Housing has gone up a staggering amount here in the DC area. even in the last couple years. We bought this house last year, and the selling prices in our neighborhood this year are out of our range. I am almost tempted to call a realtor friend, who can access the recent sales in his neighborhood to find out what the area is worth(in the District, housing is much more expensive than in the suburbs) but I there are some fairly modest looking places for sale in the $1.5-2 million range--(there are condos that run to $10 million!)--