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Ask Andrew: Is A Condo-Townhome Worth It? 10/01/2013 11:00am • This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, Associate Broker and top producing agent with Gallagher & Co. Real Estate, Inc. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit comments, questions, and opinions in the comments s WTOP Answer Desk: How a shutdown could affect you 09/30/2013 04:33pm • WASHINGTON - How does the federal shutdown affect you? The WTOP Answer Desk is getting answers to your questions. Have a question? Submit it using this form. How is the crisis hurting contractors differently than federal employees? What about back pay and unemployment benefits? Some federal c For best mortgage rate, 740 is the new 720 09/26/2013 10:46am • The credit score bar is rising for home buyers seeking the best mortgage rates, according to real estate data firm Zillow Inc. It also says about 30 percent of Americans remain unlikely to qualify for a mortgage. Borrowers with credit scores under 620 who requested loan quotes this month were unlike Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 09/26/2013 06:01am • 3:10 p.m. - Janet Bodnar, editor of Kiplinger Personal Finance Download How to get the best price for a new car Read more: 6 Tips to Get the Best Price on a New Car Ready to make a big purchase? Consumer Reports is out with its list of the best products of the year. Va. gov. says U.Va. unlikely to privatize 09/24/2013 08:36pm • WASHINGTON - A suggestion to make the University of Virginia, one of the country's prestigious public universities, into a private school was a shock to many alumni, students and taxpayers. The Charlottsville-based taxpayer-supported school has more than 21,000 graduate and undergraduate stude Government shutdown grows more likely; how bad would that be? 09/24/2013 08:05pm • How much economic damage would a government shutdown cause? That's an increasingly less hypothetical question given the slow pace at which the Senate is considering a bill to fund the government beyond Monday, when current funding expires. Fortunately, some prominent economists gave the Senate Budge Council Approves Incentive Packages For Pair Of Bethesda Companies 09/24/2013 03:15pm • A pair of Bethesda companies will be staying in Bethesda after the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved six incentive packages worth almost $4.5 million. Precision for Medicine, Inc., which helps develop and commercialize medical products, will relocate in Bethesda to a 8,400-square foot lo Ask Adam: Steps for First-Time Homebuyers 09/24/2013 12:00pm • This regularly-scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty, voted one of Arlington Magazine’s Best Realtors of 2013. Please submit follow-up questions in the comments section or via email. Question: What advi Plea in chef case could tighten race for Va. governor 09/18/2013 08:36pm • WASHINGTON - There's just a few weeks to go in the campaign for governor in Virginia and every new poll and revelation could have a dramatic impact. If you average out the polls over the last few months, it appears that Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a bit of a lead over Republican Ken Photos: Warhol’s Silver Clouds Exhibit Opens 09/13/2013 04:30pm • Pop artist Andy Warhol’s famed Silver Clouds exhibit opened at Artisphere with a celebratory bash Thursday night. Attendees got to play with the floating, metallic balloons in Artisphere’s Terrace Gallery. There are more than 150 of the carefully maintained “clouds,” Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds Opens at Artisphere Tonight 09/12/2013 10:45am • Andy Warhol’s famous Silver Clouds exhibit is open starting tonight at Artisphere. The cultural center, at 1101 Wilson Blvd, will be hosting the exhibit’s 150 inflated silver balloons — on loan from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh — until Sunday, Oct. 20, and it will hos Pizza oven masters Marra Forni expanding reach from Prince George's 09/10/2013 12:38pm • To watch Marra family members — founders of pizza oven company Marra Forni — eat lunch in their Beltsville test kitchen is to see their most basic business instincts at work. In short, they want to feed you. For lunch on a recent Friday, Emiliano Marra, the company's vice president and a Self-proclaimed cheapskate says key to happiness is fewer things 09/05/2013 03:13am • WASHINGTON - To live a happier life, buy fewer things. That's the message from a guy who wears the word "cheap" like a badge of honor. "I believe that for most Americans, not all Americans, but for most Americans, if you would only spend and consume less, you would be happier, and the qualit Ask Andrew: Finding The Right Realtor 09/03/2013 01:30pm • This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, Associate Broker and top producing agent with Gallagher & Co. Real Estate, Inc. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit comments, questions, and opinions in the comments s Pawn shops turning high-class with online stores 09/03/2013 02:03am • WASHINGTON - Pawn shops have gone mainstream, but it's not just for the down and out anymore. After an industry makeover, pawn shops are gaining notoriety. Reality TV has taken an interest with shows like the History Channel's Pawn Stars. But now another chapter in the the story of pawning has s