| JANUARY, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
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| 103 | Fleishman | Why Your House Will Be Worth More--rising rates to slow some buyers, but strong '04 predicted |
| 107 | Wiggins | New Home Constraints Routed in Pr. George's Cnty--vote to override veto of congestion bill fails |
| 110 | Staff | 6-mos Anne Arundel real estate trends: unit sales up 7% to 4549, median unit price up 14% to $195K |
| 117 | Staff | 6-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 2% to 1909, median unit price up 24% to $240K |
| 119 | Hedgpeth | Neighborhoods Have Big Role in Anacostia Waterfront Plan--project kick-off draws famous city planners |
| 121 | Staff | Montgomery Cnty Approves Rock Creek Project--will allow over 263 new housing units in 3 properties |
| 122 | Cho | Nearing Retirement, More Moving Up to Luxury--Pr. William Cnty housing for seniors growing rapidly |
| 124 | Staff | 6-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 18% to 654, median unit price up 17% to $190.2K |
| 125 | Gowen | Alexandria Backs Off Office Complex Changes, Traffic Plan--OKs 2.2M sqft, 6-bldg office complex for 3000 |
| 125 | Irwin | Hiring Across DC Region Uneven--firms resist hiring: DC up 5000, MD up 2500, VA up 22000 in year |
| 125 | Vogel | A Shrinking Operation--DC veterans retirement home cutting costs, care, battling bankruptcy |
| 126 | Hedgpeth | Monument Reality Revives Watergate Plan--neighbors oppose conversion to residences, fret timing |
| 128 | Wiggins | Pr. George's OKs $900M Bowie Project--luxury hotels, gated homes, pvt school part of 362-acre project |
| 129 | Aizenman | Anacostia River's Dirty Little Secret--major visible water pollution begins upstream in MD, not DC |
| 131 | Staff | 6-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 10% to 1860, median unit price up 14% to $189.9K |
| FEBRUARY, 2004 |
DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 122 |
Wilgoren |
Study Eyes Citywide Issues, Area by Area--DC Agenda
publishes data book on neighborhood clusters |
| 124 |
Mauro |
NW Protest on Growth Shadows Ft. Reno Park
Transfer--DC gets control of federal park(??) for recreation |
| 201 |
Kovaleski |
NW Housing Complex Tangle of Drugs, Despair--Cops
can't crush drugs at Catholic-started Sursum Corda |
| 202 |
Morgan |
Federal Deficit Puts Brakes on Huge Highway
Bill--fiscal conservatives block bills in House, Senate |
| 207 |
Wilgoren |
DC Picks Developer for $40M Petworth Project--148
apts on 1.35 acres over retail above metro station |
| 208 |
Staff |
9-mos Fairfax Cnty real estate trends: unit sales
even at 16580, median unit price up 12% to $342.5K |
| 209 |
Irwin |
Not Quite What They Hoped For--convention center
neighbors struggle with little increase in business |
| 209 |
Hedgpeth |
Going Through the Roof--funds, trusts, foreigners
still buy up DC commercial real estate, not a bubble?.... |
| 209 |
Hedgpeth |
.....DC has 30% of office space, 41% of 'rent
product'; MD, 28%space, 23% r.p.; VA 42% space, 36% r.p. |
| 211 |
Wiener |
Chinese Embassy Lands One of Last Parcels--330K sqft
building to be on Van Ness, near UDC campus |
| 212 |
Mosk |
Building Toward Crescendo--new Rockville Pike music
center becoming symbol for gov't overspending |
| 214 |
Staff |
Archstone Apartments at Bowie, MD, offer 348-unit
gated, garden-style complex near town c enter |
| 214 |
Staff |
9-mos Pr. William Cnty real estate trends: unit
sales up 3% to 9724, median unit price up 21% to $241K |
| 216 |
Mosk |
Montgomery County Construction Overruns Top
$43M--reserves tapped over 2-yr period, frm jails to pools |
| 219 |
Cohn |
For Many, No Place Like DC--loyalty, comfort keep
families rooted here in NW,SE--40% pop'n born here |
| 219 |
Ginsberg |
Regional Officials Urge Transportation
