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Low appraisals’ effect on the housing market
As anyone whose home appraisal has been lower than expected can attest, low valuations are causing a friction in the housing market.
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James Madison house is winner
Sandra and Duane Heiler’s Brookeville home was the judges’ favorite.
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Fairfax’s mid-century marvels
Holmes Run Acres’ contemporary homes have a storied history.
Low appraisals’ effect on the housing market
As anyone whose home appraisal has been lower than expected can attest, low valuations are causing a friction in the housing market.
Where We Live neighborhoods
Michigan Park
In this part of Northeast Washington, the city looks like the suburbs — for better and worse.
Shouse Village
In a community next to Wolf Trap, the street names are musical and concerts are sometimes free.
Historic Home Contest’s runners-up
Owners of Alexandria’s Lord Fairfax House and an 1888 D.C. rowhouse shared an attention to detail and a penchant for hard work.
Housing bust victimizes renters, too
Scammers offering tempting but worthless leases on distressed properties that they don’t own.
Listing a historic home
HOUSE LAWYER | Trying to get your home listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the District’s Inventory of Historic Sites can be daunting, but worth the effort.
The Holmes Runner hits 60-year mark
Newsletter has become a journal of life in the Fairfax neighborhood of Holmes Run Acres.
Vern Yip: A historic home’s exterior shouldn’t dictate its contents
A person’s home should represent him or her, regardless of current trends or the home’s exterior style.
Appreciating D.C. area’s landscapes
The American Society of Landscape Architects recently launched its “Landscape Architect’s Guide to Washington, D.C.”
Interactive Map: Housing sale trends in DC area
Explore real estate trends from the last 10 years of property sales in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Community Data
Information on schools, crime, population, income as well as housing prices and recent sales by neighborhood.
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What you can buy for $750,000
Here’s a sampling of properties for sale in the Washington metro area priced around $750,000.
What you can buy for $500,000
Here’s a sampling of properties for sale in the Washington metro area priced around $500,000.
What you can buy for $350,000
Here’s a sampling of properties for sale in the Washington metro area priced around $350,000.
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