I would think the Kennedy mystique would be more of a factor than anyhting else. They aren’t as popular as they used to be, or she has a reallly terrible agent.
The "Kennedy mystique" can't be factored in. A bank will not lend you more than the assessor assesses the real estate for.
I think the asking price was WAY too high. Sounds like some realtor was trying to make the deal of a lifetime!
I think the Kennedy mystique is over, so if that was part of the cachet of the place, no wonder no one bit. Maybe at 12.5mil it will go. Someone could always divide the property and sell off 2 acres, if they wanted to recoup some of their money. I'm sure there are not a whole lot of buildable lots in the McLean area these days.