This is why you hear about a housing affordability problem in Washington DC despite a quick search showing dozens of recent sales for 2-3 bedroom apartments for under $100,000.

There never was a housing shortage, there’s just a shortage of people willing to live in vibrant urban neighborhoods.

> vibrant urban neighborhoods.

is that a euphemism? DC used to lead the nation in murder rate for decades -- the DC basketball team used to be the Washington Bullets, which stopped being ironic and funny after a couple years. There are still DC neighborhoods where the police won't send cops without 3+ cars of backup.

DC has gotten much better but is still like #12 or #13 in the US, and it's bad areas are still very bad. The rest of the Fed-Gov areas in the city are locked down hard, but no one lives there, and nearby areas Georgetown or Tenleytown are expensive. Source: from the area, went to AU, had to do background investigations on dudes in SE DC.

You say vibrant. I would say crime-ridden and politically charged.

Houses that are in bad areas where no one wants to live willingly isn't part of acceptable housing inventory.

I think you might need to look closer because the HOA or coop fees are insane.

I guess one man's "vibrant" is another man's "violent".