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Washington Post's Real Estate section is your source for buying and selling a home and finding open houses in Washington,DC,Maryland and Virginia. DC,Virginia and Maryland. Post Real Estate also includes discussions and blogs on DC metro area real estate issues.


  • With Silver Spring home, family wins Washington Post's Mad Men Look contest
    by Elizabeth Razzi
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    "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 - Maryland - Silver Spring - Washington

  • U.S. housing slump continues, but D.C. area is doing better
    by Sonja Ryst
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 - Affordable and Low Income Housing - Property

  • Where We Live: Town Creek, in Maryland's St. Mary's County
    by Barbara Ruben
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad. The Conrads lived in the house in the 1950s, and the card was discovered...


    Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint Mary's

  • Where We Live: Colmar Manor in Maryland's Prince George's County
    by Jim Brocker
    16 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Take a seat on a front porch in Colmar Manor, and it's easy to watch the world go by. You'll see residents tending to gardens, working on home projects or walking their dogs. And because many of the cottage-style homes are stacked like rowhouses, residents say, you can't help but get to know your...



    Maryland - Prince George - Prince George's County Maryland - United States - Counties

  • Extra credit checks required by Fannie make some lenders anxious
    by Dina ElBoghdady
    15 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    People who applied for a mortgage as of June 1 might see their finances -- specifically their debt -- under renewed scrutiny days before they are scheduled to complete a home purchase.


    Business - FannieMae - Financial Services - Loan - Personal Finance

  • Merry-Go-Round Farm tries to bring superior architecture to Potomac
    by Jennifer Sergent
    16 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Drive on River Road in Potomac, and you'll see them on both sides: the McMansions, the faux chateaux and other oversize revisions of one architectural style or another.


    United States - Architecture - Arts - River - Potomac
  • The dangers of life estates; understanding agents' commissions on foreclosures
    by Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Q: 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 the other half.


    Real estate - Foreclosure - Business and Economy - Business - Africa
  • In tough times, how to score a better mortgage deal
    by Kenneth R. Harney
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 past three months, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association.



    Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Loan

  • Green Scene: Landscaping can make potential buyers feel right at home
    by Joel M. Lerner
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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
  • Before going to settlement, learn the basics of all that legal mumbo jumbo
    by Harvey S. Jacobs
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 - Language - Health - Social Sciences - Natural
  • Profile of Town Creek in Maryland's St. Mary's County
    by Post
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 Mary's

  • Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks
    by Tim Carter
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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 install if you wanted to maintain the character of the house? I've seen composite porch decking, but...



    Deck - Construction and Maintenance - Business and Economy - Shopping - Business
  • Housewatch: Building green without losing greenbacks
    by Katherine Salant
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    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.


    Business - Construction and Maintenance - Building Types - Sustainable Architecture - Consultants
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    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
  • 30-year mortgage rates hit 4th record low in 5 weeks
    by Post
    23 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Mortgage rates fell this week to a record low for the fourth time in five weeks.


    Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Loan

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