Pricing your property correctly from the start is imperative for a timely sale. The short video below is a funny take on an overpriced listing and a tough-to-please seller. [tubepress video="JFP7PZwxDJQ"] … [Read more...]
Feb
19
2011 Capital Wine Festival
February 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
The second annual Capital Wine Festival, which will feature more than 50 wines from around the world, will kick-off with a grand opening reception on Jan. 20 followed by a series of eight winemaker dinners through March 23. These intimate, four-course winemaker dinners will be hosted by either the winemaker or the proprietor. January 20, 2011 – Grand Opening ReceptionFebruary 2, 2011 – Poggio al Tesoro Winery and San Polo Winery hosted by Leonardo LoCascio and Marilisa AllegriniFebruary … [Read more...]
Feb
03
Mortgage Guidelines Starting To Loosen?
February 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mortgage lending appears to be loosening. At least for now. In its quarterly survey of member banks, the Federal Reserve asks senior loan officers around the country whether their "prime" residential mortgage guidelines had tightened within the last 3 months. A prime borrower is one with a well-documented credit history, high credit scores, and a low debt-to-income ratio. Of the 54 responding banks, just 2 said its guidelines had tightened during the period October-December 2010. That's less … [Read more...]
Jan
26
About that vacant DC property…
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There’s a possibility that you got a letter in the last week from the DC Office of Taxation and Revenue about your property taxes, and you opened it, like me, to discover “Oh shit! They’re gonna raise my property tax because they think no one really lives here!” That’s right, DC OTR sent out letters to all vacant property owners about the upcoming tax assessment period, and it may have caught some people unaware. DC maintains a significantly higher property tax rate for vacant … [Read more...]
Jan
25
DC Mythbusting: DC Flag
January 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We love seeing how the District ranks against other cities (not against entire states, thank you very much), especially when we come out on top. So here’s another first place trophy for DC: the best-designed city flag. Back in 2004, the flag experts of North America (called vexillologists) came together and voted on their favorite city flags, and DC was voted to have the best city flag out of all of them. We’re number one! Interestingly, in second place was Chicago, with a design … [Read more...]
Jan
22
Five Favorites: Tools for Getting Around DC
January 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve come a long way from the days of highlighting a route on a paper map to get from Point A to Point B. And in a big city like Washington, there are so many ways to get around: walking, biking (your own or a shared bike), taking transit, driving, Segway-ing, etc. But with so many options, it’s often difficult to figure out what the shortest/fastest/easiest way to get somewhere is. Lucky for us, there are lots of great tools out there that make it a whole lot easier to get around the … [Read more...]
Jan
20
We Love Food: Tackle Box
January 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Though I live in the general area, I don’t spend much time on M St. in Georgetown. It’s not that I have anything against it, except that I run the risk of driving myself in to serious debt every time I walk down the street. Intermix, your siren song calls to me. There is one place that I’m willing to risk credit card debt for, and thy name is Tackle Box. Tackle Box is the cooler little brother to its snooty boarding school sister, Hook, next door. While Sis spends her days rolling her … [Read more...]
Jan
18
When Restaurant Week Isn’t Cheap Enough
January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of the complaints I have about Restaurant Week is that while three courses for approximately $35 is a deal in a lot of places, I’m still not going to get out of the restaurant without plopping $50 down once we’re counting tax and tip and God forbid a glass of wine. Though I think a Restaurant Week reservation at places like Adour, J&G Steakhouse and Westend Bistro is a total coup, for the most part I’m spending just as much money on Restaurant Week as I would on a normal night out … [Read more...]
Jan
18
He/She Loves DC: Where to Go for Restaurant Week
January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Okay, maybe not, but it is DC Restaurant Week, so we asked some of DC’s well known residents to tell us what restaurants they are hitting up this month. The ubiquitous DJ Tommy McFly , who recently “flipped to Fresh,” tells us he always goes out for Restaurant Week because he “loves a good deal,” and who doesn’t? The new 94.7 Fresh FM DJ will make his first stop at Birch and Barley (1337 14th St NW) because of its beer pairings. Birch … [Read more...]
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