Infusion--$13.2B more needed over 6 years from feds, state, local |
| 221 |
Staff |
9-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up
15% to 7210, median unit price up 19% to $342.5K |
| 221 |
Ruben |
Destination: Out of Town--big adventure to sell
here, buy there: lower prices await many who move away |
| 222 |
Gowen |
Arlington Cnty OKs $94.5M Park--173K sqft swim
complex, soccer fields planned near 14th St Bridge |
| 223 |
Novak OpEd |
Rough Road to a Highway Bill--Bush may cast first
veto against hiway bill, but can't put off inevitable |
| 227 |
Hedgpeth |
Lowe Wins Bid for Old Wax Museum Site--$133M
development to mix residential, retail, led by NCRC |
| 228 |
Staff |
9-mos Arlington Cnty real estate trends: unit sales
off up 17% to 1843, median unit price up 12% to $385K |
| 228 |
Staff |
9-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales up
39% to 1472, median unit price up 11% to $399K |
| MARCH, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS | |
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| 305 | Staff | Draft for Federal Development Released--NCPC updating comprehensive long-term plan in region |
| 306 | Lewis | Best Practices for Promoting Regionalism--transit-oriented dev; BIDs, affordable housing, etc. urged |
| 306 | Staff | 9-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales off 32% to 1896, median unit price up 17% to $287.8K |
| 307 | Wilgoren | New Beginning for DC's Once-Desolate "East End"--residents flocking to once empty downtown streets! |
| 307 | Cho | Camping Out for Chance to Buy Upscale Home--queuing up to buy $500K-$1.1M Alexandria townhouses |
| 308 | Joyce | Biotech Magnet--Loudoun Cnty hopes Hughes Medical Institute research campus will trigger a boom |
| 308 | Hedgpeth | St. Elizabeth's Tempts DC Planners--356 acres one of biggest undeveloped sites, may be tough sell |
| 308 | Morgan | Executive, Legislative Transit Priorities on Collision Course--Bush wants 6-yr, $256B limit, House wants $300B+ |
| 309 | Wilgoren | DC Tourism Set to Blossom--cherry blossom countdown begins what could shape up to be peak year |
| 310 | Wiener(Curr) | Nat'l Cathedral Shows Off Underground Plans--$30M project plans to get cars/tour buses under Close |
| 313 | Deane | Rentals Deal for a Full House--almost alone, Washington area firms able to sustain its high rents |
| 313 | Bobb/Price | One-Stop Shop for Anacostia Waterfront--need for separate waterfront corporation essential due to size,scope |
| 313 | Kersten | Collegial Community--new GWU campus, students and professionals find home at upscale 'Winston House' |
| 313 | Staff | 9-mos Area Condo real estate trends: unit sales up 7% to 13,500, median unit price up 25% to $162K |
| 316 | Rein | 570 New Homes Get Go-Ahead in Tyson's Corner--Fairfax Bd OKs apts, townhouses despite neighbors |
| 318 | Layton | Regional Transportation Hearing Board Hears Pros, Cons of Intercounty Connector--activists complain |
| 318 | Faler | National Parks May Reduce Services--suggestions include Sunday/holiday closings, less tours, mowing |
| 318 | Staff | Little Bit of Europe Planned for 60-acre Rockville Center--632 condos above shops, restaurants, etc. |
| 318 | Williams | Silver Spring, MD, Wins 'TV-One' HQ--Montgomery cnty officials offered $ incentives, proximity to media firms |
| 320 | Harney | Even in a Cool Economy, Home Values are Sizzling--DC up 13.6%; MD, 12.8%; VA 9.7% in past year |
| 320 | Staff | 9-mos Fairfax Cnty real estate trends: unit sales even at 16583, median unit price up 12% to $342.5K |
| 321 | Mosk | $1B, 10-yr Road, Transit Plans Stall in Montgomery Cnty--Duncan vision hinged on State funding |
| 321 | Shear | VA Budget Impasse Kills Road Money--officials bemoan loss on transport funds, as fight focuses on schools |
