Posts Tagged ‘housing’
DC Mythbusting: To Rent or To Own
‘Real Estate For Sale Signs’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Welcome to another edition of Mythbusting! A while back, we tackled the myth of DC being home to a transient population, and found out that the District doesn’t really deserve its reputation for no one being from here. But this month, as I’m moving out of [...]
Today is World Habitat Day
‘Sustainability’
courtesy of ‘SWP Moblog’
Did you know that half the world’s population lives in cities? Or that within the next generation, more than two-thirds of the population will be urban? The United Nations designates the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day, a day to reflect on the state of our urban environments and reaffirm [...]
When did housing turn into Freddie Kreuger?
‘Foreclosed House 3-21-08 IMG_7996′
courtesy of ’stevendepolo’
Actually, the housing market may be more Jekyll & Hyde than straight-up slasher villain, given the way it’s seemed to flip between everyone’s financial salvation and the eventual ruin of our economy. Unfortunately the odds are that if I’m writing about it here it’s for frightening reasons, not happy ones. [...]
Inauguration: Rental Woes
For the last three weeks my roommates and I have been trying to rent our 3 bedroom apartment for inauguration week. Our marketing plan has employed two tactics: 1) emailing friends from all over about the rental opportunity and asking them to advertise it (via an attached poster) to anyone who might be interested. And [...]
More »Completing the Trifecta
Four letter word
Originally uploaded by Justin Shearer
I know my news will be overshadowed by the coffee war currently swinging through the blogging community (which I find utterly hysterical), but I need to share!
Last night, my wife and I ended our six-month quest to find a home in the DC Metro area. We’d put out two [...]
