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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I think a lot of folks don't quite understand the deep, deep distaste for suburban living that millennials have--as opposed to BabyBoomers/GenX. In my opinion, folks living in the suburbs are just as likely to be moving *into* the city in pursuit of good schools as city dwellers moving out. Especially if you live in Prince Georges or Montgomery County. Things are changing fast, and they're liable to change even faster over the next decade. "

And why should what the millenials want impact my homebuying decision? In 8 years, all my kids will be out of school (or in college, but out of secondary school).[/quote]

They shouldn't that's the point.  If suburban sprawl suits you, and you can find a good school, have at it.  I was addressing the irrational strategy of leaving a DC address that you love today so that you can reap the benefits of a better middle school nearly a decade from now.  That's foolhardy, IMO.  If a parent really loves living in a suburban cul-de-sac, I can see sticking it out in the 'burbs, and hoping that home values don't fall to much between now and then.  That makes sense.  Leaving now while suburbia is manifestly on the decline?   Not so much.[/quote]

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