| 322 | Milloy OpEd | Black America Long Silent on Bad Behavior--spokesman wants black community to address own problems |
| 322 | Irwin | Mandarin Hotel Hopes DC Becomes a Fan--excellent downtown site offers most rooms for $400-600 per nite |
| 323 | Hsu | US Defers Extra Aid for Rail Security--US railroads seek $6B since Madrid bombings (!)--too much, too soon |
| 324 | Staff | What's In It for You? special post section on '03 regional real estate prices, good for some, tax shock for others |
| 324 | Milloy | Black Achievers Urged to Lend Others a Hand--black middle class triples in 35 yrs, but 40% kids still poor |
| 325 | Helderman | Institute Plans VA Biotech Magnet School--Hughes Med Inst to give Loudoun Cnty $1M for high school |
| 327 | Staff | 12-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 9% to 14910, median unit price up 16% to $307.2K |
| 328 | Wilgoren | Barren Tract in DC Set for Rejuvenation--alliance targets 30-acre Mt. Vernon Triangle for 5000 new residences |
| 329 | Salmon | Philanthropic Trickle--a few funds discover area East of the Anacostia River--$2.lM vs $150M+ on west side |
| 329 | Milloy OpEd | To Have and Uphold Black Marriages--2nd annual Black Marriage Day finds few kids ever seen wedding |
| 329 | Hedgpeth | DC Real Estate Market Positioned for Strength--commercial real estate is 'darling of capital markets' |
| APRIL, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 403 | Staff | 12-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 10% to 2792, median unit price up 14% to $191.9K |
| 403 | Morgan | $275 Billion Highway Bill Passes Easily in House--pork-laden (4%) measure above Bush spending limit |
| 405 | Hedgpeth | On the Edge: Builders Gamble on Next Hot Spot--new areas to extend 'downtown' to north and south |
| 408 | Hedgpeth | New Proposal Emerges for Old Convention Center--1500-room hotel would replace retail/residential plan |
| 408 | Reel | For WWII Memorial Crew, It's More than Just a Job--after 2.5 yrs, undeterred crew eager to unveil its work |
| 409 | Cohn | Loudoun Cnty Leads Nation in Growth--Census shows 'exburbs' booming, driven by desire for bigger homes |
| 409 | Reel | Next Week Too Soon for WWII Memorial Opening--officials still want vets to have early access before 5/31 |
| 410 | Nakamura | Mayor to Offer $400M(-) City-Paid Baseball Stadium--4-choice cheaper plan cuts startup costs for owners |
| 410 | Staff | 12-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales down 24% to 6916, median unit price up 10% to $181.1K |
| 412 | Editor | Let Slots Die....instead of flirting with gambling, MD leaders should find responsible route to solvency |
| 412 | Wiggins | Pr. George's Developers Object to Obstruction--official blocks projects in County's South End |
| 412 | Irwin | Pr. George's Leads Region in Middle Class Household Income--DC has most poor, least upper middle |
| 412 | Hedgpeth | Job Gains Drive Lease Market in Suburbs--DC vacancy rate rises as demand falls: more space coming! |
| 412 | Irwin | Washington Sings a Song for the Masses--after years in slump, tourist industry enjoys noteworthy boost |
| 414 | Leonnig | Hispanic Tenants' Suit Accuses DC of Bias--slum properties in NW slated for gentrification, not repair |
| 416 | Eilperin | Air Quality in Region Fails EPA's new test--too much smog in city, suburbs for new stds started yesterday |
| 417 | Staff | 12-mos Anne Arundel Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 10% to 9517, median unit price up 14% to $207K |
| 419 | Hedgpeth | Builders Find Challenges in Blending New with Old--new twists to keep preservation in mind |
| 419 | Barbaro | Big-Name Stores Change a Neighborhood--Tenleytown changes as Best Buy, Container Store arrive |
| 421 | Weiss | Prince William Board Approves Restrictions on Big-Box stores--wants to control growth, not stop it |
