Avenel- Is there something wrong?

[Anonymous]

I've been looking at homes in Avenel. The neighborhood looks beautiful and it's in good school districts. But I've noticed that a lot of the houses are sitting on the market for a year or more, and selling at steep discounts to asking and well below what they sold for 10-15 years ago. This is making me wonder if there's something wrong with the neighborhood. Any information?

[Anonymous]

It’s just out of fashion now - full of people in their 60s and 70s and not very diverse. Everyone is like Daniel Snyder, except older and with less money.

[Anonymous]

High fees, snobby people. Just not the lifestyle people want anymore. It's worth something but not what the inhabits think.

[Anonymous]

High fees, homes of early 90s fugly design, no kids.

[Anonymous]

I guess my preferences are different than most, but I don't get the ugly house comments. They seem very nice to me. The houses are large, but don't have the mcmansion look.

Are there really not many kids there?

[Anonymous]

I was at the park the other evening, and there was like an encampment of RVs and cars there — is there a transient neighborhood squatting there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess my preferences are different than most, but I don't get the ugly house comments. They seem very nice to me. The houses are large, but don't have the mcmansion look.

Are there really not many kids there?

The updated houses are definitely gorgeous, I"ve sold property there. Some of them have stunning views of the golf course.

[Anonymous]

They are cute houses but too far from public transportation:

[Anonymous]

They're extremely outdated and the 24/7 airplane noise problem keeps getting worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess my preferences are different than most, but I don't get the ugly house comments. They seem very nice to me. The houses are large, but don't have the mcmansion look.

Are there really not many kids there?

The updated houses are definitely gorgeous, I"ve sold property there. Some of them have stunning views of the golf course.

There are not a lot of young families who want to live on a golf course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess my preferences are different than most, but I don't get the ugly house comments. They seem very nice to me. The houses are large, but don't have the mcmansion look.

Are there really not many kids there?

When I graduated high school (25 years ago.. yikes!) there were a fair amount of kids/families there, because I went to school with them. I think there's now a lot of empty nesters, and also the younger families just arent' drawn to Avenel. I think it's nice myself, but too far from stuff for our liking so we bought closer in to Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess my preferences are different than most, but I don't get the ugly house comments. They seem very nice to me. The houses are large, but don't have the mcmansion look.

Are there really not many kids there?

The updated houses are definitely gorgeous, I"ve sold property there. Some of them have stunning views of the golf course.

There are not a lot of young families who want to live on a golf course.

+1.

[Anonymous]

How would I look up this area on redfin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would I look up this area on redfin?

Put in Avenel Potomac

[Anonymous]

Great access to excellent public/Private schools. I see lots of kids hanging out in the village. I believe there is a pool you can go to. Everything comes around again.