Foot-Friendly DC

4 out of 5 realtors say that if you live in a Washington DC condo, chances are, you'll lose weight*. WHY? HOW? WHAT? Well, our Nations Capital - which houses the Capitol (play on words - digression) - has been named the most "walkable city" per capita in the country by the Brookings Institition.

Live in DC and lose weight! That should be a new slogan for some real estate agents struggling through the housing market. I would venture to say that a over 90% of people these days are worried about their weight. So if you happen to buy a condo or two condos in Washington DC, you'll most likely be walking more which, means that your heart will be pumping a little faster on average, which means you'll be buring more calories, which means that you'll most likely lose weight! Woohoo! Only a $300K investment - and that's a cheap investment if you want to live in Washington DC.

Maybe I'll go back to Washington DC and host a "condo run" where I will run/walk between different DC new condo developments in DC and and have a camera crew follow me to promote all the cool DC developments. What a great idea! No, that's actually pretty dumb. The stream of consciousness is a beautiful thing when composing a blog :).

In all seriousness, this new report is pretty interesting. Just think, 15-20 years ago, there were virtually no new condo developments going up in DC and now, there are an incredible amount. And they're right next to each other. Most are pretty spectacular and aesthetically pleasing. I went to DC over Thanksgiving and had the chance to walk around downtown and was really impressed with all the development that has transpired recently.

So, go live in DC, buy a condo, but also be sure to take advantage of the pedestrian friendly city!