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City Cycling Class Free To Bikeshare Members 03/24/2014 01:30pm • The Washington Area Bicyclists Association and Bethesda Transportation Solutions are again hosting city cycling classes for those who want more confidence biking on busy Bethesda roads. This time, all Capital Bikeshare members will get to register for free. The class is set for Saturday, April 12, f Rental Report: Rent, Buy or Rent to Own? 03/20/2014 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Unlike ma Driver charged twice for ticket on his rental car 03/19/2014 06:43pm • WASHINGTON -- A driver who received a ticket on his rental car for an expired meter got charged twice for the violation, a mistake that highlights the different rules that apply to rental cars and car-sharing services. Judd Warner received a ticket on Jan. 27 in D.C. for being at an expired meter County Moves To Eliminate Office Vacancies With Rental Assistance 03/18/2014 03:25pm • Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett on Tuesday announced a rental assistance program aimed at new companies to help reduce the county’s 13.5 office vacancy rate. The program, called MOVE (Make Office Vacancies Extinct), offers $4 per square foot rental assistance for the first year on ne Letter to the Editor: The Affordable Housing Case for Streetcar 03/15/2014 09:00am • The following letter to the editor was submitted by former Arlington County Housing Director Ken Aughenbaugh. I recently returned to private consulting after thirty years with Arlington County Government’s various housing programs. From 2003-2013, I served as Housing Division Chief/County Hous D.C.'s apartment trend tends toward 'micro' 03/12/2014 04:56pm • WASHINGTON — The concept behind the "tiny house" trend, which transformed one Northeast D.C. alley into an exhibition of minimalism, is moving beyond the house and into the plans for many District real estate developers. D.C. will soon see what it's like to experience tiny living in an apartmen Rental Report: What’s Allowed When Decorating Your Rental? 03/11/2014 12:15pm • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Moving in Micro hotel rooms pitched for Dupont Underground 03/07/2014 11:30am • Staying overnight in a sub-200-square-foot subterranean hotel room without windows might not be most people's idea of the ideal D.C. vacation, but the notion could be the spark to turn Dupont Underground from dream to reality. Patrick Pendleton Smith, a Cleveland Park resident and real estate consul Retail Experts Say R-B Corridor Set for Future Success 03/06/2014 02:30pm • The Arlington retail market is well-positioned for the next decade or so of retail, say several retail and real estate experts. Those in and around the retail industry say the recent trends toward mixed-use, urbanized development and the growth of “milennials” among consumers in the post Rental Report: What’s Allowed When Decorating Your Rental? 03/06/2014 11:00am • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. Moving in Buy or rent? Pros and cons to consider 03/04/2014 07:21pm • WASHINGTON -- The online real estate company Trulia estimates that it's 34 percent cheaper to buy than rent a home in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. But when it comes to the best financial bet between renting and buying, there are factors to consider. "One thing we learned through the last decad County to Review Big Assessment Increases 03/03/2014 01:30pm • Arlington County will review the big jump in commercial real estate assessments in Clarendon first reported by ARLnow.com last week. The county said Friday evening that it will take a look at “all commercial real property assessments with a 50% or greater increase from calendar year 2013.&#822 Rental Report: Reasons To Consider North Bethesda 02/25/2014 10:20am • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. 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