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I realize he has disassociated himself from GGW for very mysterious reasons, but GGW founder David Alpert is a multi-multi-multi-millionaire. So it was started from a place of wealth and continues to be run by a group of extremely privileged white people to this day, even though Alpert is gone.

Lol, please look at who works there and writes for them.

Your identity politics isn't convincing anyone. Scary white people and developers! Give me a break. Pathetic.

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I realize he has disassociated himself from GGW for very mysterious reasons, but GGW founder David Alpert is a multi-multi-multi-millionaire. So it was started from a place of wealth and continues to be run by a group of extremely privileged white people to this day, even though Alpert is gone.

This may come as news to the non-extremely-privileged non-white people I know who work at GGW.

https://ggwash.org/about/staff-board

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

Who is a GGW shill? I seem to have missed my paycheck from them in the mail. I guess I just understand housing supply and demand.

Oh they love the true believers who will work for free l, while they run their paychecks to the bank.

Oh yeah, the people who write for GGW are very rich.

It's all a distraction. The people making money in this town are homeowners who bought 15 years ago.

I realize he has disassociated himself from GGW for very mysterious reasons, but GGW founder David Alpert is a multi-multi-multi-millionaire. So it was started from a place of wealth and continues to be run by a group of extremely privileged white people to this day, even though Alpert is gone.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

Who is a GGW shill? I seem to have missed my paycheck from them in the mail. I guess I just understand housing supply and demand.

Oh they love the true believers who will work for free l, while they run their paychecks to the bank.

Oh yeah, the people who write for GGW are very rich.

It's all a distraction. The people making money in this town are homeowners who bought 15 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

Who is a GGW shill? I seem to have missed my paycheck from them in the mail. I guess I just understand housing supply and demand.

Oh they love the true believers who will work for free l, while they run their paychecks to the bank.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

Yep..they cloak themselves in feel good rhetoric and lash out at anyone who disagrees. Yet their inconsistencies are hard to hide; the sheep cover is just a little threadbare.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

Who is a GGW shill? I seem to have missed my paycheck from them in the mail. I guess I just understand housing supply and demand.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

What's ironic is that these GGW shills spend all of their time accusing everyone that disagrees with them as racist. It's just constant. Everyone that disagrees with them is racist.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

Again, 0 evidence. Virtue signaling is strong with this one.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

I am! The fact that GGW doesn't view Anacostia as prime for "vibrant density" which would be win win for the current residents (the vibrant part, like more supermarkets and improved transit lines) and provide some additional starter home for families housing (shouldn't this be the goal, not one bedroom condos?), I find interesting!

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

Implying folks are racist with absolutely 0 evidence. Nice. You must be fun at parties.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

There are really nice homes in anacostia (4 bed, 2 bath, front porch) for 425 K. Surprised that Anacostia hasn't been "discovered" yet by these GGW folks (racism?). Keep telling my husband we should invest.

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Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Exactly this.

What people want is 200k houses and amazing schools. You want to get the 5 million cottage in mclean for 500k.

Baltimore is 45 minutes away and you can get a rowhome there for under 100k.

If the maglev is approved, you can get to Baltimore in 15 minutes.

You can afford private school when your house is paid for in cash.

The problem with OP is that they want champagne homes but can only afford beer homes. And this was prepandemic.

Move to Baltimore. It’s not as scary as you think it is.

Anonymous wrote:This country is headed for a demographic cliff over which there will be a glut of homes as the population (at best) stagnates in major urban/job centers and the number of rural ghost towns skyrockets.

You may want to check the latest Census and compare from 10 years ago. The County population is growing at a steady and reasonable pace. So there will be no "demographic cliff". But similarly, there is no "crisis" either indicating that there is a shortage of housing and these claims of having a deficit of 200k homes that you will see people promote as talking points are just nonsense.

Re- Amazon on why it made its decision here.

Amazon invested in this area because of talent. It didn’t get as large of a tax windfall as it had hoped. It didn’t get the Death Star contract. But it is going to stay here anyway.

Why?

Because VA promised more higher education development in NOVA and more public transportation.

Top cities like DC keep doing this. It’s
Not because people hate trees or love spending way over for real estate- it’s because we don’t want to have a 4 hour daily commute and the jobs are here.

Terry started this economic boom train and no one will stop it.

As for affordable housing: better tighten your belts dc. We’re doing look a lot like Palo Alto by 2030.

-DP