<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Sell a Home</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/realestate/sell?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><description>Sell a Home</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[REAL ESTATE MAILBAG Robert J. Bruss]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8071-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8071-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  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. ]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[REAL ESTATE MAILBAG]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56159-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56159-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Q   DEAR BOB: My daughter just bought her first condominium. Her seller included an upgraded one-year homeowner's warranty insurance policy. A few weeks after she moved in, she noticed that the heater wasn't delivering the desired temperature. Later, she discovered the air conditioner wasn't cooling. She contacted the home warranty company, which  told her it would not reimburse my daughter for any repair or replacement of any equipment because the seller did not maintain the equipment. This plainly shows the homeowner's warranty company got the seller's premium and now is telling the new owner the policy is worthless. What can be done to stop this? ]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36927-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36927-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: I am a widow, 68, who made a mistake about five years. Shortly after my husband died, my two adult sons persuaded me to deed my home to them in case I had to go to a nursing home the way my husband did before he died. Now I want to sell my home and move to Florida or Arizona.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Median Sales Price Tops $300,000]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55572-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55572-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House prices throughout the Washington area continued their relentless climb last year, with costs rising in every jurisdiction and the median sales price topping $300,000.]]></description><author> Maryann Haggerty</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17384-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17384-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: My partner and I own a four-unit apartment building as tenants in common. A few years ago, my partner lost a negligence lawsuit and a $200,000 judgment was rendered by the court against him. He has a modest income as a county employee and is unable to pay the judgment. Recently, the judgment holder recorded a judgment lien against our rental property. Can the judgment lien holder take away our property?  --  John R.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A666-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A666-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: Almost five years ago my daughter and son-in-law bought a new condo, where they lived for several years before a job transfer forced them to move away. A friend of a friend asked to rent it, so they agreed.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47401-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47401-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: How many times can my wife and I sell our principal residence and use that $500,000 capital gains exemption you often discuss?]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is The "Standard Commission"?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27414-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27414-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: I am considering selling my house, which is worth about $700,000. I talked with one agent about listing it for sale. She said the "standard commission" is 6 percent of the sales price.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7883-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7883-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: Can we sell our house, which we have owned and lived in for four years, without paying tax on our profit of less than $500,000?]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sell for the Tax Exemption]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53646-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53646-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: We plan to sell our principal residence this year and claim the $500,000 tax exemption.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should You Sell To A Friend?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35579-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35579-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB:  My wife and I plan to sell our home in the next few months. A friend says she wants to buy it, but we're not sure she is serious.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15867-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15867-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: You recently suggested to another reader that she list her home for sale with her area's best Realtor.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Want To Sell My Primary Home]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63916-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63916-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: I have owned a rental house many years. I would like to sell my primary residence and move into my rental property.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a Professional Inspection Necessary?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9774-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9774-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: When we put our home on the market for sale last August, the real estate agent recommended we have it professionally inspected.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brokerage Surpasses $1 Billion]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56717-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56717-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage-Georgetown handled more than $1 billion in home sales last year, according to the company...]]></description><author> Sandra Fleishman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56719-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56719-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: If I build on a property I own in California before I sell my current home, can I trade up and take advantage of that IRC 1031 tax-deferred exchange rule...]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Mailbag]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36597-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36597-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: Over the past five years I have lived in three primary homes. My summer  home at Cape Cod has appreciated about 300 percent in market value. I have lived there 24 of the last 60 months -- summers plus months between sale and purchase of my other homes. Because I have health problems my doctor recommends that I sell the house, but my accountant says the IRS won't approve the $250,000 exemption on the sale of a principal residence because I never filed my income taxes from that address. What do you advise? -- Walt S.]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remodeling Often Uncovers Defects]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25115-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25115-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BARRY: We recently sold our house and had disclosed every defect we could think of. The buyers hired a home inspector, and we repaired all the defects listed in the inspection report.]]></description><author> Barry Stone</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRS Codes To Sell a Rental Property]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8023-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8023-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q   DEAR BOB: I am in the process of selling one of my rental properties. Can I use Internal Revenue Code 1031 to make a tax-deferred exchange for two properties?]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline for Tax Exemption?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55775-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55775-2004Dec10.html?nav=rss_realestate/sell</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Q  DEAR BOB:   My wife died last August after a long illness. I plan to eventually sell our longtime house because it is too big for me alone. My daughter says if I don't sell by Dec. 31, I lose my $500,000 tax exemption. Is this true?]]></description><author> Robert J. Bruss</author></item></channel></rss>