| 421 | Editor | Enough Road Games--after more than 50 yrs, MD ready to go for connector--opponents still resist |
| 422 | Layton | MD Connector to Be Part of Air Quality Study--opponents say DC, PG Cnty to lose business, investment |
| 423 | Editor | Loudoun Wreckers--pro-growth majority on Board pushing too hard--hopes for balanced growth may be lost |
| 424 | Staff | 12-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up off 5% to 3793, median unit price up 14% to $257.7K |
| 428 | Staff | Anacostia Proposal Wins Planning Award--APA gives prize for area around DC Navy Yard, part of AWI |
| MAY, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 501 | Staff | 12-mos Calvery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 19% to 1431, median unit price up 17% to $205K |
| 502 | Wilgoren | Shopping for a New Retail Center in SE--NCRC seeks power to take over '40s complex over owners' objection |
| 502 | Jenkins | Transportation Projects Move to VA's back burner--schools, sheriffs, mentally handicapped ahead in line |
| 503 | Hedgpeth | Big Law Firms Race to Find Space in DC--generally looking for 300-500,000 sq ft in one place |
| 503 | Coates ltr | Maglev to Dulles--what is fast, efficient, cost-effective, and not under consideration? $4.3B bargain?? |
| 505 | Staff | Takeover of SE Skyland Shopping Center Approved by NCRC--use eminent domain to take over 17-acre site |
| 505 | Ginsberg | Toll Lanes Seen As Fix for Lack of Road Funds--MD and VA looking at adding toll lanes to beltway, 270, I95 |
| 508 | Staff | 12-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 18% to 4119, median unit price up 16% to $200K |
| 508 | Montgomery | Slots Emporium Proposed for New York Ave--DC businessmen seek referendum for jobs, city revenues |
| 510 | Hedgpeth | Developer 'JBG' Finds Strength in Arlington--"whole thing: build near Metro stations" (market bulletproof) |
| 510 | Editor | Going Concerns--transportation getting short shrift from states: toll lanes have merit, Metro hike risky |
| 511 | Ginsberg | Study Renews 'Techway' Debate--most MD drivers who cross Legion Bridge turn west--new crossing needed |
| 515 | Staff | 12-mos Fairfax real estate trends: unit sales up 4% to 21,922, median unit price up 14% to $347K |
| 516 | Irwin | DC Region Job Market Has Look of Boom--government policy, spending boost business optimism |
| 522 | Irwin | DC Suburbs Remain Hot Job Markets--DC shows higher unemployment rates 7.3% v MD,4%, VA, 3.5% |
| 522 | Staff | 12-mos Pr. William Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 7% to 12,749, median unit price up 20% to $240K |
| 525 | Whorisky | WWII Echos--Employee Explosion Transformed Washington in'40s--fed employment rose from 134K to 281K |
| 526 | Harris | Some Blacks Find Nuggets of Truth in Cosby's Speech--others say remarks about poor black go too far... |
| 526 | Harris (Cont) | ....Cosby claims black community fails to take responsibility for high school drop-outs, unwed mothers, jailees |
| 529 | Staff | 12-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 30% to 101,121, median unit price up 18% to $344K |
| JUNE, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 526 | Kain (Curr) | Plan Eyes New Heights in Friendship Heights--could add 600K sqft in 4-blocks near "edge city"--activists agog |
| 602 | Editor | On the Roads Again--new talk about a new Potomac Crossing, connector are key: gotta act, not just study |
| 602 | Schwartzman | Suitland's Chance to Change--redevelopment projects could help PG community overcome crime, blight |
| 603 | Irwin | Area's Economy Continues Its Strong Surge--Tops Nation in Key Job Data: construction, prof. services, etc. |
| 604 | Hedgpeth | Waterview Lease Would Be the Region's Biggest This Year: 24-story, $300M, 620K sqft office tower for Rosslyn |
| 605 | Staff | 12-mos Arlington Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 8% to 2535, median unit price up 14% to $395K |
| 605 | Hedgpeth | Developer Looks to Anacostia--Southeast waterfront is next target for Douglas Jemal: to sell 30 bldgs for $ |
| 605 | Staff | 12-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales up 15% to 1894, median unit price up 10% to $405K |
| 612 | Staff | 12-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales down 11% to 3299, but median unit price up 24% to $309K |
| 612 | Deane | H Street, NE, the Next Hot Spot--DC starts redeveloping long-neglected corridor east of North Capitol St |
| 612 | Casteneda | Close to Silver Spring's Heart--16-story Silver Spring Towers thrives 40+ years after first tenants moved in |
| 613 | Weisman | No Guzzle, No Glory--history shows gas price spike won't smother love for SUVs: driving miles per state shown |
| 613 | Wiggins | Southern Pr. George's Cnty Debates Growth--avoided being 'low cost hsng dumping ground', brings boom |
| 616 | Petkac ltr (Curr) | Planners Revise Wisconsin Ave Approach--new emphasis would stress Friendship Hts as "regional center" |
| 616 | Ginsburg | Montgomery-Pr. George's Connector Shown to Cut Commute Time--foes say alternatives could cut traffic more |
| 617 | Hsu | Homeland Security to Remain in DC--decision hailed as victory for city's economy by Norton: why? |
| 619 | Fleishman | From Boondocks to Boom Town--county planners' vision unfolds quickly in Clarksburg: 15K homes, 20 yrs |
| 619 | staff | 12-mos Condo sales rise everywhere in area: unit sales up 15% to 19473; prices up 27% to $167.5K |
| 622 | Cohn | Growing Number in Region Lack English Fluency--new DC law wants agencies accessible to immigrants |
| 623 | Barr | Montgomery Cnty Adopts Plan for 2% p.a. Housing, Job Growth--foes predict increases in traffic, home prices |
| 624 | Ginsberg | National Airport's Lots Put Drivers on Standby--all 3 area airports meeting or exceeding pre-2001 business |
| 624 | Otto | Housing Reflects Change in Helping MD Homeless--putting $s in low cost apts v. emergency shelters/motels |
| 624 | Cohn | DC Slides in Population Rankings by Census--down from 22nd to 25th as El Paso, Boston, Seattle, grow faster |
| 624 | Reel | Clash of Visions Over Rock Creek Park--dispute re Beach Road daily closure is key master plan issue |
| 626 | Staff | 3-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 11% to 3380, median unit price up 17% to $322.5K |
| 627 | Barras | United We Stood, but Divisions Now Show--Cosby ignited debate re 'festering wound' of black class division |
| 628 | Becker | On K Street, Building with a Cultivated Facade--"green roof" installed at 1425 K, NW--may absorb 57% of rain |
| JULY, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 703 | Harris | Debate Continues as Cosby Again Criticizes Black Youths--many black leaders concur: not whites' fault! |
| 703 | Staff | 3-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 9% to 534, median unit price up 18% to $207K |
| 705 | Ginsberg | VA Courting Private Sector to Plan, Fund Road Projects--partnerships new trends for big projects |
| 707 | Wiggins | Pr. George's Vote Clears Way for $2B National Harbor--$160M in road bonds OK'd by Council |
| 710 | Staff | 3-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales down to 248, median unit price up 9% to $K |
| 712 | Forgey | The Ripple Effect--long article on $8B Anacostia Waterfront Initiative: payoffs way beyond high water mark |
| 714 | Shah (Curr) | Survey Predicts Shifts in DC Job Market--expects area to be among weakest in nation in 3rd quarter |
| 714 | Wilgoren | Anacostia Shore's Evolution Launched--Mayor gets go-ahead from Council to form powerful corporation |
| 714 | Saltz (Curr) | McLean Gardens Mixes History with Modern Amenities--31 bldgs w/700 condos, some up to $359K |
