<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - </title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/realestate?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Complex Brings Work, Shops Close to Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38222-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38222-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tucked on a side street, just a block from the cars and trucks that whiz along Rockville Pike, sits a new complex of 404 luxury apartments, renovated restaurants and stores that some planners and developers are calling the optimum in compact urban redevelopment.]]></description><author> Dana Hedgpeth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fannie, Freddie Raise Loan Limits]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23650-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23650-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise by 7.8 percent the limit on the size of single-family-home mortgages they will purchase, increasing the pool of home buyers who will qualify for lower-cost financing.]]></description><author> Kathleen M. Howley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building With  EBay, Piece  by Piece]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10872-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10872-2004Nov24.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A growing number of people are turning to the online auction site not for knickknacks and trinkets, but for serious hardware and building materials.]]></description><author> Mary Ellen Slayter</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brothers Team Up to Rule Commercial Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50129-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50129-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Paul and Bill Collins, one of the few sibling pairs in the real estate industry, rank among the top 10 sales brokers in the D.C. region for at least the last four years.]]></description><author> Dana Hedgpeth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry Plans To Keep Up The Pressure]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45660-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45660-2004Nov12.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The nation's home builders, real estate sales people and mortgage bankers stood by their man in the presidential election and now they hope he stands by his housing agenda during the next four years.]]></description><author> Sandra Fleishman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal City Surfaces]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32454-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32454-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Developer that owns most of the Virginia neighborhood's commercial property is giving its shopping and entertainment center a new look.]]></description><author> Michael Barbaro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Region's Affluence Yields Stable Returns]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32453-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32453-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington area's job growth and well-educated consumers attract plenty of nationally-known retailers willing to compete for space, driving up rent prices.]]></description><author> Dana Hedgpeth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUD Sets New Goals for Fannie, Freddie]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17090-2004Nov1.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17090-2004Nov1.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to increase their funding of mortgages for low- and moderate-income home buyers, under a new rule the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced.]]></description><author> David S. Hilzenrath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Market Takes a Breather]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35571-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35571-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some economists warn the market's fate hinges largely on mortgage rates because low interest rates are the reason buyers have been able to continue to afford ever-increasing home prices here.]]></description><author> Daniela Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Waiting For a New Development]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11199-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11199-2004Oct6.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the Alexandria City Council approved the massive transformation of the old Potomac Rail Yard in 1999, it marked a milestone in development for the entire Washington region.]]></description><author> Jerry Markon</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realtors Wield the Power of Intimidating Views]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4479-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4479-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In Washington and in the state capitals, interest groups have long chosen to ring government buildings with their own offices as a display of their clout and determination.]]></description><author> Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drama Before Curtain Call at Theater]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4478-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4478-2004Oct3.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In December, D.C. developer Joe Horning is to unveil the results of the $40 million renovation project.]]></description><author> Dana Hedgpeth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fannie Mae's Board Briefed on Review]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36877-2004Sep20.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36877-2004Sep20.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae's board of directors met Monday to hear details about accounting problems its regulators have uncovered during a long-running review, according to a source familiar with the matter.]]></description><author> David S. Hilzenrath</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago Firm Acquires Rouse for $7.2 Billion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20086-2004Aug20.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20086-2004Aug20.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rouse Co., the real estate developer that transformed America's suburban landscape by creating the indoor shopping mall and self-contained communities far from city centers, agreed to sell itself to a Chicago-based mall owner for $7.2 billion in cash.]]></description><author> Neil Irwin  and Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration, Demand Alter Historic Nauck]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63443-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63443-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Neighbors Bernard Posey and Jose Rivera are friendly, but they don't communicate much.]]></description><author> Susan Straight</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Market Surprises Sellers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46917-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46917-2004Jun16.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There's not much pizazz about the house on Hitt Avenue in McLean that drew bidders earlier this month. It's a basic 1959 brick rambler, with three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms, and it has long served as a rental. Its kitchen and bathrooms haven't been updated in years, and in heavy rains, the garage floods.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers Discover the Draw of Hanover]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63694-2004May28.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63694-2004May28.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, Hanover resident Myron Brown exited the garage of his three-story brick house.]]></description><author> Eileen Rivers</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[East of Easy Street]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47938-2004Mar10.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47938-2004Mar10.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One sunny Saturday afternoon in May 1999, I climbed up on my roof and looked around, holding a cordless power drill in one hand and a small satellite dish in the other.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camping Out for the Chance to Buy an Upscale Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36872-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36872-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Camping out to get tickets for a Justin Timberlake concert or the first showing of "The Lord of the Rings" is old. Now people are queuing up for days in tents and under tarps for the chance to buy expensive new homes.]]></description><author> David Cho and Sandra Fleishman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Secluded Haven in Prince George's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12631-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12631-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_business/realestate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 6 Dec 2004 5:56:36 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As Hardy Jones remembers it, the Squires liked to have fun -- arranging bus trips to Atlantic City, perhaps, or throwing a neighborhood fish fry.]]></description><author> Keisha Stewart</author></item></channel></rss>