| Wash Post Real Estate Updated : Brick facades are sturdy, but keeping them that way requires care As old as dirt, the sturdy brick is. Long before fairy tales with pigs and wolves came along, ancient peoples knew the strength, fire resistance and durability of the humble clay brick. Modern people know that it adds value and the aura of prestige to a home. Business - Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Masonry Units - Masonry and Stone Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Lender could end up paying if all fees were not revealed at buyer's closing Q: My wife and I purchased a house in Florida last April. This past weekend we received a letter and an invoice from the law office that acted as the parties' closing agent, informing us that we owed fees for "additional endorsements requested by the lender after the closing." Real estate - Business - Loan - United States - Mortgage Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Featured Advertiser Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Where We Live: Ashburn Manor in Virginia's Loudoun County Ashburn Manor is a neighborhood best defined by what it is not. Virginia - Loudoun County Virginia - United States - Loudoun - Counties Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT In down economy, owning a vacation home may be more business than pleasure Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she worried. But by the middle of this decade, when housing markets were in full boom, the condo's value ... Business - United States - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT The living is easy in Northeast Washington's Brookland neighborhood Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling lawns, and children sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies. Washington DC - United States - Northeast Washington D.C. - Brookland - Neighborhoods Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Featured Advertiser Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Fannie Mae's national lending program HomePath is worth a look If you fit the profile -- typically buyers with little cash on hand or small-scale investors looking for a deal on a foreclosed house -- a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall. Fannie Mae - United States - Freddie Mac - Mortgage loan - Loan Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT Brickmaking employs methods old and new There are three ways to make bricks, explains Gary Clark, a sales manager for brickmaker Glen-Gery Corp., headquartered in Wyomissing, Pa. United States - art - Music - Literature - Religion and Spirituality Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT |