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APAH Opens Waiting List for Arlington Mill Residences 08/13/2013 02:30pm • The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing will start accepting applications for its new Arlington Mill Residences affordable housing development starting Tuesday, Aug. 27. Applications for the four-story, 122-unit rental community at 901 S. Dinwiddie Street submitted between Aug. 27 and Get out the credit card: It's your best friend's wedding 08/08/2013 03:21am • WASHINGTON - Great news: You've been invited to a friend's wedding. Bad news: It's in Costa Rica. Visions of the wedding march turn into the march toward debt as you get ready to shell out if you want to attend. Marketwatch.com reports a new poll finds 43 percent of Americans say they've decl Zillow says the White House could sell for millions 08/07/2013 04:27pm • WASHINGTON - It's the best-known address in the U.S., maybe even the world. So how much would it cost to buy the stately, 221-year-old house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of pricey, downtown D.C.? A for-sale listing on Zillow.com offers the White House for a cool $320 million. Or if you Local hotels offer city sites by way of two wheels 08/07/2013 08:05am • Natalie Tomlin, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - With more than 200 Capital Bikeshare stations across the D.C. region and miles of cycling paths, Washington has truly become a bike-friendly city. And while 22,000 members belong to the city's bike sharing program, biking opportunities are not l Rental Report: Apartment Living for Families 08/06/2013 01:00pm • 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. A few dec Fairfax Co. eyes wide expansion of affordable, studio-only apartment buildings 08/01/2013 12:44pm • Fairfax County is exploring a new development option to address its dire need for thousands of affordable residential units — the expansion of studio-only apartment buildings across the jurisdiction. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinanc In Bowie, turning foreclosures into housing for vets 07/23/2013 06:43pm • BOWIE, Md. - It's a triple punch: Find veterans affordable homes, fill foreclosed homes and improve the community. That's what OpenDoor Housing Fund is trying to achieve in partnership with Prince George's County, Md., starting in Bowie. "A lot of veterans coming back need some particular att Rental Report: Bargain Apartments in Arlington 07/23/2013 11:45am • Editor’s Note: This new 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. It is no surpri Bethesda Summer Restaurant Week Details 07/18/2013 11:30am • Bethesda’s Summer Restaurant Week (not to be confused with the one in January) is set for Monday, July 29 to Sunday, Aug. 4 and will include a partnership with a Bethesda-based wounded veterans organization. The Yellow Ribbon Fund will get 10 percent of all sales during the week. So far, Ask Adam: Avoid Homebuyer Pitfalls 07/16/2013 11:45am • 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: It has be Washington apartment rents among priciest 07/15/2013 11:47am • Apartment rents in the Washington region are the fourth-highest in the nation, according to a CBS MoneyWatch list. It said the median rent in Washington is $2,699 a month, more than double the national average. Washington rents range from a median $1,675 a month for a studio to $3,110 a month for a EXCLUSIVE: GPS Sends Florida Driver Down W&OD Trail 07/11/2013 09:45am • A Florida man has been charged with reckless driving after driving nearly a mile on the W&OD trail in Arlington yesterday (Wednesday) evening. The man was in a rental car with his wife and kids when he drove northbound onto the trail at Columbia Pike, according to Arlington police spokesman Lt. Developer Details 14-Story, 225-Unit Apartment Planned For Downtown 07/10/2013 10:00am • A developer revealed plans for a 14-story, roughly 225-unit rental apartment building planned for the site of a long-closed Exxon station in the heart of downtown Bethesda. Florida-based Bainbridge purchased the property at 7340 Wisconsin Ave. in May and quickly put together conceptual plans it pres Developer Makes Changes To Rockville Pike Plan 07/09/2013 09:00am • After some resistance to an earlier proposal, Bethesda-based developer Saul Centers on Monday came back to White Flint residents with a new sketch plan for its Rockville Pike properties that includes more ground floor retail and large walking areas. Saul hopes to build two 300-foot tall residential Has D.C.'s apartment market lost its momentum? 07/05/2013 02:59pm • It looks like Greater Washington’s red-hot apartment market is finally cooling off. In what could be good news for the region’s renters, and bad news for investors, new statistics released by Alexandria’s Delta Associates Inc. highlight some low lights that suggest the region&rsquo