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The Best New Listings in the DC Area

The Best New Listings in the DC Area

Mark Wellborn | July 13th 2009

This week's best new listings include a renovated three-bedroom row house with an in-law suite in Capitol Hill, a one-bedroom condo next to the Nation... read»

Where Are Real Estate Values Safest? In the City

Where Are Real Estate Values Safest? In the City

Will Smith | July 10th 2009

Thanks to faster population growth, housing values in big city cores have proven to be more resilient than those of the suburbs, according to the Broo... read»

Know When the Metro is Arriving Before Entering Station

Know When the Metro is Arriving Before Entering Station

Mark Wellborn | July 10th 2009

Technology that tells riders when the next Metrobus or Circulator is arriving is old news. However, what about an application that lets people know wh... read»

Friday's "If I Had $1 Million" Listing

Friday's "If I Had $1 Million" Listing

Mark Wellborn | July 10th 2009

This week's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a three-bedroom colonial in Cleveland Park. The first floor of this home is its true asset with a kitchen... read»

New Stocks Allow You to Bet on the Housing Market

New Stocks Allow You to Bet on the Housing Market

Will Smith | July 9th 2009

If you thought speculating on the housing market died in 2006, think again. Bubble Meter reports on new stocks available on the New York Stock Exchang... read»

What Does $700K Buy You in DC?

What Does $700K Buy You in DC?

Mark Wellborn | July 9th 2009

For $700,000, you can own one of the nicest penthouses (in our opinion) in Mount Vernon Square. This 1,800 square-foot duplex, renovated in 2005, with... read»

DC Area Residents, Beware of Mortgage Fraud

DC Area Residents, Beware of Mortgage Fraud

Mark Wellborn | July 9th 2009

Mortgage fraud is on the rise in the DC area. In her Local Address blog, Elizabeth Razzi points to a recent FBI report that shows Maryland as one of t... read»

How to Best Use Live-Work Space? A Local Contest Seeks to Find Out

How to Best Use Live-Work Space? A Local Contest Seeks to Find Out

Will Smith | July 8th 2009

Developer Jair Lynch is holding a contest to determine the best use of one of the three live-work units at the new condo project SOLEA. The unit is 1,... read»

Ask An Agent: How Long Do You Wait Before Reducing the Listing Price?

Ask An Agent: How Long Do You Wait Before Reducing the Listing Price?

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader inquires about the factors that go into determining when to drop the price on a property listing.... read»

GoogleMaps Improves Real Estate Search Function

GoogleMaps Improves Real Estate Search Function

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

GoogleMaps is already at the top of the internet map pecking order, used by people who don’t know how to get to everything from that specialty f... read»

PMI: Home Prices Could Be Lower in 2011

PMI: Home Prices Could Be Lower in 2011

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

A report from mortgage insurer PMI Group shows that home prices may fall in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. (including the DC area)... read»

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