<< Return to Real Estate News main menu WASHINGTON POST REALTY NEWS Obama administration proposals to reduce federal role in housing market The Obama administration is pressing to scale back the federal government's role in the mortgage market. On Friday, it presented Congress with several proposals that would raise the costs of federally backed loans, a move designed to help the private sector better compete with Fannie Mae, Freddie... As deficit looms larger, senators' eye cuts in mortgage interest deductions Just because President Obama's latest budget proposal calls for rollbacks in mortgage interest deductions solely for high-income taxpayers, should you assume that all of your write-offs as a homeowner are secure from attack? Getting rid of a timeshare, even paid in full, is no easy task Q. My 86-year-old mother cannot get rid of her paid-in-full timeshare. The maintenance fees are hurting her financially. She has tried to sell and/or donate it to a charity without any luck. How can she dispose of it? Do we, her beneficiaries, have to take it over? Can she just stop paying the ma... Part modern, part farmhouse, Alexandria home is testament to architect Goodman Back in 1952 there was a 100-year-old farmhouse for sale atop a ridge on North Quaker Lane in Alexandria. It sat near the edge of seven acres and, it is said, could boast a view of the Potomac River. The plan to restructure The Obama administration outlined its plan to phase out government support of the U.S. housing finance system - and wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.¶ The plan - a sharp change of course after a decades-long campaign to extend homeownership to more Americans - would shift more of the burden to... Details on the Adams Morgan neighborhood 20009 Boundaries: Florida Avenue to the south; Connecticut Avenue and Rock Creek Park to the west; Calvert Street, Adams Mill Road and Harvard Street to the north; and 16th Street NW to the east. Schools: Marie Reed, H.D. Cooke and Oyster-Adams elementary schools; Lincoln and Alice Deal middle s... Rates for 30-year mortgages drop for first time in five weeks Mortgage rates for 30-year loans declined for the first time in five weeks, reducing borrowing costs from a 10-month high. Fewer and fewer plants are truly deer-resistent As early spring approaches, gardeners are thinking about their properties, and I've received questions about vehicular circulation, screening, controlling damage from deer and other topics. Why solid hardwood is the best choice If I've talked you out of installing the floor yourself, you may want to try prefinished-hardwood flooring. Some of it can be easy to work with, but follow all the instructions with respect to acclimating it to the room. Economic events for the week beginning Feb. 21 A slew of data about the housing market will be the focus of economic news in this holiday-shortened week. Rachel Burns Telephone (202) 384-5140 Contact Rachel

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