchasing your own home or buying a vehicle means you've accomplished something.  It's part of the American dream.  But if you have only one option, would y ou choose to buy a brand new car or put money down on a home?

  Lon Keeley a Sales Manager at Randy Wise says, "It's disheartening.  I have cars where you can buy two of them for 14,000." 

MSNBC is reporting that it's cheaper to buy a home than it is a car in some cities.  Detroit tops the list, with Flint coming in second.

"Flints kind of got a bad rep so the housing market has dropped tremendously" , says local real estate agent  Ron Melchor. 

He adds, "most people are looking to pay cash and be done.  You can get a house for 5000 dollars.  You can pick up a car for 200 a month of an suv for 300 dollars a month."

Their reasonings are high unemployment rates and crime.  Cities in Florida, Indiana, and Ohio are also hurting because of the rocky housing market as well.