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Source: Washington Post
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Brick facades are sturdy, but keeping them that way requires care
As old as dirt, the sturdy brick is. Long before fairy tales with pigs and wolves came along, ancient peoples knew the strength, fire resistance and durability of the humble clay brick. Modern people know that it adds value and the aura of prestige to a home.
Business - Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Masonry Units - Masonry and Stone
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Lender could end up paying if all fees were not revealed at buyer's closing
Q: My wife and I purchased a house in Florida last April. This past weekend we received a letter and an invoice from the law office that acted as the parties' closing agent, informing us that we owed fees for "additional endorsements requested by the lender after the closing."
Real estate - Business - Loan - United States - Mortgage
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Sat, 04 Sep 2010
Where We Live: Ashburn Manor in Virginia's Loudoun County
Ashburn Manor is a neighborhood best defined by what it is not.
Virginia - Loudoun County Virginia - United States - Loudoun - Counties
Sat, 28 Aug 2010
In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she worried. But by the middle of this decade, when housing markets were in full boom, the condo's value ...
Business - United States - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean
Sat, 28 Aug 2010
The living is easy in Northeast Washington's Brookland neighborhood
Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling lawns, and children sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies.
Washington DC - United States - Northeast Washington D.C. - Brookland - Neighborhoods
