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Are Online Applications Making Renting an Apartment Easier or Harder? 08/09/2016 08:00pm • Much like the homebuying process, renting an apartment is no longer restricted to scanning the newspaper for printed listings or driving around searching for signs. These days, rental websites and mobile apps like Zillow, Apartments.com and HotPads bring the options directly to apartment hunters. Y Downside of DC’s luxury apartment boom 08/08/2016 10:02am • WASHINGTON — The vast majority of real estate construction in the District is residential, and the majority of those that are rentals are considered luxury apartment buildings — and in places that weren’t upper-end residential neighborhoods a decade ago, including Mount Vernon Triangle, 14th What to Do After Inheriting a Home 08/07/2016 08:00pm • Receiving an inheritance is often an emotional experience. Inheriting property, such as the family home or a vacation home can be especially trying, as you weigh decisions that have both emotional and practical considerations. It is also common for the remaining parent to leave a house to all of th 4 ways to create a passive income in retirement 08/05/2016 10:00am • Passive income is the money stream everyone dreams about. It allows you to generate income over time without working at a job. While creating passive income streams often take effort and time up front, they can serve you well for years to come. Passive income is often generated by a rental proper Loan the coop: Md. business rents, delivers chickens to Washingtonians 08/04/2016 01:54am • WASHINGTON — Naomi Abelson had always been curious about raising chickens. Before the 35-year-old lived in the D.C. region, her home was in New York City, where even entertaining the idea of having hens was out of the question. But when she moved to Takoma Park, Maryland, and read about a l How to plan the perfect weekend in Denver 08/03/2016 09:05am • With inspiring natural attractions and booming art and culinary scenes, the Mile High City doesn't just lure hikers and skiers to its picturesque trails and glistening slopes in the nearby Rockies. Yes, you can easily reach the majestic mountains with a scenic drive along the Mount Evans Scenic Bywa Md. man killed in boat wreck in Annapolis 08/01/2016 12:30pm • WASHINGTON — An Annapolis man died after he was thrown from a boat that hit a rock jetty at the entrance to Whitehall Creek in Annapolis late Sunday night. Paul C. Dettor, 49, landed on the rocks before 11 p.m. He was flown to a hospital in Baltimore, where he was pronounced dead, the Maryland 4 Things to Know Before Buying A Tiny House in Los Angeles, California 07/29/2016 08:00pm • Due to the skyrocketing costs of real estate in Los Angeles and the growing trend towards living a minimalistic lifestyle, more people are considering alternatives to the traditional residential living spaces like single-family homes, condos and apartments. One of those options is a tiny house. And New DC charter school building to include apartments for teachers 07/29/2016 01:32pm • WASHINGTON — Nonprofit St. Paul on Fourth Street has acquired a five-acre property and building that was part of St. Paul's College, and is renovating it for two charter schools and affordable teacher housing. St. Paul on Fourth purchased the property, at 3015 4th Street NE for $12.5 million wi Are You the Only One Not Investing in Real Estate? 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Your best friend flips houses, your uncle has a growing portfolio of commercial properties and your parents are renting out their old home to a family who just moved to town. Are you the only one not making money from real estate? Not quite, but you could be missing out on an opportunity at the perf 10 Side Hustles for Busy College Students 07/28/2016 08:00pm • One of the ways to graduate from college debt free (or at least minimize student loan balances) is to do some type of side hustle during your college years. Side hustles are a bit different than typical jobs in that you've got some flexibility in where, when and how you work. Side hustle jobs can h It's Not All or Nothing: How Home Staging Works 07/28/2016 08:00pm • Homeowners and real estate agents alike often assume staging is all or nothing, but that's simply not the case. There are many different ways you can work with a home stager to properly prepare a home for sale. Every home can benefit from some form of staging. Sellers may just need some advice or an 5 Financial Downfalls of Buying a Starter Home 07/28/2016 08:00pm • The traditional way of buying a house has always been to purchase a starter home -- buy something small, and once your family gets too big for it, sell it and find a new, bigger house. It's a perfectly good plan, assuming everything goes to plan. But because a house involves so many financial facto Weigh 3 Factors When Making a Law School Budget 07/27/2016 08:00pm • As a student at the Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in North Carolina, Christopher Brown must study topics that are a core part of most J.D. programs, such as criminal law and constitutional law. Less formally, he's also learning about budgeting, financial planning and low-cost living. Should You Buy Your College Student a Condo or House? 07/27/2016 08:00pm • As your son or daughter is looking at college costs, you see how big the bill will be to live in a dorm -- an average of $10,138 to $11,516 annually for room and board, according to the College Board. For that amount, you think, you could buy your kid his or her own condo to live in during college.