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- With Silver Spring home, family wins Washington Post's Mad Men Look contest
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
"It's the first time in our lives we've been hip. And it came to us -- we didn't go to it," said Melissa Talley, 51, winner of The Post's Mad Men Look contest.
Washington Post - United States...[more]
- Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
DEAR TIM: I'm restoring an older home that has a patio porch deck. It's covered, so perhaps it's just a deck porch. The wood was painted but is in bad shape due to neglect. What material would you...[more]
- Housewatch: Building green without losing greenbacks
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Although home builders have the opportunity to make a huge impact on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing global warming, very few mention it in their sales pitches....[more]
- Where We Live: Town Creek, in Maryland's St. Mary's County
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
When Kathy Weigel moved into her brick rambler in the community of North Town Creek in St. Mary's County in 1993, she got an unusual housewarming gift: a military-base ID card for the wife of...[more]
- Green Scene: Landscaping can make potential buyers feel right at home
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
If you are trying to sell your home, you can rise above the competition by designing curb appeal into your property.
Landscaping - Green - Business - Business and Economy - United States[more]
- The dangers of life estates; understanding agents' commissions on foreclosures
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
In 1997, we created a living will for estate protection in case my mom went into a nursing home. It was set up so my sister and her husband received half the house while my sister's three kids got...[more]
- U.S. housing slump continues, but D.C. area is doing better
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
The housing bust isn't over, but the worst is past, according to economists participating in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel this week.
Housing - Real estate - Business and Economy -...[more]
- In tough times, how to score a better mortgage deal
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Call it the great real estate disconnect of 2010: Mortgage rates have been at half-century lows and home prices have stabilized, but applications for mortgages have declined most weeks during the...[more]
- Before going to settlement, learn the basics of all that legal mumbo jumbo
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
Real estate settlements are often shrouded in mystery. There are many moving parts, multiple parties sitting impatiently at the table and piles of documents filled with legal mumbo jumbo.
Law...[more]
- Profile of Town Creek in Maryland's St. Mary's County
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 07-23-2010 09:00 PM -0700
BOUNDARIES: Shady Mile Drive to the north, Route 235 to the west, Maple Road to the south and Dent Drive to the east.
Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint...[more]
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