They’re Talking About Us in St. Louis

It’s interesting that our beloved Loudoun and Prince William County suburbs would make it into an article in the St. Louis Today. Eddie Roth, the author of ‘Mass transit and suburban home market‘, makes great points about how we’re all paying very close attention to our transportation costs now. Commuting an hour each way used to be simply a quality of life issue. Now it’s hitting us in the pocketbook and it’s affecting buying decisions more then ever.

There are two claims he made in his article that I object to; #1) that home prices in Loudoun and Prince William counties “have collapsed” while prices in “the District and inner suburbs have stayed the same or increased”. (Even if true we don’t need them blabbering it all over), and #2) is his reference to our counties as “far suburbs”. Far from St. Louis I suppose! Has he ever driven Gum Spring Road? It’s not “far” any more!