In Fairfax County, officials see a connection between falling home sales and fewer students leaving the county.
Officials in Montgomery County see a lot of students from private schools and fewer moving from the county.
Fewer families are buying up from townhouses or condominiums to single-family homes in outer suburbs, officials find in Arlington County and Alexandria.
"In difficult economic times, people tend to stay put," said Margaret Byess, executive director of financial...
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