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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Figured I'd start a new thread instead of derailing the McLean thread.

Can someone tell me why so many people are always surprised (or even upset) when they see a large new home built in Arlington, Falls Church, McLean... in a neighborhood that was built between 1930-1955?  Do you really think there's a big market for people who want small brick post-world war ramblers with no insultation, tiny galley kitchens and bathrooms to sustain these neighborhoods.

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I cannot.  It is weird.  The realtors in our area seem to want all of the houses in a neighborhood to be exactly the same.  We have a large house amongst many smaller homes in the neighborhood.  I get the feeling that our realtor really doesn't like it and wants it to be priced the same as all of these older cookie cutter homes, even though it is 2x-3x larger.

It's the "price by neighborhood not by house mentality".  Ironic because the realtors they own houses in "desirable area" with "bad" public high schools and send their kids to private schools.

We'll be leaving as soon, as is conveniently available.

It's kind of like the teachers and administrators that work in public schools but send their kids to private schools.[/quote]

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