Nova vs MD real estate appreciation. Will MD ever catch up?

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Anonymous wrote:NOVA is much bigger than just the highly desirable zipcodes in Bethesda, CC, Potomac, Kensington. Its Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria. A lot of NOVA has less crime and better rated schools than our MD counterpart

Once again, comparing four counties to one in MD. And OP is not even in MoCo.

It always comes down to some NoVa poster reeking of their insecurity.

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Anonymous wrote:NOVA is much bigger than just the highly desirable zipcodes in Bethesda, CC, Potomac, Kensington. Its Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria. A lot of NOVA has less crime and better rated schools than our MD counterpart

Once again, comparing four counties to one in MD. And OP is not even in MoCo.

It always comes down to some NoVa poster reeking of their insecurity.

I am from MD. I'd never go back.

Fairfax is nicer than MoCo.

NOVA is nicer than MoCo/PG

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Anonymous wrote:I do find these threads mostly started by NoVa posters to reflect their insecurities. They also seem to compare four counties in NoVa to just one county in MD, Moco. That is another odd thing.

I'm originally from out west.

Interesting. I get the opposite vibe. The bitterness seems to come from Maryland posters.

I don't often see "this is why MD is behind NoVa" started by MD posters. I do see a lot of "NoVa is so much better than MoCo" posts. Reeks of insecurity.

OP identifies as a Md resident.

I identify as a 6' xena princess warrior, that doesn't mean I actually am (I'm like barely 5' tall).

This is anonymous forum. You need to take what you read with a grain of salt. Hence, why some people are calling OP a troll.

I found the OP’s post to be reasonable. Why do you suggest it’s fraudulent? Because it doesn’t fit your narrative?

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Op here. Gosh, 4 pages of name calling and delusional chest thumping. I live in MD but have no issues seeing the difference as soon I as I cross over the VA side on the beltway. It is not personal. We work in Baltimore so moving is unfortunately not an option.

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Anonymous wrote:NOVA is much bigger than just the highly desirable zipcodes in Bethesda, CC, Potomac, Kensington. Its Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria. A lot of NOVA has less crime and better rated schools than our MD counterpart

Once again, comparing four counties to one in MD. And OP is not even in MoCo.

It always comes down to some NoVa poster reeking of their insecurity.

Because there’s only one suburban county in MD that remotely competes with the suburban NoVa jurisdictions. The other MD counties aren’t even worth discussing.

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Anonymous wrote:NOVA is much bigger than just the highly desirable zipcodes in Bethesda, CC, Potomac, Kensington. Its Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria. A lot of NOVA has less crime and better rated schools than our MD counterpart

Once again, comparing four counties to one in MD. And OP is not even in MoCo.

It always comes down to some NoVa poster reeking of their insecurity.

I am from MD. I'd never go back.

Fairfax is nicer than MoCo.

NOVA is nicer than MoCo/PG

LOL where were you from in Moco to think Fairfax is nicer?

I've lived in Arlington, FFX, Moco and DC..close in Moco is by far the best place to live. Fantastic trails, short commutes, more established communities, downtown Bethesda, less gross strip malls, etc

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Anonymous wrote:NOVA is much bigger than just the highly desirable zipcodes in Bethesda, CC, Potomac, Kensington. Its Fairfax County, Arlington County, Alexandria. A lot of NOVA has less crime and better rated schools than our MD counterpart

Once again, comparing four counties to one in MD. And OP is not even in MoCo.

It always comes down to some NoVa poster reeking of their insecurity.

Because there’s only one suburban county in MD that remotely competes with the suburban NoVa jurisdictions. The other MD counties aren’t even worth discussing.

Loudon is as far to DC as HoCo, but NoVa people always include Loudon but not HoCo when comparing. HoCo is actually a wealthy area by its own right. And Columbia is ranked one of the top places to live. VA not even on the top 20.

OP is asking about HoCo, but people keep talking about MoCo.

Like I said, NoVa insecurity.

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Anonymous wrote:VA has cheaper taxes and gives more incentives to businesses. Have you driven by Tyson’s or even Reston lately? It’s booming and has become its own business district without needing to step foot into DC.

