After spending more than $400,000 on real estate, plans and other preparations, Fort Wayne's public bus system has dropped plans for a $3.9 million downtown transportation hub, although the idea could resurface in another location.

Residents of America's most expensive small town get by without a chain store or even a traffic light. The town has one gas station, an elementary school, a community center, a general store, dairy and vegetable farms, and some restaurants and inns that open during the warm seasons.

Welcome to Real Estate Live, an online discussion of the Washington area housing market with Post Real Estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi.