Ashburn is going crazy

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Anonymous wrote:I had to google what Ashburn is. It is almost West Virginia- that is crazy why anyone would live there.

You’re ignorant. Not even close to WV.

It is 25 minutes from the WV border.

more like 45 minutes. Same as Gaithersburg, btw.

Don't worry I also look down on Gaithersburg.

[Anonymous]

Not Ashburn but I was surprised to see a house near me go $70K over asking at an original price of $635K. That's a lot for Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prices are going up all over due to low mortgage rates (some monthly payment for higher costs).

No one I know who lives in Ashburn/Leesburg commutes to downtown DC - they are working at AWS, Verizon or other employers out in Herndon/Reston or in Loudoun.

Loudoun has been one of the richest counties in America for years, so rising home costs are not surprising.

Too conservative and fundamental religious for my taste (and I am are regular church goer).

Costs or castes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not Ashburn but I was surprised to see a house near me go $70K over asking at an original price of $635K. That's a lot for Fairfax.

what part of Fairfax? Just curious

We live near Chantilly HS and our 50 year old house with no basement would sell for $650K at least right now. We bought about 9 years ago for $200k less (when the short sales and foreclosures were cleaning the market-this house was in need of updates, but a livable regular sale)

We have decided to stay put rather than move at this time. The low rates are allowing us to refinance and take money out in order to finish up home renovations we wouldn't have been able to otherwise. We're putting in new windows, changing out siding, renovating our bathrooms and closets and several other smaller projects that would have waited otherwise. Wish we could add an addition for an actual in law suite/studio space, but that is our of our price range.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids Ashburn school is mostly Indian. To the point that white kids don't usually have another white kid in their class. The "other" kids are a really good mix of cultures/ethnicities. The idea that it's a racist bastion is so off the mark. I understand that there is an Indian caste system and that Indians who live here do still follow it but none of my Indian friends have ever been vocal about it. As a result of being in the minority my kids have a truly diverse friend group. I like my Indian neighbors. NW DC is whiter.

EOTP NW DC is extremely diverse.

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Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is just too far and barren. Nothing there, only new cookie cutter neighborhoods.

It looks like where they grow the houses to be harvested and shipped to market.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not Ashburn but I was surprised to see a house near me go $70K over asking at an original price of $635K. That's a lot for Fairfax.

what part of Fairfax? Just curious

We live near Chantilly HS and our 50 year old house with no basement would sell for $650K at least right now. We bought about 9 years ago for $200k less (when the short sales and foreclosures were cleaning the market-this house was in need of updates, but a livable regular sale)

We have decided to stay put rather than move at this time. The low rates are allowing us to refinance and take money out in order to finish up home renovations we wouldn't have been able to otherwise. We're putting in new windows, changing out siding, renovating our bathrooms and closets and several other smaller projects that would have waited otherwise. Wish we could add an addition for an actual in law suite/studio space, but that is our of our price range.

Not far from Robinson High School. I'm still well underwater with my renovations even with recent appreciation. Deferred maintenance from previous owners was a killer for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prices are going up all over due to low mortgage rates (some monthly payment for higher costs).

No one I know who lives in Ashburn/Leesburg commutes to downtown DC - they are working at AWS, Verizon or other employers out in Herndon/Reston or in Loudoun.

Loudoun has been one of the richest counties in America for years, so rising home costs are not surprising.

Too conservative and fundamental religious for my taste (and I am are regular church goer).

Plenty of people commute to DC from Ashburn. My colleague takes the commuter bus. It is a long-ish trip, but he naps for much of it.

[Anonymous]

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Not far from Robinson High School. I'm still well underwater with my renovations even with recent appreciation. Deferred maintenance from previous owners was a killer for me.

Understood. We are always worried about what happens when we open a wall. We found fire damage in the wall behind our stove when we first moved in. We also have asbestos tiles and siding to contend with. Ah, the joys of older homes.

We honestly were going to just get a few windows done in the next couple months but wound up just saying "screw it" and doing all windows, and we might as well take out money for all the other crap while we can and just get it over with.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Prices are going up all over due to low mortgage rates (some monthly payment for higher costs).

No one I know who lives in Ashburn/Leesburg commutes to downtown DC - they are working at AWS, Verizon or other employers out in Herndon/Reston or in Loudoun.

Loudoun has been one of the richest counties in America for years, so rising home costs are not surprising.

Too conservative and fundamental religious for my taste (and I am are regular church goer).

Plenty of people commute to DC from Ashburn. My colleague takes the commuter bus. It is a long-ish trip, but he naps for much of it.

This sounds like Hell.

[Anonymous]

Yuck!!. Nothing good about that place. No trees and builder grade vinyl boxes everywhere!!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an eyesore with all the data centers.

+1. I live here and I hate these data centers.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s an eyesore with all the data centers.

+1. I live here and I hate these data centers.

Do you live in one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yuck!!. Nothing good about that place. No trees and builder grade vinyl boxes everywhere!!

OK Fairfax Realtor

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ashburn is just too far and barren. Nothing there, only new cookie cutter neighborhoods.

It looks like where they grow the houses to be harvested and shipped to market.

🤣

Lol, and the huge ugly boxy data centers are where they slaughter the houses.