Posts tagged Real Estate
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Many condo buildings east of the Anacostia are in trouble. Here’s why, and what can be done.
Buying a home in DC can seem nearly impossible for a lot of people, but there’s an untapped supply of condominiums east of the Anacostia River that would be very affordable for many. But a number of condo owners associations in the area are in bad financial shape, leading to lost opportunity for buyers, sellers, and surrounding communities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On your MARC, get set, go
New digs at Camden Yards; Area transit gets a boost; Light rail limbo; Warp speed on sewage study; The road better paved; Power to the people; Office space boom or bust; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Have you voted yet?
Go vote!; Condo madness; Bikeshare for plants; Tax credit for renters; Metro safer, says FTA; Fairfax City, the city; Keine Autos; Forward-thinking parking; All about alleys. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Election eve
Not sold on statehood; GOP out of cities; What inner city?; Transit on the ballot; Metro’s need for less speed; More Purple Line jitters; Real estate to the rescue?; Walkable future in Tysons?; Historic preservation discord; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington all in on pedestrian streets
Say goodbye to skywalks; And the gondola goes to … Exxon; The Capitol says capital; How to save Baltimore’s alley houses; Two tough crashes in Maryland; Mapping discrimination and architecture; Airbnb touts its benefits; A piece of old Washington. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s Metro, just without the Metro
Metro considering huge closures; Bring back BRT; Criminal justice changing in DC; September house hunting; Seed money; Closing the 7000 gap; Clueless about race and cities; Is the Mall broke?; Transit truths; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Schools fuel housing discrimination
Test scores and housing values; Three strikes, you’re out; A fix ‘cause it’s no fare; Rockville Pike’s transformation; New subway line for NYC; Gentrification, Soviet style; Planning for climate change. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Make taxicabs great again
Overhaul of the taxicab overhaul; Apartments are shrinking; New proposal for paid leave; Adjacent states worlds apart in business; TOPA-turvy in Chinatown; Elevator downer; The cool down begins; Peds on the Seine; London’s housing solution. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Life’s a Beach
Bye bye Beach Drive; Still oppose SunTrust; The state of the commute; Making the rent less damn high; Salary history a thing of the past; A new shape for Fairfax; It’s Car-Free Day; Test the waters; And…. Keep reading…
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Buying a house is incredibly difficult for me. Here’s why.
As a young person in DC paying what feels like a ridiculous amount in rent, I wonder about buying my own place. With these crazy prices, wouldn’t it be worth just making the jump to ownership? Well… no. When it comes down to it, buying a home of any size in DC is just not possible for me. And I’m not alone. Keep reading…