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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh god. People act like dc is some sort of rich people Mecca.  It isn't.  Go to LA, SF, Manhatten.  There housing is incredibly expensive and yes people work at C and B.  DC is actually really affordable IMO.  You people gripe about how fast paced and expensive it is out here but obviously you haven't been elsewhere. [/quote]

Data don't support you here, sorry. Assuming you're talking aboutDC and not Olney. And if you ARE talking about Olney whe you asset that "dc isnt expensive," then I'll point out some other places that aren't as expensive:  the San Fernando  Valley, Richmond ca., a lot of long island, some of Oakland, etc.

Compare apples to apples using Case Shiller.   Yes on manhattan, no on "LA", Maybe on SF peninsula[/quote]

Wrong. I just sold a house in one of these areas- not updated, in a iffy neighborhood, 1000
Sq ft- 600k.  This doesn't hold a candle to the dc metro area and I'm not referring to olney. http://m.kiplinger.com/article.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkiplinger.com%2Fslideshow%2Fmost-expensive-cities-to-live-in-the-united-states%2F1.html&type=slideshow

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Thx. The home prices listed in the link actually make my point. Manhattan is #1 (but not the other boroughs). SF and the District are about even. LA proper isn't in the top 10 but a few SoCal communities are

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Yes, but see if you can find some data on the average sq. footage of homes - I can guarantee that you are getting a much larger place for $729,000 in the district vs. NY or SF or Oakland. [/quote]

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