| 715 | Wilgoren | DC Agrees to Subsidize Corcoran Gallery Addition by Gehry, 2 Retail Areas: Columbia Hts, Skyland centers |
| 717 | Staff | 3-mos Anne Arundel Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 8% to 2079, median unit price up 18% to $224.9K |
| 717 | Fleishman | Rush to Cambridge, MD--developers lead a buying/building spree on Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay |
| 718 | Wilgoren | Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Plans Stir Hope, Fret--Southeast residents fear being pushed out by costs |
| 722 | Cohn | DC Wealth Gap Growing--uneducated suffer most: DC top 20% hhlds 30.5x bottom 20%, tops big city list?? |
| 722 | Williams | Neighbors in ANC7B Oppose New SE Gas Station--say have too many, have suffered from tank leaks |
| 724 | Ginsberg | Radical Makeover for K Street--national planning team suggests faster transit, more trees, no parking |
| 724 | Staff | 3-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales even at 807, median unit price up 17% to $275K |
| 725 | Paul ltr | Don't Gentrify Georgia Avenue--many neighborhoods have forced out poor: don't rezone for upscale housing |
| 725 | Maloney ltr | Making Maryland Part of the Anacostia's Comeback--need to bring back Bladensburg/river headwaters |
| 731 | Staff | 3-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 2% to 266, median unit price up 9% to $200K |
| AUGUST, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 802 | Hedgpeth | 2 Jurisdictions (Arlington,Alexandria) Challenged Potomac Yards Developer--$2B complex on 300 acres |
| 805 | Woodlee | DC Called A Top City for Blacks--Black Enterprise magazine puts DC behind Atlanta, ahead of Dallas, Nashville, |
| 807 | Staff | 3-mos Frederick Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 4% to 831, median unit price up 15% to $215K |
| 808 | Whoriskey | Investing In Sprawl: Space for Employers, Not Homes--residents pushed out as suburbs lure business instead |
| 809 | Whoriskey | Investing in Sprawl: Washington's Road to Outward Growth--far-off houses cheap, hour-plus drive carries costs |
| 810 | Whorisky | Investing in Sprawl: Planners' Brains vs Public's Brawn--hostility to dense projects impairs MD preservation |
| 811 | Schneider | Total Highway Deaths Fell in 2003--safety groups question revision raising 2002, lowering 2003 to 42,643 dead |
| 812 | Wiggins | National Harbor Neighbors Drop Lawsuit--developer agrees to financing improvements to trails, Metro support |
| 814 | Staff | 3-mos Pr. William Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 2% to 2967, median unit price up 20% to $275K |
| 814 | Gowen | Prime Land Has Views, As Does Its Owner--latest suite requests condos in Arlington on bank of Potomac |
| 815 | Ginsberg | Airport, Rail Travel Make a Comeback--1.5M passengers @ Nat'l Airport, Amtrak 2.25M in June |
| 816 | Hedgpeth | Bold Bet on Office Space in DC--"the Portals" has several major tenants--expansion on site starting |
| 816 | Irwin | DC Slow to Reduce Ranks of Jobless--boom eludes many poor neighborhoods 7.1% vs 2% in Arlington |
| 817 | Montgomery | With Light Touch, Heavy Hitters Pursue DC Team--baseball group hopes payoff near after years of persevering |
| 821 | Staff | 3-mos Loudoun Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 243% (!) to 2274, median unit price up 20% to $375K |
| 821 | Anderson | Bringing It All Home -- advocacy group (Neighborhood Assistance Corp) makes ownership possible..... |
| 821 | Anderson (Cont)...Boston Non-profit provides education, low rates: income limits $59K fam of 2, $79K fam of 5 | ...Boston Non-profit provides education, low rates: low/mod income limits $59K fam of 2, $79K fam of 5 |
| 822 | Duvall ltr | Sisterspace and the New U Street--store closing not 'the man's fault', gotta have needed product, hard work |
