Category: DC Government

DC first-time buyers still have a housing credit that they can claim

DC first-time buyers still have a housing credit that they can claim

First-time home buyers across much of the nation are lamenting the end of the federal government’s first-time homebuyers tax credit. You remember this credit, right? It gave first-time homebuyers a tax credit of up to $8,000. Unfortunately, the credit – and a separate credit of up to $6,500 for move-up buyers – expired at midnight [...]

June 19, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Don’t ride the bus? You should still care about public transportation

Don’t ride the bus? You should still care about public transportation

You might never take a bus or ride the train. You might think that public transportation is for everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t care if the District is served by a strong public transportation system. Here’s why: A growing number of buyers want to live near public transportation. That way, they [...]

March 18, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Washington DC continues to make history

Washington DC continues to make history

One of the reasons why I love living and working in the District is that you so often get to see history in the making. The District, after all, is the epicenter of the U.S. government. There’s always something big going on here. That’s how I felt on March 9. That’s when the first gay [...]

March 16, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Tech tool to rate government agencies good news for home sellers

Tech tool to rate government agencies good news for home sellers

Washington DC is a strange town when it comes to politics. In most cities across the United States, politics, on both the national and local levels, is viewed as a bit of a nuisance. People switch the channel when campaign ads pop up during local elections. They avert their eyes from the political signs that [...]

February 22, 2010 | 0 Comments More