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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the housing stock in Bethesda is not that "charming".  There are also plenty of young families in these tear downs, these neighborhoods are filled with kids. People have money here (or their families do and are willing to help on down payments). I agree that some of the new mcmansions are terrible, but many times, the homes they are replacing were not that great to begin with. I think it is better growth and development policy to encourage people to teardown rather than take build new in green space in the outer burbs.[/quote]

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People live differently nowadays, and there are only so many additions one can make before the additions no longer make sense.  As other PP stated, it is cheaper, in the long run, to knock down the old house and build proper space for today's way of life. You are paying for the land. There are plenty of areas of the country where the old houses are large, beautiful and useful - but the D.C. area is not it. [/quote]

3rd. I live in one in McLean and trust me, these were not build like a Vanderbilt mansion in Rode Island, they were also bad quality made with cheap materials. The old and quality houses are in NY area, even in Baltimore not in DC. These houses are past their useful life. [/quote]

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