Housing prices II

Following on yesterday's post on housing costs, today's Washington Post features an article on the condo craze in the area. Although not found in the online version of the story, the dead-tree edition has the following figures:

Average new condominium prices per square foot, Washington metro area, September 2005:

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Outside the Beltway:

Suburban Maryland: $370

Northern Virginia: $350

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Inside the Beltway:

The District: $530

Suburban Maryland: $495

Northern Virginia: $445

Wow.