Crystal City is filled with landlords and building owners that feel like they are entitled to price increases ever since Amazon decided to build their HQ2 there. I was there before and after the announcement and the real estate prices doubled based on pure speculation that Amazon employees would come through flush with cash, wanting their 700k+ one bedroom apartments.

This is the first I've heard of any rent going down anywhere at any time.

Hah, they say the crooked printed money goes first to those sucking the government teat, so this makes sense...

My friend who lives in Chinatown area says his condo value is still down from Pre-Covid. So he thinks city prices in general are down, not up like the rest of the U.S.

Haha yes -- I was trying to be vaguer in another comment but apparently I already said this a while back :).