| 822 | Cohn | Demographics Cut Unwed Birthrate to 57%--DC earns $100M in 5 yrs, mainly due to fewer black gals under 35! |
| 823 | Novak | Behind the Troop Shift--one reason to re-station troops at home is to solve locals' fears of losing bases to BRAC |
| 827 | Connolly | National Poverty Rate Up 3rd Year in a Row--35.9M (12.5%) now in poverty, median HHI stagnant at $43.3K |
| 827 | Cohn | Survey Captures DC in Transition--Census data show fast changing city: slightly more pre-schoolers, less school-age, more homeowners, higher housing costs, more married couples and more single moms! |
| 828 | Staff | 3-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales off 11% to 347, median unit price up 21% to $471.5K |
| 828 | Barbaro | Wal-Mart Rejects Proposed Location in Northeast DC--store was to be first inside Beltway |
| 828 | Staff | 3-mos Arlington Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 1% to 536, median unit price up 11% to $425K |
| 830 | Barbaro | Wal-Mart's Withdrawal Triggers Mixed Reactions--some happy, some not: store to look elsewhere in DC |
| SEPTEMBER, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
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| 901 | Pearlstein | Urban Markets Challenge the Wal-Mart Way--can't use huge boxes in cities, gotta cater to customers |
| 902 | Dupree | The morphing of a Forgotten Neighborhood--new developments to change 'near SE': DoT HQ, Capper, etc. |
| 903 | Reel | Radio Call-In Guest Cosby Has Ally in Ramsey--chief agrees 100% with critique of some blacks: poor parenting |
| 904 | Staff | 3-mos Fairfax Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up off 7% to 3529, median unit price up 16% to $322.5K |
| 908 | Ginsberg | DC Area Traffic Heavier, Costlier--region's traffic delays up to 67 hr/yr in 20 yrs, cost up to $600 per driver |
| 909 | Fernandez | Cosby Defends Criticism of Black Community--actor urges better parenting against 'life and death struggle' |
| 911 | Shear | VA GOP Devises Transit Proposal--funds rely on tax receipts: borrow on residents' insurance premium taxes |
| 911 | Staff | 3-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales up 17% to 954, median unit price even at $265K |
| 913 | Editor | Money to Get Moving--Maybe Virginia onto something re roads, and new committee re Metro funding could help |
| 915 | Trescott | Mall's Finite Space Holds Infinite Dreams--explains shortage of space, debates re new African Am. museum |
| 917 | Irwin | Union, DC Hotels Prepare for Strike--could effect 14 hotels with over 7000 rooms: 28% of city's total |
| 917 | Ginsberg | MD Study Finds Benefits to 'Intercounty' Connector Road--could bring 17K jobs, save $300M in travel |
| 917 | Weiss | Pr. William Cnty Flaunts its Prosperity--hhld income $83K 3rd in US (ahead of Fairfax?) but some dubious |
| 918 | Staff | 3-mos area condo sales: unit sales even at 3889, median unit price up 32% to $189K: DC tops at $290K |
| 918 | Jenkins | Virginia Governor Candidates Outline Ideas for Transit--hopefuls would oppose gas tax increase |
| 920 | Staff | Smithsonian's National Museum to American Indian Opens 9/21--6-day festival to follow opening procession |
| 920 | Witte | As Income Gap Widens, Uncertainly Spreads--more US families struggle to stay on track, fewer in $35-50K range |
| 920 | Whoriskey | NVA Neighbors Hope to Raze, Rebuild, Profit--70 homeowners at Vienna Metro see riches in 1000 condos |
| 923 | Hedgpeth | DC's Biggest Hotel May Be Sold for $200M+--part of Marriott Wardman Park would become high-end condos |
| 925 | Staff | 6-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 12% to 7550, median unit price up 20% to $345K |
| 930 | Goo | Dulles Now 5th Among Nation's busiest airports--new airline increases traffic to 32.6K take-offs/landings per mos |
