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HomesDatabase 2.0: Yay or Nay?
Mark Wellborn | February 6th 2009
Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, or MRIS, the company that runs the multiple listings service for the DC metropolitan area, has released ver... read»
What Should I Be Asking My Real Estate Agent?
Mark Wellborn | February 6th 2009
There are probably hundreds of lists floating around the internet that give prospective home buyers the questions they should ask a prospective real e... read»
NoVa Agents Not Indicating a Property's Proximity to Metro
Mark Wellborn | February 5th 2009
A property’s proximity to a Metro station is becoming more and more of a factor as people look for their new home. However, northern Virginia re... read»
$15,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Added to Stimulus Plan
Will Smith | February 5th 2009
Homebuyers will be pleased with a major new addition made last night to the stimulus bill currently winding through Congress. The Senate voted by voic... read»
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Want to Sell Condos? Follow Moderno's Lead
Mark Wellborn | February 4th 2009
Moderno, a 19-unit condo development in the U Street Corridor, did not have a grand opening party and does not hold open houses. The only marketing se... read»
Rahm Emmanuel Renting an English Basement on Capitol Hill (Illegally)
Will Smith | February 4th 2009
Gossip blog Gawker reports that President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel is living in an English basement on Capitol Hill -- illegally. Apparent... read»
Zillow Releases Fourth Quarter Market Housing Report
Mark Wellborn | February 4th 2009
Real estate valuation website Zillow has released its market report for the fourth quarter of last year and, predictably, things could be looking bett... read»
Winning Bids for the 30 Properties Auctioned by DC Gov
Will Smith | February 3rd 2009
UrbanTurf was able to get its hands on the winning bids from DC’s big residential property auction last Friday, January 30th. A total of 29 prop... read»
Online Auction of 3 Baltimore Shell Houses at 2pm
Will Smith | February 3rd 2009
Alex Cooper will auction off three shell houses in Baltimore today starting at 2pm. The auctioneer describes all three as "investment properties" in n... read»
Rents Start to Drop Around the DC Metro
Will Smith | February 3rd 2009
Residential rents in and around DC softened significantly in 2008, according to Alexandria-based real estate research firm Delta Associates. The drop ... read»
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