Half of D.C. houses sell in less than two weeks

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Report: Md. Tax Court misses deadline in appeals

A new report finds the Maryland Tax Court failed more than 40 percent of the time to resolve homeowners' appeals of property-tax assessments within 90 days of filing.

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Rent in D.C. higher than San Francisco, L.A., NYC

D.C.-area rents are higher than those in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, according to data from the 2010 federal census.

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America is a country on the move...to D.C.

More Americans moved in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And one van line says, more people came to the D.C. area than any other city.

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D.C.-area home prices at highest Feb. level since 2007

New data out from the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis and RealEstate Business Intelligence show February home prices and home sales high. In fact, sales this year were at their highest February level since 2007.

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'Home of choice contingency' offers sellers security, hurdles for buyers

In today's real estate market, there is proof that sellers have the upper hand.

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Home Value Highwire: Short sales make up third of housing market

Foreclosures have been weighing down the housing market locally and across the nation for years now, but in some states, including Maryland, short sales are surpassing them.

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Housing market less dependent on location

Fewer and fewer homes are going up for sale, and that low inventory is determining prices.

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Foreclosures climb in Maryland counties

Foreclosures decreased last year in the D.C. region despite rising foreclosure rates in the Maryland suburbs.

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Home-buyers take advantage of low mortgage rates, strengthening housing prices

Ali Velshi, CNN anchor and chief business correspondent

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Consumer confidence based on jobs, home prices

Ali Velshi, CNN Chief Business Correspondent

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Sky-high credit scores land best home refinancing rates

Sky-high credit scores land the best home refinancing rates but a loan officer says the deals come with extra costs.

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Low inventory frustrates home buyers, good for sellers

The more options out there for people trying to buy a home, the better. But we continue to see low inventory, meaning the same home buyers are tripping over the same properties.

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Home prices, sales increase outside the Beltway

As home sales and prices gain strength inside the Beltway, new data shows the good news is spreading.

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Fewer homes for sale mean faster turn around

Ron Sitrin of Long and Foster

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Home Value Highwire: Banks offering short sales faster

The housing market has been battered and bruised by foreclosures since the housing crisis began, but a new trend is shaping up. It's all because of the banks growing weary of the long foreclosure process.

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Home Value Highwire: A happy ending after disaster hits

Imagine buying a home, getting ready to move in and having a major catastrophe strike. It happened to one couple in Maryland.

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Fewer buyers are hitting the housing market

Steve Kerch, Marketwatch editor

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What's your house worth? Regional housing update

Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University

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More homeowners facing foreclosure

After enjoying months of shrinking foreclosures, it looks like the trend is over in the Washington, D.C. area. More homeowners are getting an unwanted notice that a foreclosure is looming.

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