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To: i-node who wrote (396236)	7/5/2008 3:12:27 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573941

I'm in NYC for the weekend and the subway is really a great service here. I know. Its one of the best systems in the country. But it just doesn't work in all places, as when you're in a more spread out place people will pay a lot (in gas cost) to have the freedom of their owntransportation. Generally, as we all know, housing sales have suffered badly during the past year. However, the degree of badness depends on where the house is located within a metro area. Those homes in exurbia and the outer suburbs no matter how attractive have seen the greatest declines in sales and the median price. In cities and inner suburbs where living conditions are considered good, the decline in prices and sales has not been as severe. In the future, I think we may see locations near mass transit and cities added to the list of desirable elements like lakes, parks and views that make houses more desirable and hence, more expensive. Driving in NYC makes no sense anyway, since you can get where you're going faster on the subway. I imagine that, and the inability to find parking, is the most important factor in many places like this. Exactly. Have fun in NYC.