washingtonpost.com - Real EstateLearn about Washington DC real estate in the Washington DC area. Own, buy or sell real estate in Washington DC - Washington DC apartments, Washington DC condos, Washington DC houses, Washington DC lofts, luxury homes, land for sale, home finance.Overcoming the Noisy, the Dirty And the Just Plain Eerie- June 7, 2008 W hile I was hosting a radio show recently, a call came in about whether to buy a house that was in foreclosure.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/306342893/AR20080605... For Modern Whimsy, A Reach Back to Towers and Turrets- June 7, 2008 In the collection of magazine clips and photographs that Faye Guercio gave her architect for her home renovation, she began to notice an inadvertent recurrence of turrets and towers. It wasn't long before she realized she wanted one, too.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/306334233/AR20080606... A Chance to Make a Real City Out of Tysons- June 7, 2008 Tysons Corner presents an extraordinary challenge and opportunity. No longer suburban, Tysons begs to be properly urbanized through visionary planning. Such planning could radically yet constructively transform one of the nation's most unattractive and dysfunctional environments.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/306334235/AR20080606... Its Name Lacks a 'Park,' but Not Its Vibe- June 7, 2008 Takoma has had an activist spirit from the start. An early example: Georgia Avenue was a toll road in the neighborhood's early days, and residents built out Piney Branch Road to avoid the payments. In the 1880s, when Takoma Park was founded as a railway suburb of the District, distinctions betwee...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/306334230/AR20080606... Never Pay In Advance To Fix Your Credit- June 7, 2008 Picture this: You're eager to take advantage of today's troubled real estate market and buy a foreclosed house at a fire-sale price. But you don't have much money for a down payment. And your credit files are scuffed up with late payments.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/306342892/AR20080606... Chat Plus- June 1, 2008 Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/302011402/AR20080531... As Disputes Escalate, So Can the Legal Bills- June 1, 2008 Beware the homeowners association squabble that escalates. Back-fence grousing over parking restrictions, architectural rules or allegations of cronyism can grow into civil war, and homeowners -- the source of all money in the association -- can end up paying big legal bills, no matter which side...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/index_xml/~3/302011403/AR20080531... |