[quote=bearishgurl]
Perhaps the reason why half your old haunt (in the western half of DC has changed hands since 1978 is because of the many canyon rim and “view properties” there which were/are VERY marketable and allowed their owners to “retire” who otherwise would not have had the funds to do so 🙂
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No. All the homes on the street I lived on, on the canyon rim either transferred numerous times over the years, or the original owners died, except for two. Two are still occupied by the original owners. All the rest died while living in their homes. One other is occupied by a disabled daughter of the original owner. Those homes, btw, have not appreciated much since the late 90’s. We sold my mother’s house for less than it was appraised, for my father’s estate tax return. He died in 1989.
