New Construction Blues, Northern Virginia Edition

What does 2.5 mil buy you in Fairfax County?

The other weekend, my wife and I decided to check out some open houses for very expensive homes in Fairfax County, Virginia. Now, even average, everyday houses are expensive here—almost nothing goes below about $650,000—but the ones we visited were very expensive: starting at about $1.5 million and up to about $2.4 million for one massive new-constructi…