Recent Real Estate News
Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday urged lawmakers in his State of the State speech to make difficult decisions to raise taxes in order to spur job growth through investments in schools, roads, bridges and wastewater treatment improvements.
The Washington real estate market, at times a bright star helping to lead the nation out of its housing woes, will continue its slow recovery in 2012, local experts said, after ending 2011 on a down note.
Successfully merging households and multiple generations requires a well-thought-out plan, whether it is to remodel your home or buy a new house with an eye toward adding on.
The tight economy has more parents, grandparents and adult children living under one roof and new homebuilders are responding with flexible floor plans that can be customized to meet everyone's needs.
Real estate ended 2011 with a whiplash-worthy financing reversal and headed into 2012 with more questions than answers about mortgage backers and interest rates.
Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year's third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales slowed.
Occupy Frederick members are trying to call attention to the local impact of the foreclosure crisis.
A bill intended to encourage the construction of affordable housing in Montgomery County could cost the county as much as $57 million in funds for school and road construction, a new analysis shows.
About 20 percent of taxpayers will see smaller state income tax refunds, and Maryland will significantly shift how it pays for teacher pensions, under a budget proposal released by Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday aimed at closing a $1.1 billion deficit.
Technology and management consulting firm Acentia is moving its headquarters from Silver Spring to Falls Church, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Monday.