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Mailbox: Condo Coercions, Short Shrift on Short Sales and Testing the Bath
6/28/2008 11:00 PM
My mailbox has been full of comments on recent columns about life in homeowners associations, uncertainty with short sales and deciding how much money to invest in a bathroom. ......

Chat Plus
6/28/2008 11:00 PM
Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. ......

A Garden Haven With a Storied Past
6/27/2008 11:00 PM
Situated on 32 carefully landscaped acres just off Wisconsin Avenue NW in busy Tenleytown, the McLean Gardens condominium complex is lovely all year, but certain seasons highlight its best qualities. ......

Storied Historic Homes Suddenly In Dire Straits
6/27/2008 11:00 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other famous dead people have something in common with many living Americans: Their homes are in jeopardy. ......

Freshening an Old Listing, and Other Tips for Worried Sellers
6/27/2008 11:00 PM
"W e live in Baltimore and are trying to sell our house," writes a reader. "My agent tells me that my listing has to be withdrawn from the local multiple listing service for at least six months, otherwise the number of days on market will carry forward from my old listing to a new listing. Our ho... When Condo Wars Heat Up, Common Sense Can Evaporate
6/21/2008 11:00 PM
Let me tell you a story about a game of hardball played over a hot, summery weekend. It happened not at Nationals Park but in a well-kept condominium complex in Reston just a few weeks ago. ......

Chat Plus
6/21/2008 11:00 PM
Real estate editor Maryann Haggerty and columnist Elizabeth Razzi respond to a question adapted from a recent online chat. ......

Gardener's Paradise Built for Growing Families
6/20/2008 11:00 PM
Karen Cepko remembers the day the cows invaded. "One afternoon I had three cows in my back yard, eating my grass," Cepko said. They had wandered in from the farm next door through a hole in the fence. That was shortly after Cepko had moved to Howard County's Holiday Hills subdivision in 1962. Bac... Out-of-Whack Appraisals Lead to a Dispute Over the Deposit
6/20/2008 11:00 PM
Q. I recently entered into a contract to buy a house, but the deal went bad because the house did not appraise for the negotiated price. ......

FHA Calls for an End To Seller-Funded Down-Payment Charities
6/20/2008 11:00 PM
What's wrong with down-payment "gift" programs in which all or most of a home buyer's equity stake comes from the seller, funneled through a third party? And why is the federal government determined to ban them? ......