$750K is the new normal in desirable areas in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Back to the original point of the thread... I am in Nova and I am amazed somewhat at how prices have increased over the years. And to some degree, I am not surprised.

Around 2000 when I was looking to buy it seemed in Arlington/Alexandria you could find a decent home in the 500-600 range. Now it is more like 750-800+. That is a lot of growth in just 13 years. Which is why in most cases, I think it makes sense for young people to buy as soon as they can swing it, because their income will likely never keep up with the increases in home prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But tell us about the middle and high school for forest estates.

My kids are in gifted magnets so I don't have personal experience

Of course they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand the dislike of Silver Spring and the love of Bethesda on this board. I have lived in DC near both areas. They both have their negatives and positives. I also don't understand the logic of overpaying for a house so your child can attend an overcrowded public school (like Westbrook or Wood Acres for example).

Please explain why Silver Spring is so disliked.

It's the schools! I actually prefer Silver Spring over Bethesda. However, I can't get pass the middle and high schools in Silver Spring. The elementary schools in Silver Spring are great, but kids eventually grow up. So, instead of moving again or paying for private school once your child becomes a tween, most families will just live in a community that has great schools from K-12.

[Anonymous]

What makes the ms and HS so bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP what metro line do you need to be near? Because we recently bought a house (with 2 bath and central AC) for 450k. Within a 20 min walk (or shorter bus ride) to metro. House needs some updating but at that price point we could do it. This is in MD though, we struggled finding something even remotely comparable in VA.

That's bc VA is way better. Higher demand.

How so?

Lower taxes, lower crime, VA isn't a nanny state, NOVA is more business friendly, VA doesn't coddle criminals, illegals, and government dependent vultures, and the list goes on. I know more people (businesses included) who have left MD for NOVA for the very things that I mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But tell us about the middle and high school for forest estates.

My kids are in gifted magnets so I don't have personal experience

Great for you, but the poor parents without gifted children are shit out of luck in Silver Spring middle and high schools? They will not receive the same level of teachers or education that your children receive. As a matter of fact, the non-magnet classrooms have the most disciplinary problems, teachers who don't care, and the bar is set low for those students. You will be singing a different tune if your kids were left in the regular class with "those other" students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But tell us about the middle and high school for forest estates.

My kids are in gifted magnets so I don't have personal experience

Great for you, but the poor parents without gifted children are shit out of luck in Silver Spring middle and high schools? They will not receive the same level of teachers or education that your children receive. As a matter of fact, the non-magnet classrooms have the most disciplinary problems, teachers who don't care, and the bar is set low for those students. You will be singing a different tune if your kids were left in the regular class with "those other" students.

Really? Plenty of non magnet kids a Blair are in ivy and nescac schools. Same with Einstein. By the numbers it is actually easier to get into a top school from either because of the Whitman quotas. I know there are a lot of bitter people who overpaid for marginal Bethesda locations, but try not to let your moronic tendencies be so naked.