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Marriott confirms US home rental business 04/30/2019 09:17am • Marriott is jumping in to the luxury home-sharing business dominated by Airbnb, VRBO and Home Away, with a rollout with partner homes in more than 100 destinations offering 2,000 premium and luxury homes for rent. It follows a pilot program with a handful of homes in Paris, London and Rome. Ma Md. realtor, FBI agent accused of bribing DC city employee 04/25/2019 09:00pm • A D.C.-area realtor and developer and an FBI agent are charged with bribing a D.C. employee to get confidential information, and using it to make lucrative real estate deals in the nation's capital. Maryland realtor Brian Bailey, 38, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and FBI Special Agent David Paitsel Things renters should do before signing a lease 04/24/2019 11:00am • Once you've found your ideal apartment or house, the next step is signing a lease. But before you commit to the terms in the contract and go through the lease-signing process, you'll want to understand your rights as a tenant. After all, a lease protects both tenants and landlords, and the landlord- Today in History: April 23 04/23/2019 12:20am • Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2019. There are 252 days left in the year. Today���s Highlights in History: On April 23, 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.) On Why Ocean City can't recruit lifeguards 04/22/2019 04:45am • In Maryland, Ocean City's beach patrol is having a hard time recruiting lifeguards for the upcoming summer season. Why? People who sign up to take the test don't show up. The pay isn't as high as��at neighboring beaches. And housing at the beach costs a lot for the summer. During the Ocean Cit Save on your summer vacation rental 04/19/2019 11:30am • Summer is just around the corner, and it's time to get organized with summer vacation planning. Generally, the earlier that you book a summer rental, the cheaper it will be. Procrastination can get pricey. Before starting the booking process, read on for ways to save on your summer rental. Con 'Deaf-centric' tiny house retreat will be open to all 04/18/2019 05:00pm • A tiny house resort with an added twist is coming soon. The retreat in Lost River, West Virginia, is the brainchild of three Gallaudet University graduates, and will be ���deaf-centric��� while being open to all. ���We want to make sure it���s run, built and owned by deaf people,��� said co-fo Bad house guests: DC police suspect 8 men looted Airbnb 04/11/2019 07:05am • (Video courtesy WTOP news partner NBC Washington) Being a bad house guest isn't against the law ��� stealing stuff from the house is. D.C. police have released home surveillance video of eight men suspected of stealing more than $5,000 worth of TVs, tablet computers, bed duvets and clothing Arlington County residents discuss proposed $500,000 cut to arts funding 04/03/2019 08:30am • Local performing arts may take a hit in Arlington County, Virginia, after the proposed budget for 2020 outlined major cuts to the local cultural affairs and theater programs. Officials and residents in Arlington County discussed the proposed budget Tuesday, which totals $1.3 billion, with $810 mi 8 ways to boost ROI on your vacation home 03/25/2019 09:30am • Get more return. If you've invested in a vacation home, you have options for recouping some expenses when you're away. You've been able to deduct expenses, mortgage interest and property taxes if you limited personal use to 14 days per year or 10 percent of the time the home was rented, whichever 9 red flags you're making a bad financial decision 03/25/2019 09:00am • Watch out for these telltale signs. If you've made poor spending decisions in the past or developed lackluster money-management habits over time, you've probably tried to figure out where things went south. The reality is there are often warnings indicating that you were about to stumble into som Column: Nationals should be fine without Harper, but could have kept him 03/25/2019 01:24am • The other day, a weird thing happened: These T-shirts were hanging in every locker when the Padres arrived in the clubhouse this morning: pic.twitter.com/ZB7L50QSr3 ��� Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) March 20, 2019 If you���re unfamiliar with A.J. Preller, I���ll save you the Google search -- he��� Lawsuit: Md. man pocketed $120K in athletic field rental scam 03/16/2019 05:25am • A Maryland man is accused of charging an adult soccer league about $100 an hour to rent D.C. Public Schools' athletic fields when he didn't have the right to ��� and then keeping the money. A lawsuit accuses Larry Washington and two of his companies of falsely claiming to have an agreement to col Come eat and drink in Buzzard Point's new Sandlot 03/14/2019 12:15pm • A new outdoor venue across from Audi Field in D.C.'s Buzzard Point is ready for its close-up. Sandlot Southwest, making temporary use of a development lot that is slated for future construction, kicks off its debut Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. with local chefs preparing pies (both sweet and sa Airbnbs that allow smoking less likely to have smoke detectors, Johns Hopkins study finds 03/12/2019 12:07pm • The likelihood your Airbnb rental has a smoke detector might depend on whether smoking is allowed in the venue, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. But the results may surprise you. It's actually Airbnb listings that allow smoking that are far less likely to have smoke detecto