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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"condo: $279,900 2 bd1 ba944 sqft Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20012" - why can't Pete live where? Or the 1,000s of units like it already available in DC?[/quote]
Agree! That's the issue in a nutshell. I hear people cry how the middle class can't afford to live here, but what they mean is that the middle class can't afford to live in the expensive neighborhoods of DC.

Also, who says they have to live in DC at all? Upper Georgia Avenue is the pitts, IMO. Many moderate-earning people could instead choose to buy a little condo in Gaithersburg or Springfield and commute in. Or, they could decide they want the convenience of DC and live in a less desirable area, like upper Georgia Avenue. Or.....they could move north just a little bit, into downtown Silver Spring, and buy an old but affordable condo there. Lots of options.

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Still me. LOTS of condos in downtown Silver Spring, less than a mile from the DC line. Here's a 3-bedroom that sold for $200,000.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1220-Blair-Mill-Rd-900-Silver-Spring-MD-20910/2100141385_zpid/[/quote]

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