washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - home ownership, improvement, refinancing Washington DCDream of owning your Washington DC home in the Washington DC area? Rent to own your home or lease to own Washington DC real estate. Info on home loan, mortgage refinance and home finance. Virginia mortgages and Washington DC mortgage brokers.Putting In a Good Word or Two for Sustainable Gardening- February 16, 2008 The green movement has grown dramatically in recent years, creating its own vocabulary to describe a variety of products and practices that purportedly are healthier for people and the environment.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928840/AR2008... Home Front- February 14, 2008 Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928842/DI2008... Make Your Noisy Home Hush- February 10, 2008 Noise complaints have been around as long as we've had neighbors.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928843/AR2008... An Escape Ladder- February 10, 2008 WHAT IT IS: A portable ladder that hooks over a window sill, providing a safer means of escape from a fire in a multistory home. Such ladders store under a bed or near a window, and are designed to be quick and easy to use.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928844/AR2008... In Every House, Keys to Fight Climate Change- February 9, 2008 I have devoted many columns to sustainability issues in terms of a single house. But every so often I like to pull back for the truly wide shot. From a global perspective, what is the state of our planet, and how might this affect our housing choiceshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928847/AR2008... A Garden of Blooms You Can Set Your Clock By- February 9, 2008 Most floral clocks are simply outdoor motorized timepieces with ornamental flowers in the shape of a clock. But what if you could coordinate the blooming so that the flowers would open and close at set times of the day Now that would be an innovative way to tell time.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928848/AR2008... Making Home The Hangout- February 9, 2008 When her daughter started high school, Susan Jaquet took a hard look at the basement of her American University Park house.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928845/AR2008... The Pros and Price of Going Tankless- February 9, 2008 Q: DEAR TIM: I wonder if a tankless water heater is the best thing for a vacation home I am building in Michigan. The house will be vacant from November to April and occupied sporadically the rest of the time.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928846/AR2008... Temperature Of Water Is Key To Child Safety- February 9, 2008 It was days before the baby girl would turn a year old, and her grandmother was giving her a bath. The phone rang. Grandma took but a minute to answer the call.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928849/AR2008... Home Front- February 7, 2008 Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/realestate/own/index_xml/~3/246928850/DI2008... |