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Foreclosures and Short Sales, Equal Ills
Is there a right way to lose your home? And is there any good reason to pay for "expert" advice on how best to do it?
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Occoquan's Old-Time Charm Outlasts Calamity
Before dozens of cute shops, before the town-engulfing craft fairs, Occoquan's history had as many ups and downs as its topography. The old mill town was ravaged by fire in 1916.
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A Look at Congress's Long-Promised, Long-Delayed Mortgage Relief
After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing relief bill is heading for final approval.
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Adapting Community Design to Anticipate Trends
There are walking trails, swimming pools and tennis courts. The landscape is well-maintained. If you didn't know better, you might think you were walking the grounds of a resort.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241831616" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241831616" border="0" vspace="5"></a>
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In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software
Fast computers and sophisticated software give architects unprecedented ability to generate powerful designs.
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Chat Plus
Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.
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Keep Your Energy Dollars From Going Up in Smoke
You know it's coming. This winter's heating bills are going to be stupendous, whether you burn oil, natural gas or kilowatts. If you're going to do anything to minimize those bills, time's a-wasting, beach bum.
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A Break From the Yard In Suburban Maple Lawn
When Prassad Karunakaran lived on a half-acre in Sykesville, northwest of Baltimore, tending to his spread came with the mortgage. Over time, the novelty of mowing turned into plain drudgery.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241832112" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241832112" border="0" vspace="5"></a>
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Keeping Closer Tabs On Brokers
Should your mortgage loan officer's fingerprints be on file in a national electronic database, even if he or she has never been convicted of a crime?
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What It Takes to Create a Community
How do you turn 17,000 acres, 5,000 acres or even 300 acres into a single community that works?
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To Sell to Gen-Y, You Have to Meet Them Online
Despite the housing recession, there are still more than 1.5 million real estate agents in the United States.
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Help for Homeowners Hangs in the Balance
Congress left town for the July 4 recess with a half-baked cake in its legislative oven -- one that has huge potential significance for the housing and mortgage markets. The relief package left unfinished is designed to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners heading for foreclosure, pull buyers...<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241835024" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241835024" border="0" vspace="5"></a>
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A Realization in Fairfax About Traffic and Housing
Affordable-housing problems are a perennial theme of conferences sponsored by state and local governments, professional organizations, and trade associations. Fairfax County, one of America's most affluent jurisdictions, recently came up with a smart variation on that theme for its latest housing...
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Anonymity Carries a Price at New Zillow Site
Zillow, a popular real estate Web site, now has a complementary mortgage site where neither lenders nor borrowers pay for the service.
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Mailbox: Condo Coercions, Short Shrift on Short Sales and Testing the Bath
My mailbox has been full of comments on recent columns about life in homeowners associations, uncertainty with short sales and deciding how much money to invest in a bathroom.
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Chat Plus
Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241836559" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241836559" border="0" vspace="5"></a>
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A Garden Haven With a Storied Past
Situated on 32 carefully landscaped acres just off Wisconsin Avenue NW in busy Tenleytown, the McLean Gardens condominium complex is lovely all year, but certain seasons highlight its best qualities.
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Storied Historic Homes Suddenly In Dire Straits
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other famous dead people have something in common with many living Americans: Their homes are in jeopardy.
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Freshening an Old Listing, and Other Tips for Worried Sellers
"W e live in Baltimore and are trying to sell our house," writes a reader. "My agent tells me that my listing has to be withdrawn from the local multiple listing service for at least six months, otherwise the number of days on market will carry forward from my old listing to a new listing. Our ho...
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When Condo Wars Heat Up, Common Sense Can Evaporate
Let me tell you a story about a game of hardball played over a hot, summery weekend. It happened not at Nationals Park but in a well-kept condominium complex in Reston just a few weeks ago.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241837092" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/realestate;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=30241837092" border="0" vspace="5"></a>
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