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Originally Posted by DCReid
I don't think that's true. It was true in 2008-2012 but I think the exurbs are growing again. Even in the DC metro, they are building big houses out in places Fredericksburg and Manassas.
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It probably varies somewhat by region. In the NYC metro, the fringe sprawl basically stopped 15 years ago, and property values in those fringe areas have, generally speaking, dropped considerably.
I bet the DC area is largely the same, with property values in DC, Bethesda, Arlington and the like outpacing Frederick, Howard, Loudon, etc. The DC area might have more new sprawl because it's newer, sprawlier and faster growing and there are a lot of major federal job centers way out in the sticks.