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Anonymous wrote:Lmao, a lot of the places mentioned in this thread are the same places that studies are identifying as being at risk for gentrification. Closer-in PG County, South Arlington, etc. “Appreciation” is code word for “push the last of the poor remaining inside of the beltway outside of it,” aka gentrification. Please stop repeating this goddamn cycle. It’s good that more people with money are moving into these areas and integrating them more, but if South Arlington becomes another North Arlington, then that’s a problem. If Clinton, Bladensburg, and District Heights become the next Bethesda, then that’s a problem.

...no we will not stop

AOC will stop you.

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Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

It occurred to me recently that the reason this will not happen anytime soon is for other reasons, mostly political and some funding related. Maybe it will change with redrawn districts in future elections and younger buyers, but it will still take time. All of the younger buyers are there because they are burdened with the loans that they cannot pay back, and the rising health care costs that were reasons the ACA was established anyway.

I think your post is internally inconsistent. It's true that young people with student loans (like me) cannot afford $$$ areas but that's how gentrification happens, and I find PG extremely appealing. It has a ton of middle class and upper middle class black families, which I view as a plus. I bought in Anne Arundel county instead for water access, but if I had it to do over again I'd be shopping in PG. I think it has a very bright future.

Anne Arundel County is appreciating a lot, too. Odenton and Crofton are jumping up in value, in part because of their proximity to Ft Meade, Baltimore, and the MARC as well. The water access parts of AA County are a bit slower though, because NIMBYs there are afraid of changing things up.

You're quite right. As it happens, I've been lucky enough to have my property value almost double in AA, but still, I think PG has even more upside.

As a former PG resident that paid $10K a year in county taxes, you would feel differently if you had children and saw what little those taxes did for your home, your appreciation, or your community. I do believe that it will happen eventually; but not before the racists die off and folks your age actually get into government and begin instituting the political change. Until then, it is gaming and segregating. The other path is a more empowered community. That can 100% help, but you have to have people that will engage in that way. I speak from experience. I have lived in several counties around the beltway. PG gets away with a lot of misappropriation, and until commercial investors truly trust the landscape, it will be a gradual build.

There is not a singular whole foods in SoPG. THat should tell you something.

It will happen -- but generational disparity is getting in the way. You need change in the cover and the grassroots. Until then, this is the path, or local leadership change. YOu need informed voters for that. It can be done, but the trajectory is different, despite the clear appeal of the location and practicality of it all.
Exhibit A:
https://wholefoodsinpg.com/

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand what you are asking for. People are priced out of areas so they move into other areas. What would you have someone who can’t live in North Arlington do other than move to South Arlington? If they’re actually living there (versus investors/developers leaving it empty or doing a flip) then they have every right to be there as anyone else.

The answer to being priced out of Bethesda, Kensingston, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, North Arlington, and Potomac is not to move to other areas and try to outprice THOSE areas so that the people who currently live in them won’t be able to afford them in the future. If you’re looking to move to somewhere because it has a lower COL, that’s absolutely fine and reasonable. Just don’t move to these areas if you are only doing so because you are seeking selfish wants, such as insane appreciation that other gentrified areas saw. Move to these areas and promote integration and quality standards of living among people of various different backgrounds, much like what you see in Columbia over in HoCo.

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Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

It occurred to me recently that the reason this will not happen anytime soon is for other reasons, mostly political and some funding related. Maybe it will change with redrawn districts in future elections and younger buyers, but it will still take time. All of the younger buyers are there because they are burdened with the loans that they cannot pay back, and the rising health care costs that were reasons the ACA was established anyway.

I think your post is internally inconsistent. It's true that young people with student loans (like me) cannot afford $$$ areas but that's how gentrification happens, and I find PG extremely appealing. It has a ton of middle class and upper middle class black families, which I view as a plus. I bought in Anne Arundel county instead for water access, but if I had it to do over again I'd be shopping in PG. I think it has a very bright future.

Anne Arundel County is appreciating a lot, too. Odenton and Crofton are jumping up in value, in part because of their proximity to Ft Meade, Baltimore, and the MARC as well. The water access parts of AA County are a bit slower though, because NIMBYs there are afraid of changing things up.

You're quite right. As it happens, I've been lucky enough to have my property value almost double in AA, but still, I think PG has even more upside.

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria, Fairfax county. Lots of new construction occurring at still affordable prices.

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Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

It occurred to me recently that the reason this will not happen anytime soon is for other reasons, mostly political and some funding related. Maybe it will change with redrawn districts in future elections and younger buyers, but it will still take time. All of the younger buyers are there because they are burdened with the loans that they cannot pay back, and the rising health care costs that were reasons the ACA was established anyway.

I think your post is internally inconsistent. It's true that young people with student loans (like me) cannot afford $$$ areas but that's how gentrification happens, and I find PG extremely appealing. It has a ton of middle class and upper middle class black families, which I view as a plus. I bought in Anne Arundel county instead for water access, but if I had it to do over again I'd be shopping in PG. I think it has a very bright future.

Anne Arundel County is appreciating a lot, too. Odenton and Crofton are jumping up in value, in part because of their proximity to Ft Meade, Baltimore, and the MARC as well. The water access parts of AA County are a bit slower though, because NIMBYs there are afraid of changing things up.

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Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

It occurred to me recently that the reason this will not happen anytime soon is for other reasons, mostly political and some funding related. Maybe it will change with redrawn districts in future elections and younger buyers, but it will still take time. All of the younger buyers are there because they are burdened with the loans that they cannot pay back, and the rising health care costs that were reasons the ACA was established anyway.

I think your post is internally inconsistent. It's true that young people with student loans (like me) cannot afford $$$ areas but that's how gentrification happens, and I find PG extremely appealing. It has a ton of middle class and upper middle class black families, which I view as a plus. I bought in Anne Arundel county instead for water access, but if I had it to do over again I'd be shopping in PG. I think it has a very bright future.

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Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

It occurred to me recently that the reason this will not happen anytime soon is for other reasons, mostly political and some funding related. Maybe it will change with redrawn districts in future elections and younger buyers, but it will still take time. All of the younger buyers are there because they are burdened with the loans that they cannot pay back, and the rising health care costs that were reasons the ACA was established anyway.

Anonymous wrote:Pg county. The final frontier where you are paying close to a million dollars to live in a shack.

Anonymous wrote:Lmao, a lot of the places mentioned in this thread are the same places that studies are identifying as being at risk for gentrification. Closer-in PG County, South Arlington, etc. “Appreciation” is code word for “push the last of the poor remaining inside of the beltway outside of it,” aka gentrification. Please stop repeating this goddamn cycle. It’s good that more people with money are moving into these areas and integrating them more, but if South Arlington becomes another North Arlington, then that’s a problem. If Clinton, Bladensburg, and District Heights become the next Bethesda, then that’s a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:What ever happened to the Pimmet Hills booster?

PP, why do you say South Arlington?

North Arlington is maxed out on appreciation

Schools will continue to be less of an issue moving forward with at least some distance learning

A hot new restaurant launched successfully during the pandemic in South Arlington

Robinson Square is become a reality

Long Branch natatorium.


What’s the hot new restaurant?

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand what you are asking for. People are priced out of areas so they move into other areas. What would you have someone who can’t live in North Arlington do other than move to South Arlington? If they’re actually living there (versus investors/developers leaving it empty or doing a flip) then they have every right to be there as anyone else.