Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling

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Anonymous wrote:Well this thread turned into a high school girl pissing contest.......

Weather is great outside people. Stop attacking each other over nothing on an anonymous message board.

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The weekly "my place is better than your place" (McLean) thread is predictable, absurd and ridiculous; and causing posters to have to preface any of their new posts, just to avoid this type of nonsense. It has been old for a long time. Just stop.

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Anonymous wrote:Well this thread turned into a high school girl pissing contest.......

Weather is great outside people. Stop attacking each other over nothing on an anonymous message board.

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The weekly "my place is better than your place" (McLean) thread is predictable, absurd and ridiculous; and causing posters to have to preface any of their new posts, just to avoid this type of nonsense. It has been old for a long time. Just stop.

People shouldn't treat market facts as personal attacks, but they do.

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Anonymous wrote:When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?

The lower McLean thing is not working...

The weekly McLean posts are not working, either.

It's hilarious that they get under your skin so much. The closer-in suburbs will always get more attention on this forum than Great Falls or Poolesville.

Can you tell me why someone who does not work in DC or the immediate surrounds would choose to live in north Arlington? Seems to me the reverse commute would take some time, esp. if they worked tech in the Dulles Corridor.

The problem with you Fed weenies is you really don't understand that there are actual jobs outside of Federal government

So a professor who teaches at Georgetown and lives in Arlington is a "Fed weenie" but some private-sector government contractor who lives in Great Falls is not? Not following the logic here and suspect it's just intended as a diversion from the thread, which is about how and why Great Falls has become comparatively less desirable and more affordable.

the idiots who spew about Great Falls being too far out doesn't really understand there are actual jobs out here. Actual companies that hire people. And pay them! Imagine that!!

you mean jobs at Giant?

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Or Oracle?

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Oracle has a regional office in Reston, right?

I guess the question I'd ask there is whether the builders who built the 6500 SF houses in GF really had Oracle managers pulling down $120K in mind ax their target buyers. Or, stated differently, whether those employees end up buying in GF as opposed to Ashburn, Reston, Herndon, Oakton, etc.

That's what I'd want to think about in evaluating the long-term price trends in a place like Great Falls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oracle has a regional office in Reston, right?

I guess the question I'd ask there is whether the builders who built the 6500 SF houses in GF really had Oracle managers pulling down $120K in mind ax their target buyers. Or, stated differently, whether those employees end up buying in GF as opposed to Ashburn, Reston, Herndon, Oakton, etc.

That's what I'd want to think about in evaluating the long-term price trends in a place like Great Falls.

Almost everyone at Oracle works from home.

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This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

I don't know if it's PC or not, but the observations don't seem very grounded in actual facts (for example, do you really have any idea how many of the buyers are first-generation immigrants, as opposed to their children or non-Asians?)

I could just as easily surmise that the Arlington market will eventually tank because Arlington has been especially popular with whites, who will be a minority in the United States in a few decades.

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Anonymous wrote:G Falls is nice, but they not only keep building new homes, but, UGLY new homes. Meanwhile, there is a glut of existing ones on sale. If a house sells very quickly, it is because it is priced right to sell quickly. Also, w delayed start times, if you have a kid that goes to Langley, on a bus, they will spend 1 hour each way. Same goes if the parent drives them in or picks them up.

I agree. Some of the homes are atrocious. Gold topped columns, gaudy fountains, weird castle style roofs... Are they mostly foreigners building?

The ones that are sitting are very dated styles where the elderly owners haven't updated since the early 80s. They're offended when realtors tell them it needs updating and think it should sell without any work done. People spending 1.5mill+ don't want fixer uppers with 30 year old kitchen and closed floor plans.

This has been sitting for almost two years - new construction - well, two years old now.

https://www.redfin.com/VA/Great-Falls/10315-Georgetown-Pike-22066/home/9153165

Potomac has this beat. How about this nasty Niroo shahs palace wannabee on Chapel rd? http://www.choicerealestate.net/listing/mc8478465/
It hilariously says its been on the market since 2014. The lot was illegally clearcut around 2006. The construction started around 2007. It took them forever to finish it but it went on the market in 2009. It's had a for sale out front since then. They did decide to start selling furniture out of it so at least it gets some traffic. It is a blight on my neighborhood.

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Holy cow! I can't believe how long these places have been on the market! And, the number of them that are already empty, selling below assessed value. Wow!

We live in McLean, 22101 at the Arlington border. We are as far out as we will ever live, but I have to agree prices are off the charts in Great Falls. I knew their schools were under-enrolled, but OMG I had no idea how bad the real estate market is there.

My guess is that that prices will continue to decline. Only move there if you really want to live there for the next 10-20 years.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

We are 40 with one kid and love our custom house in Great falls. Not immigrants. Couldn't give us a house in Chevy or McLean

Thank god we don't all want the same things.

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House in wolf Trap Green just dropped from 995 to 865! GF price drops are huge right now.

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Anonymous wrote:Oracle has a regional office in Reston, right?

I guess the question I'd ask there is whether the builders who built the 6500 SF houses in GF really had Oracle managers pulling down $120K in mind ax their target buyers. Or, stated differently, whether those employees end up buying in GF as opposed to Ashburn, Reston, Herndon, Oakton, etc.

That's what I'd want to think about in evaluating the long-term price trends in a place like Great Falls.

Almost everyone at Oracle works from home.

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TONS of people (who can afford Great Falls) work from home. That is why they love it so much, and choose to live there, instead of abutting areas. I thought everyone knew this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

We are 40 with one kid and love our custom house in Great falls. Not immigrants. Couldn't give us a house in Chevy or McLean

Thank god we don't all want the same things.

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PREACH.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

I don't know if it's PC or not, but the observations don't seem very grounded in actual facts (for example, do you really have any idea how many of the buyers are first-generation immigrants, as opposed to their children or non-Asians?)

I could just as easily surmise that the Arlington market will eventually tank because Arlington has been especially popular with whites, who will be a minority in the United States in a few decades.

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Thank you for an educated answer to the uneducated babble of first PP.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn't very PC, but here goes: A lot of Asians have moved to that area in the last couple of years especially from the Middle East and East Asia. They seem to favor the large houses. As immigration from this region slows as it will, these houses will fall from favor. Also keep in mind, Boomers liked these type of houses.

As the children of these immigrants, will they like these type of houses? That question will drive whether Great Falls keeps its cachet.

I don't know if it's PC or not, but the observations don't seem very grounded in actual facts (for example, do you really have any idea how many of the buyers are first-generation immigrants, as opposed to their children or non-Asians?)

I could just as easily surmise that the Arlington market will eventually tank because Arlington has been especially popular with whites, who will be a minority in the United States in a few decades.

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I don't think the Trump loving preppers of McLean want to hear this - but you are accurate.