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Latest News
- Inhabit: A remodel that makes room for two
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 05:18 PM -0700
Gina Farina faced a remodeling challenge with her small two-level Arlington condo when she sought to open to up the space to accommodate a new roommate. Answering the call was Georgetown architect...[more]
- Do-it-yourself: How to remove soap scum
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:50 PM -0700
Q. I have a fiberglass shower wall and tub that have accumulated a lot of hard-water stains, soap scum and dirt. I have tried all kinds of products, and they just don't clean it. Can you help? ¿...[more]
- A few chores to get a jump-start on gardening season
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:46 PM -0700
If late winter was an indicator, we are headed for a bumper crop of flowers this spring. I saw the first color in Chevy Chase on the forsythia March 8 with buds opening enough to tease with a hint...[more]
- More details about the Cross Creek neighborhood
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:45 PM -0700
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- Where We Live: Cross Creek
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:43 PM -0700
Andrew Leighton is not a golfer, but the prospect of living on a golf course was intriguing when he and his family discovered the Cross Creek neighborhood. Now, Leighton, his wife, Jackie and their...[more]
- Housing paperwork can pile up at tax time - here's what to keep, and for how long
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:40 PM -0700
Many taxpayers are preparing for their annual battle with IRS form 1040 by gathering up all their documents, statements, checks and other assorted papers. At the end of this process, taxpayers are...[more]
- Mortgage rates down as investors react to Japan crisis
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:27 PM -0700
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in almost two months, tracking a drop in Treasury yields as Japan's deepening nuclear crisis spurred demand for relatively safe investments.[more]
- With short-sale offer refused, foreclosure may end up the best option
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:23 PM -0700
Q. We built a spec house in 2007 as the market declined. We've tried to do everything to get it sold and recently received a short-sale offer on the home.
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- Attorneys general try to rein in lenders' shabby behavior on modifications
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:22 PM -0700
When you take out a home mortgage, do you expect to be treated fairly and competently by your bank or loan servicer?[more]
- Make room for Daddy - or Granny, or Junior, or . . .
Category: Real Estate
Publish Date: 03-18-2011 04:08 PM -0700
Over the last 39 years, Michael Litchfield has built one new house, acting as both designer and contractor, and extensively remodeled five others. He has written nine books on the design,...[more]
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