Your missing middle home is a 2000sf townhouse for 1.6m

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Anonymous wrote:1.2 million is out of reach for most people. Even $600-800K is out of reach for most people. You move further out or away.

This is why I hate when people are like "there are plenty of affordable houses close in for only 500-600k, you are just too picky!" That's actually not affordable for tons of people! If it were, I wouldn't be living in an exurb in a 300k townhouse.

MM wasn’t meant to be “affordable housing”. It’s providing a cheaper alternative to the $$$$$ SFHs.

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Anonymous wrote:I know just who will snatch up a place like this -- well-heeled, down-sizing Boomers and GenXers. How do I know? I'm one of them. And, no, that doesn't mean there will be a signifcant decrease in SFH prices as we downsize. Thanks, Millenials for eating up the MM fairy tale,

Having a place for you and others like you to downsize will increase the supply of SFHs available. MM is about increasing the supply of housing to lower costs. Sounds like it might work based on your comment.

You are an idiot. Only ~ 3% of Arlington households can afford 2M homes. You think freeing up 3% of the homes will suddenly make housing affordable for the 65% than can only afford $300,000 homes?

I can afford a $2m house and I promise you I don’t want to live near people who can only afford a $300k house.

It's important that your laborers live far away and commute in. God forbid they stay after dark in your rich enclave.[/quo

Most of the laborers in the close in suburbs live in apartments well within the beltway. You clearly know nothing about laborers and it is odd that you act otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know just who will snatch up a place like this -- well-heeled, down-sizing Boomers and GenXers. How do I know? I'm one of them. And, no, that doesn't mean there will be a signifcant decrease in SFH prices as we downsize. Thanks, Millenials for eating up the MM fairy tale,

I know you’re a boomer but surely you can see how stupid it is to downsize to an elevator-less townhouse.

My builder is putting townhouses in the EHO townhouses he is building for that reason. He wants to appeal to affluent boomers who want to stay in or near their old neighborhoods. Because of the lot restrictions, garages will have to be built under the houses, and elevators will go from the garage to the three upper floors. The prices will be higher, but affordable.

[Anonymous]

^^ putting elevators in the EHO townhouses

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Not surprising at all. 1.6M is fair given what single family homes cost in that area. Move to Burke if you want a cheaper townhome.

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Anonymous wrote:I know just who will snatch up a place like this -- well-heeled, down-sizing Boomers and GenXers. How do I know? I'm one of them. And, no, that doesn't mean there will be a signifcant decrease in SFH prices as we downsize. Thanks, Millenials for eating up the MM fairy tale,

Having a place for you and others like you to downsize will increase the supply of SFHs available. MM is about increasing the supply of housing to lower costs. Sounds like it might work based on your comment.

You are an idiot. Only ~ 3% of Arlington households can afford 2M homes. You think freeing up 3% of the homes will suddenly make housing affordable for the 65% than can only afford $300,000 homes?

I can afford a $2m house and I promise you I don’t want to live near people who can only afford a $300k house.

It's important that your laborers live far away and commute in. God forbid they stay after dark in your rich enclave.

Deep YIMBY thoughts.

Well, sort of…I doubt that it’s YOUR yard.

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Anonymous wrote:I know just who will snatch up a place like this -- well-heeled, down-sizing Boomers and GenXers. How do I know? I'm one of them. And, no, that doesn't mean there will be a signifcant decrease in SFH prices as we downsize. Thanks, Millenials for eating up the MM fairy tale,

Having a place for you and others like you to downsize will increase the supply of SFHs available. MM is about increasing the supply of housing to lower costs. Sounds like it might work based on your comment.

You are an idiot. Only ~ 3% of Arlington households can afford 2M homes. You think freeing up 3% of the homes will suddenly make housing affordable for the 65% than can only afford $300,000 homes?

I can afford a $2m house and I promise you I don’t want to live near people who can only afford a $300k house.

It's important that your laborers live far away and commute in. God forbid they stay after dark in your rich enclave.

Deep YIMBY thoughts.

Well, sort of…I doubt that it’s YOUR yard.

YIMBYs don't have yards and want to make sure no one else does either

[Anonymous]

These places will NEVER increase in value. They will sell for the same 10 years from now.

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Anonymous wrote:These places will NEVER increase in value. They will sell for the same 10 years from now.

You’re wrong. Either way, the people who are buying these are not buying an investment property. They’re buying a lifestyle only a location (without being in the city ) like that can offer. They’re most likely downsizing empty nester looking to enjoy the next phase of their lives. They have money that’s why almost all of the units are under contract 4 months prior to completion. These are the ideal downsizing homes, preferred over a condo.

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Anonymous wrote:I know just who will snatch up a place like this -- well-heeled, down-sizing Boomers and GenXers. How do I know? I'm one of them. And, no, that doesn't mean there will be a signifcant decrease in SFH prices as we downsize. Thanks, Millenials for eating up the MM fairy tale,

Having a place for you and others like you to downsize will increase the supply of SFHs available. MM is about increasing the supply of housing to lower costs. Sounds like it might work based on your comment.

You are an idiot. Only ~ 3% of Arlington households can afford 2M homes. You think freeing up 3% of the homes will suddenly make housing affordable for the 65% than can only afford $300,000 homes?

I can afford a $2m house and I promise you I don’t want to live near people who can only afford a $300k house.

It's important that your laborers live far away and commute in. God forbid they stay after dark in your rich enclave.

Deep YIMBY thoughts.

Well, sort of…I doubt that it’s YOUR yard.

YIMBYs don't have yards and want to make sure no one else does either

I have a big yard and I’m ok with the concept of MM. I’d like to restrict construction of all new residences though (SFH or MF) - reduced lot coverage & better tree protection. And off street parking.