Reply to I will never be able to afford a house in Arlington

Forum Index » Real Estate

Reply to "I will never be able to afford a house in Arlington "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ha, your income is 30% above the median HHI of Arlington residents. If that doesn’t communicate how bad the housing market is there, that even people who make 30% above the median HHI are unable to afford living there, I don’t know what will. [/quote]

She can afford to live there perfectly fine. She already is living there. Living there doesn't only mean owning a 2,500 square foot home on a cul-de-sac in North Arlington.

Arlington is one of the most expensive areas to live in the DMV. There are hundreds of cheaper neighborhoods available if needed.[/quote]

Of course she should be able afford a 2,500 sq ft house in Arlington, in fact, she should be able to afford more than that. She makes 30% ABOVE the median HHI in Arlington. A 2,500 sq ft. home on a cul-de-sac is hardly ever considered a luxury in any reasonable place, that’s what you see in every show depicting a middle-class family, because that’s a middle-class/UMC home. If she’s having trouble attaining that, that means it’s only worse for truly middle-class and working-class people. Living close to DC with good schools shouldn’t be considered a luxury in a developed country. When we say that a 2,500 square foot home in a cul-de-sac should only be attainable for someone making 70% above a town’s median HHI, then we are saying that middle-class people don’t even deserve to live there at all, let alone working-class people. Where are the people who are supporting the privileged lifestyles of Arlington residents supposed to live? Are they supposed to be segregated and cluster together in like rats until rich people start to deciding that they want THOSE areas, too, continuously pushing working-class further and further away from the city? Because that’s exactly what Arlington is a product of. It was the “hood” 25 years ago until rich people started deciding it was the new hip place to live in. DC gentrification is one of the most abrasive in the entire country. It’s one of the few cities where gentrification is physically pushing out poorer residents with roots in the area (who are often ethnic minorities) further and further away from the city. Regardless of what you think of OP, Arlington prices and DC region prices are insane, and they’re hurting the REAL middle and working-class. [/quote]

In fact Arlington is effectively segregating the poor on the western part of Columbia Pike and will continue to satisfy the white northern part of the county and the increasingly white and UMC southern part of the County.

One exception:  Arlington hasn’t been the hood since the Civil War   Some areas were bad, but it was a lower to middle class area that placed emphasis on schools.  This has always been Arlington’s attraction.   Look at Alexandria which let its schools decline.  Property values are much lower there given similar proximity to DC and Pentagon areas.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics