Henson Creek Manor hits Suburban D.C. market

January 19, 2015 Leave a comment

Henson Creek Manor in Fort Washington is for sale and valued at $7.64 million.

The estimated value of the Fort Washington affordable housing complex is $7.64 million.

Tagged with: Prince George's washington d.c.

Report: D.C., Baltimore outside top 20 markets

January 14, 2015 Leave a comment

A runner makes her way through the Baltimore Inner Harbor on an autumn day. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

Maryland whiffed as far as being included in the "Markets to Watch" segment of the annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate Market report.

Tagged with: Baltimore Urban Land Institute washington d.c.

Rent and vacancy concerns in Maryland submarkets

January 7, 2015 Leave a comment

A report by the commercial real estate firm Transwestern found that suburban apartment rentals are driving the metropolitan markets. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)

Although vacancy rates for apartments continued to decline in 2014 concerns about demand new products in Baltimore and Washington D.C. suburbs may hold down rents and increase vacancy rates.

Tagged with: 2014 apartments Baltimore delta associates washington d.c.

Congressional deal upends pot legalization in D.C.

December 10, 2014 Leave a comment

Adam Eidinger, chairman of the DC Cannabis Campaign, poses for a portrait at the DC Cannabis Campaign headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Elected officials and drug-policy advocates hoped to make the nation's capital the first place on the East Coast with legal pot.

Tagged with: legal news marijuana washington d.c.

Contrasting views persist on Marion Barry’s legacy

November 24, 2014 Leave a comment

In this July 9, 2009 file photo, Councilman Marion Barry, former mayor of DC, speaks at a news conference about his recent arrest in Washington, DC. Barry, who staged a comeback after a 1990 crack cocaine arrest, died early Sunday morning Nov. 23, 2014. He was 78. (AP Photo/Stephen J Boitano, File)

Two divergent views of Washington's "mayor for life" stand in stark contrast in the complicated legacy that Marion Barry leaves behind.

Tagged with: washington d.c.

Matan Cos. sell D.C. property for $4.65m

October 8, 2014 Leave a comment

The company bought the property in 2013 vacant and sold it fully leased.

Tagged with: office washington d.c.

D.C. Council OKs sealing of pot conviction records

October 7, 2014 Leave a comment

Lawmakers in the nation's capital continued a push toward liberalizing its marijuana laws on Tuesday, approving a bill that would make it easier than in any state for nonviolent marijuana offenders to have their criminal records sealed.

Tagged with: crime legal news washington d.c.

DC Council votes to allow concealed handguns

September 23, 2014 Leave a comment

A reluctant District of Columbia Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allow people to carry concealed handguns in the nation’s capital for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Tagged with: gun control washington d.c.

D.C. Council expected to allow concealed handguns

September 23, 2014 Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — A reluctant District of Columbia Council is expected to allow people to carry concealed handguns in the nation’s capital for the first time in nearly 40 years. The bill scheduled for a vote Tuesday was crafted to comply ...

Tagged with: gun control legal news washington d.c.

D.C. leaders propose concealed-carry permits

September 17, 2014 Leave a comment

Residents of the nation's capital will be able to get licenses to carry concealed handguns outside the home, but only after they provide a specific reason for needing one, officials said Wednesday.