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2010
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After a bizarre cliff side accident, all eleven members of the women's outing found themselves hanging perilously from a rope over the edge of the cliff. Ten of the women were blondes and one was a brunette. After dangling there for a only a short while it became obvious that the rope would not h...
01/31/2010
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Better Homes and Gardens has reported that the top priorities for new home buyers and existing home owners are price, energy-efficiency, organization and comfort. In a speech at the NAHB International Builders Show, Eliot Nusbaum, Better Homes and Gardens Executive Editor Home Design, presented t...
01/30/2010
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I am SO EXCITED! 2010 has been a great year so far! One of my goals for this year was to break 100,000 points on Active Rain, and I did it tonight. I can't really explain exactly why I enjoy acquiring the points, except that they represent a commitment to participate, to learn, and to be...
01/29/2010
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Last week I got a phone call from some minion asking if I was interested in becoming an affiliate of a company running auctions. Since I was only listening with one ear, and this voice of the phone was only polling me for interest in further discussions with someone else up the food chain, I said...
01/28/2010
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I have a wonderful apartment for rent in a building that I own at 920 N Calvert St in Mt Vernon. It is listed for $900 a month - a one bedroom with a bath and a half bath. It is in a small building -just 5 units, and this one is on the 3rd floor overlooking a very pleasant residential street. Th...
01/27/2010
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After several months of dislocation and construction, the Chevy Chase Office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage celebrated the successful reopening of our office space. We had light snacks, sweets, savories, champagne and red wine. (I am surprised we had the red wine, given that Darrin, ou...
01/27/2010
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So what do realtors do in the evening, after a long day of showing houses to their clients in DC or Bethesda or Chevy Chase or Northern Virginia! I raced from point A to point B and back to point C all day long, and I was definately looking forward to a family evening. I spent the weekend taking...
01/25/2010
Developer EYA is going to build Old Town, a mixed use community, on the site of one of Old Town's subsidized housing projects. EYA reports that demolition will begin in March on the James Bland Additions community on the northern edge of Old Town Alexandria.Old Town Commons will add 245 market-ra...
01/25/2010
The DC market is experiencing a pleasant rebound after months of softness and anxiety. We are very lucky and if the reduced inventory and increased demand hasn't gotten to your market yet, my good wishes are with you that your market will pick up soon. No good deed goes unpunished though, and...
01/24/2010
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Looking for a stylish new home in Bethesda/Chevy Chase - just a short walk to the metro? This spacious home in Kenwood Forest II has it all from its elegant living room and dining room bathed in vibrant colors to the three large bedrooms, two and a half updated baths, and finished basement.Kenw...
01/24/2010
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