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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a 2 BR TH way out in the burbs...because it is what we can afford on a median DC-area income.  It isn't about "priorities" - we simple cannot spend the kind of cash it takes to buy downtown.

Yes, maybe a large portion of YOUR friends in your high income part of DC can afford $700K (or $600K, for that matter) and sure, people moving from NYC think they have it made when they move here and can "afford" something downtown.  But to say only those moving from Houston or the midwest think this area is too expensive is ludicrous.[/quote]

I don't know how much your townhouse is, but I can't afford $700K either.  So, we live in a 2 bedroom condo for $500K.  A lot of the median income people in my area are raising children in a 1 bedroom - some convert a closet into a permanent sleeping area for the child and others share the bedroom.  1 bedrooms in this area go for $350K-$400k.  This is right downtown.  You can get cheaper if you head out to Columbia Heights or Mount Pleasant or if you drop the parking space (which many do, as a car is unnecessary here).  It is all about priorities.[/quote]

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