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An imposing Georgian manse is brought down to a more human scale	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
Like many of us, Tom Baltimore knows a good piece of real estate when he sees it. Unlike many, though, he and his wife, Hillary, are well positioned to jump at an opportunity.
Feng shui techniques can add tranquil quality to gardens	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
Gardens can relax or energize you, depending on their design. Balance the energy flow in your landscape to ensure it will be comfortable and harmonious. The Chinese have used this method of design for many thousands of years. It is called feng shui, pronounced "fung shway."
D.C.'s Gessford Court is a little alley oasis	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
David Weiner moved to Gessford Court 26 years ago and has never been successful at organizing a block party on this mews of about a dozen small alley dwellings.
Treasury hopes new rules send short sales to the rescue of underwater mortgages	3/12/2010 11:00 PM
With new Treasury Department rules designed to expedite short sales set to take effect April 5, relief can't come soon enough for some area buyers, sellers and real estate agents who have waded through a long and arduous process to get short sales approved by the bank.
New round of foreclosures threatens housing market	3/11/2010 11:00 PM
The housing market is facing swelling ranks of homeowners who are seriously delinquent but have yet to lose their homes, and this is threatening a new wave of foreclosures that could hit just as the real estate market has begun to stabilize.
Landover Hills: location, affordability still draw first-time buyers	3/12/2010 11:00 PM
When Mike Walker and his wife, Kathy, found an affordable house in Landover Hills back in 1979, they were looking for an upgrade from their apartment in nearby Bladensburg. The house was advertised as a "fixer-upper," Mike Walker recalled, and cost $39,500.
Before you buy that castle on the beach, do some digging	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
My father, channeling both Mark Twain and Will Rogers, used to tell me, "Buy beachfront property -- they're not making any more of it." For generations, that was pretty darn good advice.
Featured Advertiser	3/19/2010 10:00 PM

Web sites offer lifestyle-oriented home searches	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
Home buyers often embark on their home search armed with a vision of their ideal property, a laundry list of features they would love to find or can't live without.
Some simple fixes made our house more energy efficient	3/19/2010 10:00 PM
After years of exhorting readers to make their houses more energy efficient, I decided it was time to take a hard look at my own.

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Tesla's Roadster Sport Zips the Light Fantastic	3/19/2010 6:30 PM
Zero to 60 in 3.7 seconds. 80 mph feels more like 50. Grips roads like a junkie to a crack pipe. This is what it's like to drive the Tesla Sport Roadster.
Bad Magic Comic Mysterius Makes Good Tech Satire	3/19/2010 6:00 PM
Magic and tech in the 21st century combine in Jeff Parker and Tom Fowler's hilarious comic Mysterius, released this week as a paperback collection from DC's Wildstorm imprint.
Artists Get Their Geek On to Celebrate Yuri's Night	3/19/2010 6:00 PM
A group of Washington, D.C., artists create outer space-inspired art in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut.
Lenovo Ultralight Combines High-Grade Looks, Low-Octane Performance	3/19/2010 4:00 PM
It takes a lot to build a thin and light notebook with such a low price tag. The only sacrifice the X100e makes is executive-level power.
SXSW: Scenes From a Musical Madhouse	3/19/2010 1:55 PM
Thousands of shows turn Austin into a giant musical maelstrom each year during the South by Southwest festival. See photos of bands that performed Thursday, including Ringo Deathstarr, Weekend and The Happy Hollows.
6 Cars So Alluring They're in an Art Museum	3/19/2010 1:40 PM
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta launches an exhibition celebrating the beauty of the automobile.
iPad Developers Code Their Apps in the Dark	3/19/2010 1:10 PM
Apple's iPad is set to launch April 3, but most developers making apps for the device haven't even touched it.
Rich Get Richer in 'Hot News' Stock-Tip Fight	3/19/2010 1:07 PM
The rich are getting richer by a federal judge ruling that a financial news site must delay broadcasting buy-and-sell research to enable the major banks and their wealthy clients to profit from that research.
Shark-Bitten Crocodile Poop Fossils Found (No, Really)	3/19/2010 1:00 PM
Two coprolites, the scientific name for fossilized feces, have been discovered with shark bite marks in them. How'd that happen? Scientists think they've got an answer.
Large Hadron Collider Triples Its Own Record	3/19/2010 1:00 PM
The Large Hadron Collider broke its own energy record in the wee hours of the morning in Switzerland today.

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