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Source: washingtonpost.com - Real Estate
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So Tight-Knit, It's Okay to Make the Neighbor's Place Smell . . . Like Turkey
After many years living in Georgetown and Columbia Heights, Lynda Couvillion and Michael Seidman were certified city dwellers, accustomed to close-in living.
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Improbable as it sounds at a time when U.S. homeowners have lost billions of dollars in equity, an industry is taking shape to help them tap portions of their equity wealth without incurring traditional mortgage debt or making interest payments.
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Even Height of Luxury Proves a Tough Sell
The U.S. housing crisis arrived on July 14 at Stonebrook Court, the 26,000-square-foot Tudor-style home of California venture capitalist Kelly Porter. On that day, four months after putting the house on the market, he cut the price by $7 million.
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For many aspiring homeowners, buying a condominium is an affordable way to transition from being a renter and begin reaping the benefits of homeownership without a lot of the added costs involved in maintaining a house with a yard.
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The Post's Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi answer your questions about the local housing market.
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Mailbag: Retiring Mortgages, Staging Homes and Trying Short Sales
Useful advice, along with the occasional touch of real estate agent defensiveness, came in through the mailbag this summer. Here's an edited sample.
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Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat.
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The slumping housing market hit Teresa Walsh hard. Seeking a better life for her two daughters, Walsh put her house in Menlo Park, Calif., on the market and moved to Bethesda.
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Taylorstown's Still-Rural Radius
People who live in Taylorstown have made their choices: scenery over shopping, deer over drive-throughs.
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Centuries of Drama at Halcyon House
In Greek mythology, a halcyon was a bird said to calm rough seas. "It also means peaceful and prosperous," real estate agent Hugh Oates said.
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Source: Baron Briefs
Real estate news and commentary from RealtyBaron.com
The World’s First Risk-Free Listing
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Introducing the ListingHedge(TM)
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Tweet Your AgentRank(TM), Realtors
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ReferralAuction Scenario #2: Personal Referral
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ReferralAuction Scenario #1: Client Referral
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Four Reasons for Agents and Brokers to Use ReferralAuctions(TM)
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Introducing the ReferralAuction(TM)
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“My current Realtor raised her commission…
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Stockton, California: Epicenter for Foreclosure Start-Ups
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AgentRank(TM), Community Edition
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Source: About Home Buying / Selling
Get the latest headlines from the About.com Home Buying / Selling GuideSite.
Here is How Your Impound Account Can Show a Shortage Friday, September 5, 2008
Did you know that when a home buyer sets up an impound account for a mortgage that the payments can change? The PITI payments don't stay the same forever. Some home...
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What Fair Housing Won't Let Your Agent Do For You Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Fair Housing Act governs what real estate agents can and cannot do for their clients. When buyers merrily hop into a real estate agent's car to tour homes, the last...
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Once and For All -- What is a Fixture? Monday, September 1, 2008
To determine what stays with a home and what goes is to define the word fixture as it pertains to real estate. Some sellers believe anything they can remove from a...
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Tax Breaks for Home Sellers Friday, August 29, 2008
Almost everybody has heard about the $7,500 tax credit for first-time home buyers, but what about tax breaks for home sellers? Sellers get the best break of all -- a $250,000...
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The Most Important Home Buying Documents To Keep After Closing Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Many home buyers don't know which home closing documents to keep. It's no wonder that home buyers can be confused because there is so much paperwork involved in every transaction. Signing...
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Top 3 Home Buying Blunders Monday, August 25, 2008
Buying real estate is hard enough without buyers messing it up for themselves by forgetting about the top three home buying mistakes. Not that buyers intentionally cause problems, mind you. It's...
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Hot Home Buying Trends Friday, August 22, 2008
As I stare at my newly installed kitchen counters, I can't help but wonder how long it will take before home buyers resort to snickering at quartz counters after new...
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How to Recognize Predatory Mortgage Lenders Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Even though there are laws against predatory lending, it doesn't stop mortgage fraud or protect an innocent buyer from harm. Nobody wants to overpay for a mortgage loan or...
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How to Ask Your Parents for Money to Buy a Home Monday, August 18, 2008
It's not always fun to ask parents for money, but sometimes it's the only way to afford to buy a home. Especially in today's lending world -- with banks tightening mortgage...
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What is Procuring Cause? Friday, August 15, 2008
In an ideal real estate world, procuring cause never happens. Procuring cause doesn't happen in an ideal world because in that fictional real estate society, every single home buyer will have...
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