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For Barboursville's vintner, wine and design bridge Old World and new
A building possesed of elegant simplicity, the Zonin residence on the Barboursville Vineyards estate was built in the early 19th century by James Barbour, governor of Virginia.
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The $698,000 mistake
In the real estate boom, one mother took a chance on the American dream -- and lost big.
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In Fairfax, 'a forest in our back yard'
In the Marlan Forest neighborhoods, the trees were not clear-cut, allowing the neighborhood to retain an impressive number of large, old hardwoods.
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Betsy McIntyre of Capitol Hill, wants an informal sitting area where her family can eat dinner without worrying about spilling on nice dining room rugs.
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New tax filing rules for people who claim home-buyer credit
November 25, 2009
If you're planning to claim a home-buyer tax credit on your 2009 tax return, you'd better sharpen your pencil. The IRS says you must file a paper return, and cannot file electronically. In an attempt to crack down on some of the fraud involving first-time home-buyer tax credit claims filed so far, the new law that extended the credit until next spring imposed a couple of new limits. For example, dependents cannot claim the credit. Anyone younger than 18 on the date of the home purchase cannot claim it unless they make the purchase with an older co-buyer. Members of the military -- and federal employees working for the Foreign Service and intelligence agencies -- on duty outside the United States have been given an extra year to buy a home with the tax credit. They can qualify if they go under contract by April 30, 2011, and close the
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