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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"All your complaints have been apart of city living since.....forever."

Sure, but there is always a tipping point. Don't know where it is- perhaps we're reaching it. As I wrote before, don't assume that everything stays the same or improves. Sometimes they don't. There were wealthy people and childless people in 1970-2000. That doesn't mean they gravitated to the city because "city life!"

Let's see how it goes over the next few years. Time to watch. [/quote]

There's no tipping point when the District, the wider region, and the nation face a multi-generational housing shortage. White flight happened in the 1950s-60s because there was surplus land to build on that was immediately adjacent and convenient to cities. The houses were constructed cheaply and quickly. Those conditions do not exist in 2021 - the suburbs are already dense, commutes are already long, labor in the trades is in short supply, and upzoning in the suburbs is not a fast building process. In short, there's not many places to go if your plan is to "flee" DC.

You're stuck with other problems once you get out of the District: expensive housing, long commutes, etc. The only other option is to take your winnings and move to a lower COL area.[/quote]

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