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Remodeling Moves To the Garage
By Katherine Salant,
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Over the past 20 years, every room in a typical suburban house has been transformed to some degree.
'Fly-by-Night Inspectors' Need Standards, Disgruntled Agent Says
By Barry Stone,
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Q DEAR BARRY:
As a real estate agent in the Seattle area, I have watched as growing numbers of home inspectors, with their authoritarian attitudes, have led buyers to think they are entitled to mint-condition houses, free...
Gardening Tools Grow More Sophisticated
By Joel M. Lerner,
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"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all," wrote Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle in 1833.
REAL ESTATE MAILBAG Robert J. Bruss
By Robert J. Bruss,
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Q DEAR BOB: I live in a high-cost area. Although my apartment rent is low compared with the costs of owning a home, I realize there is no advantage in being a lifetime renter. I have a great job producing good income, but I can't afford to buy even a starter house. Is there any hope that I will ever own my own home? -- John R.
30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop Again
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Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.80 percent this week, down from 5.91 percent last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday in its weekly nationwide survey.
Twinning Convenience and Comfort in Silver Spring
By Ruben Castaneda,
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Residents say the Twin Towers apartment complex, in the heart of Silver Spring, is a great place to live whether you commute to work or are retired.
TWIN TOWERS
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1110 Fidler Lane
Silver Spring, Md. 20910
888-648-5734
Broken Air Conditioning Won't Break the Lease
By Robert Griswold, Steven R. Kellman and Ted Smith,
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Q I am a tenant and have many months remaining on my current lease. I would like to break my lease so I can move to an apartment community across town. I know it is not the hot season yet, but if my landlord will not fix the air-conditioning unit, can I use that as a reason to break the lease?
Apartment Chat
Rents May Be Moderating, but Do the Math
By Sara Gebhardt,
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Edited questions from Apartment Life, Sara Gebhardt's online discussion about rental issues.
