and to dennis point it is not just a blip. over the last 10 years, dc had the fastest appreciation in home prices of any seven and half percent. i think there is manage else at work. dc has archaiac housing laws. you have to have four consectative days of 65 degrees before you can evict a tenant to sell your home. the fact is, like what willie suton said. that is where the money is. inside of the beltway and that s why you have a rush of people to go in there. funny thing is, this is the only time you will not see biden or pelosi or reid talking about how federal taxpayer money pend creates wealth in this country. european champagne socialist are having a good time in dc. we saw this in civil war and world war i and two. it is a boom town.