<< Return to Real Estate News main menu WASHINGTON POST REALTY NEWS U.S. role at heart of housing debate Top Obama administration officials opened a conference on the future of housing by making clear Tuesday they are considering a limited range of options that would reduce but not eliminate the government's role as a provider of funding for home loans. Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Housing - Forensics - Communication Record-low mortgage rates make refinancing (or re-refinancing) look tempting With mortgage interest rates setting record lows almost every week for more than two months, two questions naturally come to mind: How low can they go? And should I refinance -- again? Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Refinancing New D.C. teachers arrive for orientation Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at http://PostLocal.com . Education - K through 12 - Educators - United States - Teacher Check loan costs while refinancing Q: I'm starting to hear about lenders that are offering 3.85 percent and even 3.75 percent on a 15-year mortgage, which makes me think it might be time to refinance. How do I find a good and trustworthy lender? Loan - Business - Financial Services - Mortgages - Refinancing Stairs can pose a problem as you get older, so take steps now to ease the climb Eventually, the 17 steps became too much for Karl Schwengel. Recreation - Shopping - Toy - Organizations - Robot Featured Advertiser Shaping the City: Overcoming the obstacles to regional cooperation Most Frederick County residents are unlikely to care much about how Prince William County meets its affordable-housing targets, improves its schools or alleviates its traffic congestion. Likewise, few residents of the District, Alexandria or Manassas worry about affordable housing, schools or tra... Government - Asia - City - Southeast Asia - Education Washington real estate digest Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at PostLocal.com. Real estate - United States - Business - Services - Property Law and Real Estate Details on Fairlington in Arlington and Alexandria, Va. BOUNDARIES: North Fairlington is bordered by King Street to the southwest, Walter Reed Drive to the northwest, an invisible line running parallel to (and northeast of) King Street that bisects 28th Road South and 31st Street South to the northeast, and Interstate 395 to the southeast. South Fairl... Alexandria - Arlington - Alexandria Virginia - Washington D.C - United States Thinking green? It's not just black and white. Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and cool it. This critical distinction is little understood by the general public, but in the world of green building, prudent use of r... White - Photography - Black-and-white - Photographers - Arts Rachel Burns Telephone (202) 384-5140 Contact Rachel

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