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4 unusual ways to earn money 09/24/2014 12:00am • Have you taken a hard look at all of your possessions and considered ways to use those items to bring in some money? If some of your belongings are collecting dust in the garage or otherwise going unused, then it might be time to take advantage of the booming "sharing" economy, which will let y Rental Report: Real Estate Agent For Renters? 09/23/2014 11:40am • 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. Overwhelm Developer eyes north Reston apartment complex 09/22/2014 04:30pm • Another Reston apartment complex is looking into redevelopment as a higher density neighborhood. Bozzuto Development has filed a proposal with the Fairfax County Planning Commission to redevelop St. John’s Wood, a garden apartment neighborhood with 250 units over nine buildings in North Re This Week At Council: Drone Policy, HOA Reform 09/22/2014 11:20am • Some county councilmembers want rules in place to protect privacy before county-operated drones are put to use. A pair of councilmembers will also introduce two bills to increase homeowner associations’ control over rental properties when the Council meets in its regular session on Tuesday. Th Ryder Cup trivia quiz 09/19/2014 07:30am • DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer How well do you know the Ryder Cup? Try this quiz:FRIDAY FOURSOMES1. Where did the Ryder Cup get its name?a.) An English seed merchantb.) An American rental truck companyc.) Bernard Darwin___2. Who is the oldest player to be named captain of the Ryder Cup?a.) Arnold Palm Volatile apartment sector reduces US home building 09/18/2014 04:30pm • JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home construction plunged in August, led by steep decline in the volatile apartment category. But single-family house construction, a larger and more stable portion of the market, fell only modestly.Construction fell 14.4 percent in August to a s Rental Report: Should Renters Use a Real Estate Agent? 09/18/2014 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. Overwhelmed by searching Arlington Tops Another Millennial List 09/18/2014 12:00pm • Another study has been released showing that Arlington is the top destination for young professionals to live in the country. According to RealtyTrac, a real estate data and information website, Arlington’s millennial population has increased 82 percent from 2007-2013, the highest rate in the Los Cabos in a mess 3 days after Odile's wrath 09/17/2014 11:00pm • ALBA MORA ROCA Associated Press SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico (AP) -- Desperate locals and tourists were in survival mode in the resort area of Los Cabos on Wednesday, with electrical and water service still out three days after Hurricane Odile made landfall as a monster Category 3 storm.Looters strippe Hertz adds Icahn-backed candidates to its board 09/16/2014 11:48am • NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- Dodging a proxy fight with billionaire Carl Icahn, Hertz has added three of his chosen candidates to the board.Two of the new board members, Vincent Intrieri and Samuel Merksamer, will also be part of a of a five-person CEO search committee. Hertz CEO and Chairman Mark Frissora Odile slams Mexico's Baja California 09/16/2014 12:16am • ALBA MORA ROCA Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- Odile weakened to a tropical storm Monday night after blazing a trail of destruction through Mexico's Baja California Peninsula that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels, and left entire neighborhoods as disaster zon FEMA wants at least $5.8M in Sandy aid repaid 09/12/2014 12:08pm • MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- After Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast nearly two years ago, the federal government quickly sent out $1.4 billion in emergency disaster aid to the hurricane's victims.Now, thousands of people might have to pay back their share.The Federal Emerge Hertz to add 3 Icahn candidates to board 09/11/2014 06:40pm • The Associated Press Hertz said Thursday it plans to add three candidates nominated by Carl Icahn to its board of directors in a move that will avert a proxy battle with the activist investor.The Naples, Florida, company said that three of its current board members will retire when the new appointe Correction: Hertz-CEO story 09/10/2014 05:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Sept. 8 about the resignation of Hertz Chairman and CEO Mark Frissora, The Associated Press reported erroneously the year Frissora became CEO. He was named CEO in July 2006.A corrected version of the story is below:Hertz Chairman and CEO Frissora steps downHertz Chairman Fall tourism rising: Fewer crowds, nice weather 09/10/2014 03:02pm • BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) -- Fall used to be off-peak for tourism everywhere except New England and other fall foliage destinations. But autumn tourism is rising, with traditional summer hotspots increasingly busy September through November.For empty-nesters, baby boomers and oth