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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New builds are more typically found in the exurbs and suburban areas with a lot of ugly old teardowns, not desirable close-in neighborhoods.  Many people would rather live close in, in an older home, due to reasons of commute, and housing prices reflect that.[/quote]

Lol no they don't.want to live in an old beat up shack thats worth maybe 150k anywhere else. They do it solely for location.  Period.

Stop trying to justify your shitty decision on others. [/quote]

You seem furious that people have different preferences than you. [/quote]

Far flung commutes are strongly correlated with premature deaths. We bought an older house in NW DC because we didn't want to spend our life in a car. It will literally kill you quicker. And yes, it's much smaller that our in-laws' house in the further reaches of Bethesda. But we are also a lot less stressed than they are, as they rush to do drop-offs/pick-up and fight the traffic. An accident on the road or a flat tire completely derails their week; I've seen it happen.

Further, all of us are dealing with house maintenance issues, whether its a circa 1920s DC rowhouse or circa 1960s Bethesda rambler. It's the nature of housing in this region.

The only nice new builds in this region are architect designed homes built with high-end materials and specialized labor. That's not the McCraftsmen you're seeing sprout up in Bethesda and Arlington. We have friends who own a few of these McCraftsman new builds and they are literally just giant homes. Some already have issues with mold, water damage, and soil shifting. It's a mixed bag when you buy a spec house. [/quote]

Whether you spend your life in the car or not is a function of distance between your residence and work, not any particular location where you live. [/quote]

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