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With Silver Spring home, family wins Washington Post's Mad Men Look contest
"It's the first time in our lives we've been hip. And it came to us -- we didn't go to it," said Melissa Talley, 51, winner of The Post's Mad Men Look contest.


Washington Post - United States - Maryland - Silver Spring - Washington
07/24/2010 12:00 AM

U.S. housing slump continues, but D.C. area is doing better
The housing bust isn't over, but the worst is past, according to economists participating in a U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel this week.


Housing - Real estate - Business and Economy - Affordable and Low Income Housing - Property
07/24/2010 12:00 AM

Where We Live: Town Creek, in Maryland's St. Mary's County
When Kathy Weigel moved into her brick rambler in the community of North Town Creek in St. Mary's County in 1993, she got an unusual housewarming gift: a military-base ID card for the wife of Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad. The Conrads lived in the house in the 1950s, and the card was discovered...


Maryland - St. Mary's County Maryland - United States - Counties - Saint Mary's
07/24/2010 12:00 AM

Where We Live: Colmar Manor in Maryland's Prince George's County
Take a seat on a front porch in Colmar Manor, and it's easy to watch the world go by. You'll see residents tending to gardens, working on home projects or walking their dogs. And because many of the cottage-style homes are stacked like rowhouses, residents say, you can't help but get to know your...



Maryland - Prince George - Prince George's County Maryland - United States - Counties
07/17/2010 12:00 AM

Extra credit checks required by Fannie make some lenders anxious
People who applied for a mortgage as of June 1 might see their finances -- specifically their debt -- under renewed scrutiny days before they are scheduled to complete a home purchase.


Business - FannieMae - Financial Services - Loan - Personal Finance
07/16/2010 12:00 AM

Merry-Go-Round Farm tries to bring superior architecture to Potomac
Drive on River Road in Potomac, and you'll see them on both sides: the McMansions, the faux chateaux and other oversize revisions of one architectural style or another.


United States - Architecture - Arts - River - Potomac
07/17/2010 12:00 AM

The dangers of life estates; understanding agents' commissions on foreclosures
Q: In 1997, we created a living will for estate protection in case my mom went into a nursing home. It was set up so my sister and her husband received half the house while my sister's three kids got the other half.


Real estate - Foreclosure - Business and Economy - Business - Africa
07/24/2010 12:00 AM