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Latest News
- The living is easy in Northeast Washington's Brookland neighborhood
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling...[more]
- Family-size apartments in urban areas could help smart-growth communities
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
If you are a middle-class family with school-age children interested in urban rather than suburban living, and if you prefer an apartment rather than a house, then your chances of finding a...[more]
- Facts on Brookland
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
BOUNDARIES: Northeast's Brookland is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the north, Rhode Island Avenue to the south, Ninth Street to the west and South Dakota Avenue to the east.
Brookland -...[more]
- Organize association owners to hold board accountable
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Q: Is there a time by which a condominium board of directors must reply and set a date for a special meeting? A number of us unit owners are concerned about the lack of disclosure of serious...[more]
- In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she...[more]
- Parents gifted them a house. Can they save on taxes by giving it back?
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Q: My parents "gifted" their house to us more than five years ago to avoid having the home sold to pay for Medicaid expenses. Now they are 87 and need to move. They may buy a smaller house. My four...[more]
- Mortgage modifications offer a bit of good news in the dour foreclosure market
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Homeowners who had mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who did so earlier in the housing crisis, according to a report released Tuesday, possibly debunking predictions of a...[more]
- Ask the Builder: Packing for a move is an art unto itself
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
DEAR TIM: I'm moving from one house to another and am overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to pack and I'm not sure how to proceed. I've received several bids from moving companies, and the cost...[more]
- Depending on attic access, cellulose and fiberglass insulate well
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
I want to insulate my attic, which now has almost no insulation. The choice appears to be between blown-in cellulose and fiberglass blankets. Which is best? -- Fran
Fiberglass - Business -...[more]
- In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 08-27-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she...[more]
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