I loathe Tysons, just loathe it.

yo mama loathed tysons last night

my mom has alzheimers and lives out west. I realize you were trying to be funny but that fell flat.

On an anonymous forum, nobody is going to know nor care.

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Anonymous wrote:In the last 15 years or so NOVA has been the engine of job growth in the area. So much that areas far flung from DC like Loundon county has had significant growth and with it great property appreciation. MD on the other end seems to stagnate even under a republican governor. I'm not sure its going to improve under Wes Moore. I'm a long term MD resident and don't mean to diss it. But my property value in the most sought after area in Howard County has just stagnated over the last 15 years. Do you see hope for MD or is the gap just going to get wider?
What about MD turns off businesses?

LOL. You call Loudon car flung yet you live in Howard Co. I worked at the Census Bureau in Suitland, and many co-workers lived in Loudoun Co as well as WV and PA.

As far as RE, I agree with you. Maryland needs to bring in more businesses.

Loudon is far out and so is Howard. I say this and I'm in Frederick also equally far out. I think Loudon has had much better appreciation than Howard or Frederick though we've had decent appreciation in Frederick, imo.
Considering we're about an hour from DC and Baltimore, I'm not complaining.

Huh? Loudoun is right next to Fairfax and Tyson’s, which is a MAJOR job port. Two metro stations just opened there which go directly to those job locations.


Howard? No offense but it’s for people who want to commute to Baltimore, not DC. It’s almost like another region.

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Anonymous wrote:In the last 15 years or so NOVA has been the engine of job growth in the area. So much that areas far flung from DC like Loundon county has had significant growth and with it great property appreciation. MD on the other end seems to stagnate even under a republican governor. I'm not sure its going to improve under Wes Moore. I'm a long term MD resident and don't mean to diss it. But my property value in the most sought after area in Howard County has just stagnated over the last 15 years. Do you see hope for MD or is the gap just going to get wider?
What about MD turns off businesses?

LOL. You call Loudon car flung yet you live in Howard Co. I worked at the Census Bureau in Suitland, and many co-workers lived in Loudoun Co as well as WV and PA.

As far as RE, I agree with you. Maryland needs to bring in more businesses.

Loudon is far out and so is Howard. I say this and I'm in Frederick also equally far out. I think Loudon has had much better appreciation than Howard or Frederick though we've had decent appreciation in Frederick, imo.
Considering we're about an hour from DC and Baltimore, I'm not complaining.

Huh? Loudoun is right next to Fairfax and Tyson’s, which is a MAJOR job port. Two metro stations just opened there which go directly to those job locations.


Howard? No offense but it’s for people who want to commute to Baltimore, not DC. It’s almost like another region.

What Loudon has or Hoco does not have is not the question. It's about why Loudon is always included in the "NoVa" comparison to MD but HoCo never is even though HoCo is just as far from DC as Loudon is. And also, OP was asking about HoCo. But for some reason (insecurity), NoVa folks *always* have to compare NoVa (all four counties) to MoCo, even though, once again, the thread is not about MoCo.

It's like people who are insecure and went to some name brand school, and they have to mention that every chance they get. I think someone started a thread about how his wife name drops how she went to Harvard in every conversation. Only insecure people do that. This is like some of these NoVa posters.

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Anonymous wrote:In the last 15 years or so NOVA has been the engine of job growth in the area. So much that areas far flung from DC like Loundon county has had significant growth and with it great property appreciation. MD on the other end seems to stagnate even under a republican governor. I'm not sure its going to improve under Wes Moore. I'm a long term MD resident and don't mean to diss it. But my property value in the most sought after area in Howard County has just stagnated over the last 15 years. Do you see hope for MD or is the gap just going to get wider?
What about MD turns off businesses?

LOL. You call Loudon car flung yet you live in Howard Co. I worked at the Census Bureau in Suitland, and many co-workers lived in Loudoun Co as well as WV and PA.

As far as RE, I agree with you. Maryland needs to bring in more businesses.

Loudon is far out and so is Howard. I say this and I'm in Frederick also equally far out. I think Loudon has had much better appreciation than Howard or Frederick though we've had decent appreciation in Frederick, imo.
Considering we're about an hour from DC and Baltimore, I'm not complaining.

Huh? Loudoun is right next to Fairfax and Tyson’s, which is a MAJOR job port. Two metro stations just opened there which go directly to those job locations.


Howard? No offense but it’s for people who want to commute to Baltimore, not DC. It’s almost like another region.

What Loudon has or Hoco does not have is not the question. It's about why Loudon is always included in the "NoVa" comparison to MD but HoCo never is even though HoCo is just as far from DC as Loudon is. And also, OP was asking about HoCo. But for some reason (insecurity), NoVa folks *always* have to compare NoVa (all four counties) to MoCo, even though, once again, the thread is not about MoCo.

It's like people who are insecure and went to some name brand school, and they have to mention that every chance they get. I think someone started a thread about how his wife name drops how she went to Harvard in every conversation. Only insecure people do that. This is like some of these NoVa posters.

NoVa posters think they are doing suburban Maryland a favor by focusing on MoCo. HoCo is considered suburban Baltimore and including PG just makes it a slam dunk for NoVa.

Anyway, until you can show OP isn’t a frustrated MD resident, I’d say you’re doing a lot of projecting. You aren’t in our heads the way we seem to be in yours and we typically only weigh in either when requested or, more frequently, when attacked.

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Anonymous wrote:My PG county house has almost doubled in value in the 13 years we have owned it. (purchased for $340K and just appraised at $640K).
Depends on where you are in the state.

PG Co has a lot of potential.

PG is the next big thing. MoCo is bursting at the seams in regards to pricing with million dollar townhomes.
The schools aren't even consistently that good throughout the county.

No. It is not. The center of jobs in the region keeps shifting west. PG is just getting further away.

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Anonymous wrote:In the last 15 years or so NOVA has been the engine of job growth in the area. So much that areas far flung from DC like Loundon county has had significant growth and with it great property appreciation. MD on the other end seems to stagnate even under a republican governor. I'm not sure its going to improve under Wes Moore. I'm a long term MD resident and don't mean to diss it. But my property value in the most sought after area in Howard County has just stagnated over the last 15 years. Do you see hope for MD or is the gap just going to get wider?
What about MD turns off businesses?

LOL. You call Loudon car flung yet you live in Howard Co. I worked at the Census Bureau in Suitland, and many co-workers lived in Loudoun Co as well as WV and PA.

As far as RE, I agree with you. Maryland needs to bring in more businesses.

Loudon is far out and so is Howard. I say this and I'm in Frederick also equally far out. I think Loudon has had much better appreciation than Howard or Frederick though we've had decent appreciation in Frederick, imo.
Considering we're about an hour from DC and Baltimore, I'm not complaining.

Huh? Loudoun is right next to Fairfax and Tyson’s, which is a MAJOR job port. Two metro stations just opened there which go directly to those job locations.


Howard? No offense but it’s for people who want to commute to Baltimore, not DC. It’s almost like another region.

What Loudon has or Hoco does not have is not the question. It's about why Loudon is always included in the "NoVa" comparison to MD but HoCo never is even though HoCo is just as far from DC as Loudon is. And also, OP was asking about HoCo. But for some reason (insecurity), NoVa folks *always* have to compare NoVa (all four counties) to MoCo, even though, once again, the thread is not about MoCo.

It's like people who are insecure and went to some name brand school, and they have to mention that every chance they get. I think someone started a thread about how his wife name drops how she went to Harvard in every conversation. Only insecure people do that. This is like some of these NoVa posters.

Nobody is insecure. It is what it is. Loudoun (not Loudon, Jesus please learn to spell it, you look like a bozo) is a suburb of the Dulles Tech Corridor. Where an engineer or a programmer can easily pull in 200-300k. There is no need to commute and be dependent on DC.

Meanwhile, Howard county has no major job hubs around it. Hence, values are lower.

It’s not rocket science and nobody is insecure (except you…since you seem to keep bringing this up), it just is what it is. There’s a reason why Loudoun and Fairfax have the highest incomes in the nation.

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No it won’t, unless nova turns into a 10% state/county income tax, huge sanctuary city, common core k-8 nightmare, business unfriendly.

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Since 100 percent on my block in MoCo works from home or is retired I don’t see how VA job growth is relevant to loving there. I have not been in an office for three years.