Anonymous
Post 05/01/2016 08:37     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Good houses in good locations in GF's are going under contract. Priced points from under 1m to over 2.5m.

Many are removed from sites fed by the mls when under contract. So people might buy a house on about 2 acres in GF for approx 9-2.5 instead of in Pimmit Hills.
Anonymous
Post 05/01/2016 00:31     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?


The lower McLean thing is not working...
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 17:56     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?


Scientists believe it was within seconds of when some GF defense contractor compared himself to Bill Gates and professed indifference to the declining real estate values in the Badlands.




Is this the same poster as the "redline people" poster? No one understands you.


I got it. She was poking fun at the Great Falls posters making themselves out to be VIPs when they aren't.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 15:52     Subject: Re:Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
How much would it take to subdivide some of those Great Falls houses that no one wants any more into subsidized housing units?
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 15:43     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
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Anonymous wrote:True. Commute in GF is really only bad during typical rush hour.


Unfortunately rush hour is 9am through 6pm everyday


I'm not sure what you are talking about. I live in GF, and the bottleneck for my commute is McLean. It takes me ten minutes to get to Tysons or McLean, then I hit the same bottleneck everyone else in McLean hits. On the way home, I try to avoid McLean altogether. Tysons is no big deal. I often pick my kids up from school in GF during rush hour, and then head down to Tysons to run errands before heading back home.


Commuting from McLean, whether to DC, Tysons or Bethesda, is much better than commuting from Great Falls. Everyone knows this, despite the PP's efforts to claim otherwise. It is just one reason why prices is McLean inside the Beltway have appreciated over three times as much as prices in Great Falls since 2004 (30% vs. 9%).


123 from downtown Mclean is horrible. Western Mclean towards GF is a better commute to Tysons. Some areas of Mclean [Summerwood] near the rec center are practically in Tysons. There's a lot of people from MD and DC crossing through Mclean joining the Tysons commute. Mclean covers a lot of territory as does Great Falls and there are dramatically different commutes within those areas.


123 doesn't even go through downtown McLean, but commuting on 123 coming from downtown McLean is a relative breeze compared to going anywhere from Great Falls, not to mention that you're fairly close to two Metro stations (McLean and West Falls Church). Of course, if you live somewhere in 22102 near Great Falls, you may have a longer commute. The key is to be east of Tysons if you want to have an easier commute, and more commuting options.


East of Tysons? 123 goes from DC through Fairfax County. Georgetown Pike hooks into it just past Langley HS before the CIA. https://www.google.com/maps/place/VA-123,+Virginia/@38.9265194,-77.2202673,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b64d6b50e7c051:0x802a4081d932a08c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_123 Do you people really think all the high paid people working in Tysons avoid living in Western Mclean and Great Falls? The Mclean metro stop is IN Tysons not residential Mclean.


It's the McLean cheerleader. Don't bother. Just yes him, like his wife does.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 15:40     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?


Scientists believe it was within seconds of when some GF defense contractor compared himself to Bill Gates and professed indifference to the declining real estate values in the Badlands.




Is this the same poster as the "redline people" poster? No one understands you.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 15:22     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:Lower McLean had better appreciation than Great Falls though.


All of McLean had better appreciation than Great Falls.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 14:13     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Lower McLean had better appreciation than Great Falls though.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 14:00     Subject: Re:Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
^ all in the 7-10% range since 2004
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 13:58     Subject: Re:Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Actually, much of Falls Church south of Lee Highway has appreciated much more than Great Falls as well.


Yeah that area is pretty bad, not a good comparison to great falls


In terms of appreciation, good comparisons to Great Falls are Ashburn and Haymarket.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 13:45     Subject: Re:Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:Actually, much of Falls Church south of Lee Highway has appreciated much more than Great Falls as well.


Yeah that area is pretty bad, not a good comparison to great falls
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 13:22     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
Anonymous wrote:When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?


Scientists believe it was within seconds of when some GF defense contractor compared himself to Bill Gates and professed indifference to the declining real estate values in the Badlands.
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 12:46     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
When did this thread turn into an Arlington/Lower McLean trollfest?
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 12:39     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
What are redline people?
Anonymous
Post 04/30/2016 12:13     Subject: Tempted to move to great falls from McLean as prices seem to be falling
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Anonymous wrote:Arlington has the largest concentration of 24 to 34 year olds in the US. Ballston thru Rosslyn with preference to Courthouse and Clarendon. They pack the metro and hop out at Tysons for work. If too expensive they rent on the red line in DC and flip trains at Rosslyn.



Red lines does not go through Rosslyn. Cool story tho.


Red line people change in DC. Friends of my children as well as young people in the office do this-sorry I got the stop wrong.


Redline people only change in DC if they work in Arlington. Redline plus walking can get you to most of the job centers in downtown DC. Probably more than the Orange line can, actually.


Why are the Redline people suddenly showing up on this thread? Could they find another thread with the other Redline people? They could always get to know some Greenline or Yellowline people if they have too much time on their hands.