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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. I was thinking of houses built after 2010 vs houses from before WWII (even before WWI). No experience with 1950-1970s houses.[/quote]

so most of the "old" homes around here, Arlington, Alexandria, MontCo, are built post-WWII.  If you are talking close in NW, or Old Town, that is a different story.  This is not an old town.  Until WWII, there was not a lot here.  The housing here sucks.  Tearing down 1950s ramblers and putting up 2014 building code houses is an improvement ([b]though I can argue with the architecture of the hideous craftsman style houses[/b]).
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The new Craftsmans are much prettier than the pointy mixed-media things in Pimmit Hills and McLean[/quote]

You mean traditional brick front colonials?

I find the Craftsman to be much more appealing myself but in the long run I think they are a fad and will have more maintenance costs with painting the siding and trim.[/quote]

Most of the new homes in McLean right now are styled as Craftsmans.

I don't really care if they meet the aesthetic standards of an anonymous person on DCUM I've never met.  I do know that my house has plenty of space and light, is low-maintanance, and has appreciated over $200,000 in a few years.  Overall, not a bad deal when you think about it. [/quote]

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