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		<title>The Honeymooners In Your Attic:  Raccoon Mating Season</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January, a young raccoon's fancy turns to mating.  And in many DC neighborhoods that are close to Rock Creek Park, these furry pests squeeze their way into any warm space they can find - often taking up residence in attics.]]></description>
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		<title>Buying a Home in Uncertain Times: What If Prices Go Lower?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself having to sell during a down part of the cycle - let's say a really down part - you could find yourself losing money on your sale. But if you are buying another house, you will probably wind up paying less for your new place than if you had purchased it in the market where you bought your first home.]]></description>
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		<title>When to Get Our of Your Brokerage Agreement?  Before You Sign It!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the last few months, I've gotten a bunch of calls from buyers and sellers who would like me to be their second, or even their third, agent. And when I ask the questions about the status of their current agreement with their last Realtor, they almost always say that it has weeks, even months, to go, but they plan to fire their agent.

Not so fast!]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s About All Of Our Stuff</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past week, I&#8217;ve made a few trips to Baltimore to try clear out my mother&#8217;s house so we can put it on the market. Now she was never exactly a Zen minimalist. But throughout her life, she systematically got rid of things (most things) that she didn&#8217;t need. Her criteria? If it wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does High Quality Real Estate Look Like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Back when I worked for a big box brokerage, we had quarterly meeting with our managing broker to discuss our goals, and how on track we were in meeting them.

Then one year, I told my broker that I wanted to set my annual goals in terms of qualitative markers, not quantitative.

She looked at me like I was nuts.

And perhaps I was - and still am.  But I am a firm believer that when your focus is on the quality of each transaction, that the quantity will take care of itself.]]></description>
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