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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how many of you actually live in DC.  We live in the U Street/Logan area and it's basically like there never was a pandemic.  If you need to move to Frederick because of housing prices and "social unrest," well, good luck to you.  You'll be replaced soon enough by the more prosperous.

Oh, a couple days ago a realtor knocked on my door and literally begged me to sell my townhouse.  If DC is dying, you sure can't tell from the real estate prices.

So many suburbanites seem to get off on DC's impending demise.  It's ain't gonna happen.[/quote]
I believe you that your neighborhood is doing great. People who used to go into offices and spend money downtown are now spending their money closer to home. When is the last time you went downtown?[/quote]

+1.  Funny that PP even brings up her hot neighborhood and the market value of her home.  It’s obvious she is in deep and unable to see the forest from the trees.  Downtown is suffering and it will spread.  Clients aren’t coming back to office for a long time.  Conference and tourists?  Same story.  There is a world of hurt coming.  [/quote]

This is the thing most seem to be missing. It’s not just commuters. I work in government relations and, pre-covid, we had a constant stream of executives from out of town paying for hotel rooms, cabs and fancy meals downtown. That has gone away, along with conferences. Remember how busy downtown was when the Realtors were in town? Or the phone company execs, Rural Electric Cooperatives, etc etc?  Gone. Most lobbyists are spending a huge amount of time at their beach house. People don’t go to the Hill, like they used to. My friends still on the Hill say it’s eerie how quiet it is.  The restaurants near the Hill that used to be hopping are empty. It’s not good. [/quote]

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