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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.


  • Effects of financial reform law might not be felt for a while
    by Post
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama might look like a cornucopia of helpful changes for homebuyers and loan applicants -- not the least of which will be the creation of a powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ride herd on the mortgage lending industry. But how ...


    Law - United States - Politics - Business - Health Care Reform
  • Featured Advertiser
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm

  • Where We Live: Lansdowne on the Potomac, in Virginia's Loudoun County
    by Amy Reinink
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    The first thing house hunters typically notice about Lansdowne on the Potomac is the neighborhood's aesthetic: the manicured lawns, the landscaped common areas, the decorative street signs and the manmade waterfall near the entrance.


    Loudoun County Virginia - Virginia - United States - Counties - Loudoun

  • 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
  • Lansdowne on the Potomac
    by Post
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    BOUNDARIES: Lansdowne is bordered approximately by Lansdowne Boulevard to the east, the Potomac River to the north and Route 7 to the south and extends a mile past Goose Creek to the west.



    United States - Potomac - Science and Environment - Water Resources - Rivers

  • 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

  • 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
  • Taking steps toward refinancing a rental property
    by Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    I have a rental property that I bought five years ago for $170,000 but now is valued at $120,000. I have a mortgage at 6.75 percent with about $45,000 in equity on the property. I am not in financial difficulty, but I would like to take advantage of low interest rates. Is it possible to refinance...


    Business and Economy - Real estate - Property - Oceania - Africa
  • Alarm not included
    by Post
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Don't assume that a door opener will make your garage immune from unwanted entry in your absence. Just about every garage-door opener is equipped with a safety release handle where the door connects to the track. When your door is in the closed position, this handle dangles from the track just be...



    Business - Fire and Security - Business Services - Alarm Systems - Security
  • Sibling rivalry over family home: No one wins
    by Benny L. Kass
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Q: Mom died a year ago, leaving the family home to my brother and me. I live in the house and would like to stay there, but my brother, who lives in California, wants to sell it and take his half of the proceeds.


    Siblings - Disabled - Family Resources - Child - Sibling
  • Mortgage rates again at new low; average for 30-year fixed loan at 4.54 percent
    by Post
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making home-buying and refinancing -- for those who can get loans -- the most attractive it has been in decades.


    Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial Services - Loan

  • Shaping the City: Let there be light (carefully) in Metro stations
    by Roger K. Lewis
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Lately Metro has taken a lot of heat because of persistent subway system deficiencies: lack of air conditioning in rail cars; escalator and elevator outages; and operator or equipment failures resulting in derailments and collisions -- along with injuries and fatalities.


    City - United States - Business - Urban Transport - Transportation and Logistics

  • Amid the heat wave, gardeners still have questions
    by Joel M. Lerner
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Even though the heat has been record-breaking, you are still working in your gardens and have lots of questions. It's time to address some of them.



    Heat wave - garden - United States - Health - Wounds and Injuries

  • Ask the builder: Are garage-door openers worth it?
    by Tim Carter
    30 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    DEAR TIM: The house I moved into doesn't have a garage-door opener. I'm wondering whether these devices are really necessary. Also, the price differences between models have me seriously considering a discount opener. What should I take into account when purchasing one? -- Samantha R., Providence...


    Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Doors and Windows - Business - Overhead Door

  • Citigroup agrees to $75 million SEC settlement on subprime mortgage investments
    by Zachary A. Goldfarb
    29 Jul 2010 at 10:00pm
    Citigroup, one of the nation's largest banks, agreed Thursday to pay $75 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it misled investors about $40 billion of its holdings in subprime mortgage investments.


    Citigroup - Subprime lending - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - Financial services

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