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House of the Week | Georgetown penthouse for $6.5M
The waterfront residence in the District has 180-degree unobstructed views of the Potomac River from its 1,000-square-foot veranda.
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The good and bad of short sales
Short sales are the most complicated real estate transactions a homeowner can face, experts say.
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North Rosslyn
Community shares its name with the collection of towers, but it is more down-to-earth in stature and livability.
House of the Week | Georgetown penthouse for $6.5M
The waterfront residence in the District has 180-degree unobstructed views of the Potomac River from its 1,000-square-foot veranda.
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North Rosslyn
Community shares its name with the collection of towers, but it is more down-to-earth in stature and livability.

Cleveland Park
Once residents live in the Northwest Washington neighborhood, they tend to stay. Now new provisions are being made to care for them as they age.

Lyttonsville
In this Montgomery County community, running water wasn’t standard until the 1970s, and now the Purple Line could bring change fast.
An alternative to credit scores
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Innovative designs expand small spaces
Bold new townhouse projects are transforming the Virginia suburbs.
New consumer agency proposes simplified mortgage forms
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed rules aimed at simplifying and improving the disclosure forms required for mortgage transactions.
Real estate in the digital age
There is some hope that fully paperless real estate transactions will become a reality nationwide.
D.C. area home buyers get creative in return of bidding wars
Buyers are coming up with more creative ways to win the bidding wars that are breaking out again in the Washington area.
Underwater debtors may get tax relief
Underwater homeowners would benefit from debt-relief bill, but its fate remains in doubt.
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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.
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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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