Comments on: Joshua Berlow’s Real Estate Theory #23

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:27:02 +0000

Great blog entry. I have to disagree that I think your theory may only work for Baltimore and other cities like Baltimore (and maybe that was your intention if so ignore me!) I used to live in the suburbs right outside of DC and I could easily walk to the mall, grocery store, and anywhere else I needed to go. I even worked in DC and never used my car except when I needed to come up to Baltimore.

I’m new to Baltimore so I’m still trying to love this city as much as everyone seems to. I did notice that a number of young professionals I know work outside in the suburbs just like Glen. Maybe if Baltimore city had more job availabilities (i.e. corporations, nonprofits, government jobs, etc. that are lucrative) and more things for people to do with their families more people will want to move and stay in Baltimore. Just a thought from a newbie.

By: mpietropaoli

mpietropaoli — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:14:17 +0000

With you…check this guy out, he just spoke at Downtown Partnership of Baltimore’s State of Downtown breakfast.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime

Says the next slums are the ‘burbs as we know them…

If you think about it, that’s the way Europe is…those riots in France a few years back were effectively in the suburbs…

Now I just hope my job stays downtown!
-m

By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:22:08 +0000

Of course there are a few people that have a reverse commute, but if you stand outside of my house any morning of the week you’ll see the vast majority of traffic going downtown and back out again in the evening. The parking rules reflect this. When I lived in DC it was the same thing- traffic goes downtown in the morning and back out at night. If you live in the ‘burbs you do more driving just to get groceries or to go anywhere at all. Some of us will stay in the city no matter how old we are… I’m no spring chicken. Gas issues aside, it’s more interesting.

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:26:26 +0000

I wish that was the case for me. Despite living in cities (Baltimore or DC) for the last 8 years, most of the time I have worked in the suburbs. And given the amount of people on the roads with me it looks like a lot of others are doing this “reverse” commute. Chances are if I ever move out of the city my job will get moved back downtown. Such is our luck…. But point taken. As long as there are young professionals and college grads flooding into the city every year – Baltimore real estate long term will be just fine.