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Ask An Agent: What Are the Most Important Metrics When Buying A Home?

Ask An Agent: What Are the Most Important Metrics When Buying A Home?

Mark Wellborn | June 24th 2009

In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader inquires about what the best metrics are to keep in mind when buying a new home. More after the j... read»

WSJ: Changing Perspectives About Homeownership

WSJ: Changing Perspectives About Homeownership

Mark Wellborn | June 24th 2009

On its Developments housing blog yesterday, The Wall Street Journal wrote about a National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey, which shows that m... read»

Moratorium on Home Building in Bethesda

Moratorium on Home Building in Bethesda

Mark Wellborn | June 23rd 2009

DC Metrocentric is reporting via the-thes, a Bethesda-based blog, that the planning board in Montgomery County recently decided to place a moratorium ... read»

May Home Sales Were Up, But Appraisal Problem Clouds Outlook

May Home Sales Were Up, But Appraisal Problem Clouds Outlook

Will Smith | June 23rd 2009

The annual rate of home sales increased to 4.77 million last month from 4.66 million in April. While the uptick is a positive sign for the housing mar... read»

Tuesday's Deal of the Week

Tuesday's Deal of the Week

Mark Wellborn | June 23rd 2009

This week's "Deal of the Week" is a south-facing renovated two-bedroom row house in Mount Vernon Square. Aside from the price, the value of this prope... read»

New Website Aims To Be the Match.com of Real Estate

New Website Aims To Be the Match.com of Real Estate

Will Smith | June 22nd 2009

A website called FindBuyers.com has launched that offers a new angle on how home buyers find the perfect home. Instead of having users sift through th... read»

DCmud: New Residential Building Coming to Woodley Park

DCmud: New Residential Building Coming to Woodley Park

Mark Wellborn | June 22nd 2009

Believe it or not, there are plans to construct more residential units in DC proper. DCmud is reporting that a new four-story residential building wit... read»

If You Move, Getting a Mortgage Could Be Difficult

If You Move, Getting a Mortgage Could Be Difficult

Mark Wellborn | June 22nd 2009

In his column this past weekend, long-time real estate columnist Kenneth Harney wrote about how Fannie Mae is no longer allowing mortgage applicants t... read»

The Best New Listings in the DC Area

The Best New Listings in the DC Area

Mark Wellborn | June 22nd 2009

This week's best new listings include a two-bedroom loft-style condo in Adams Morgan, a two-bedroom row house in the U Street Corridor and a three-bed... read»

New Condo Directory Offers Snapshot of What's Available in the DC Metro

New Condo Directory Offers Snapshot of What's Available in the DC Metro

Will Smith | June 19th 2009

Condo sales and marketing firm McWilliams|Ballard has published The Condominium Portfolio, a booklet of all its projects in the DC metro region that h... read»

Co-op Transfer Tax Goes Into Effect October 1

Co-op Transfer Tax Goes Into Effect October 1

Mark Wellborn | June 19th 2009

A couple weeks ago, we reported that the DC City Council passed a measure to tax the sale of co-ops in the District. Yesterday, we learned that the ne... read»

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