WTOP: The D.C. area’s spring housing market is in the rear view mirror, with the traditionally slower summer house hunting season underway. The spring market turned out to be better than real estate agents, potential […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: When Prince George’s County Council member Wala Blegay (D-District 6) won a seat to represent her central county district, one of her primary concerns was addressing suburban sprawl. On June 15, a subcommittee […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: The Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS® (PGCAR) reports a Spring Market with high homebuyer demand but limited supply. While “Days on Market” decreased by 31.6% down to 13 days, “Closed Sales” also dropped, […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Townhouse communities have sprung up across Prince George’s in recent years, leading local leaders divided on how to proceed in addressing challenges in the county. While the Council is considering a pause on […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: Legacy Home Loans, a Black-owned national mortgage banking firm based in Las Vegas, has launched a program giving new opportunities to prospective Black homebuyers whose mortgage applications were denied by large banks. The […]
WTOP: The number of active listings in the region is almost 31% higher than it was a year ago, which would be a good thing for potential buyers. But it’s not because there are more […]
WTOP: D.C. leaders announced on Monday that a long-promised affordable replacement of torn-down housing is ready for new tenants. The Rise at Temple Courts is Phase I of the Northwest One project at 2 L St. NW. […]
WASHINGTON INFORMER: D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has been reelected to serve a third term. She’s the first to match the record three terms “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry won when he led the District. […]
WTOP: Mortgage rates have skyrocketed in recent months, more than doubling from the start of the year. It’s having a noticeable impact on the market in the D.C. area, making already expensive houses even more […]
PGCAR: Landover, MD, September 2022 – The Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS® (PGCAR) reports Pending Sales of County homes increased an amazing 7.1% in August, from 876 to 938, a strong leading indicator of future sales. […]
WTOP: D.C. wants to make 20,000 additional Black Washingtonians homeowners by 2030. The announcement Monday included the release of the Black Homeownership Strike Force’s final report of recommendations for the use of a $10 million Black Homeownership […]
Washington Informer: Bowser administration officials urge D.C. residents to utilize two programs designed to increase the number of homeowners in the city. The programs highlighted by Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, D.C. Council […]
WTOP: The pandemic had a lot of Americans looking to get out of cities, for more space and for remote work, including in the Washington region. And some further-out exurbs and rural areas saw prices […]
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Currently, it costs a lot of money to buy a house around the D.C. region. Rising interest rates only make it harder, in part, because there’s just not much inventory. Rents keep climbing, too. It’s […]
Ownership Matters, a collective of Black homeowners, established a tradition to gather for an annual photoshoot on Juneteenth in front of Fredrick Douglass’s historic home in Southeast. “About 150 folks came together in front of […]
MARYLAND, USA — After WUSA 9 published a report last November detailing allegations of home appraisal bias in Prince George’s County, more families have come forward with similar experiences. These families claim because they’re Black homeowners in […]
Consumers in search of affordable housing often find themselves in a “drive until you qualify” situation, moving farther from their workplace and public transportation. Urban Atlantic and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority recently announced […]
Prince George’s County Westphalia development, one of the larger planned communities in Greater Washington, remains viable, its management says, though it realized no revenue from contracts throughout 2021. The Westphalia Development Corp., an affiliate of […]
No one likes a bad neighbor. Even worse than tanking your property values, bad neighbors can stymie your quality of life. In Prince George’s County, Maryland, it’s going to cost more to be a really […]