| 930 | Cohn | Minorities Driving Growth in DC Area--Hispanics and Asians drop whites' share to 56.8%, blacks to 24.5% |
| OCTOBER, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
| 1002 | Kelly | Senior Citizen Reverse Loans on Rise--low rates, aging homeowners boost demand from FHA |
| 1002 | Fleishman | So, Who's Buying Them?--new condos everywhere, prices soaring up 2.5x in DC,VA; 2x in MD in five years |
| 1002 | Deane | Region's Rental Market Tightens--demand heaviest in Virginia as rents rise 4.3%, vacancies fall to 5% |
| 1002 | Fleishman | Developers Wary of Condo Investors--trying to discourage investors who buy up, drive up prices |
| 1002 | Staff | 6-mos Charles Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 6% to 1168, median unit price up 18% to $218K |
| 1003 | Otto | Region's Poor Face Lower Rent Aid Vounchers--new fed $ limits could up homeless: DC has 33% of regional total |
| 1006 | Staff | Revitalization for DC--good chart shows plans for Hill East, Poplar Pt, Near SE, SW Waterfront, SoCapitol St |
| 1007 | Staff | Upgrade of CSX Rail May Begin Soon--$66M to upgrade track Richmond to DC, increase VRE trains, speed |
| 1008 | Ginsberg | Traffic Costs DC Area Drivers $2,100/Yr--$1280, lost time and fuel; $353 vehicle maint.; $500 accidents |
| 1009 | Nakamura | DC Planning Revival of Main Roads--City Admin. Bobb says intent to spur corridors redevelopment |
| 1009 | Staff | 6-mos Pr. George's real estate trends: unit sales off 65% to 1745, median unit price up 9% to $195K |
| 1013 | Barbaro | Retailers Finding Market Downtown--DC shopping gets (modest) resuscitation, offers alternative to malls |
| 1014 | Hedgpeth | Vote on Convention Center Hotel Site Delayed--mayor's 11th hour request: old CC site vs 9th and Mass Ave. |
| 1015 | Ginsberg | National Airport Looking to Cut Noise--recommendations to stay over water, better nav go to FAA |
| 1016 | Poling ltr | City Real Estate Is Hot: Don't Get Burned--many neighborhoods have 'flipped' houses, but not flipped residents |
| 1016 | Staff | 6-mos Anne Arundel Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 10% to 4087, median unit price up 19% to $232K |
| 1018 | Hedgpeth | Georgetown Attracts New High-End Retail Chains--mom & pop shops replaced by national chains |
| 1023 | Staff | 6-mos Howard Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 9% to 2088, median unit price up 22% to $292.5K |
| 1023 | Sostek | Turning Public Schools Into Private Homes--imaginative developers open new book in refitting old bldgs |
| 1030 | Staff | 6-mos Calvert Cnty real estate trends: unit sales off 27% to 476, median unit price up 13% to $215K |
| 1030 | Broadway | Undoing Damage to Sacred River Banks--interfaith effort plans revival of Anacostia, neighborhood fixes |
| DECEMBER, 2004 | DEMOGRAPHIC/ECONOMIC TRENDS |
| 1107 | Rein (cont) | .....56-acre site to be transformed from 61 homes to offices, stores, 2250 condos in 12 blgs up to 14 stories. |
| 1107 | Rein | Dense Development OK'd Near Vienna Metro--Fairfax Cnty backs multi-use smart-growth project...... |
| 1117 | Wiener(Curr) | High-Tech Needs Lead to Demolition Proposal--new 'atomic clock' bldg = loss of US Naval Observatory |
| 1201 | Dixon ltr (Curr) | Opportunity Knocks at Tenleytown site--could well provide underground parking, taller bldgs, library, etc. |
| 1202 | Wiggins | Uncertainty for National Harbor--issue of legalizing slots hangs over today's groundbreaking |
| 1203 | Wiggins | Ground Broken for $2 Billion National Harbor--officials celebrate end of 8-yr fight to build 220 acre complex |
| 1204 | Staff | 6-mos Arlington Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 33% to 1403, median unit price up 21% to $450K |
| 1204 | Staff | 6-mos Alexandria real estate trends: unit sales up 14% to 942, median unit price up 27%o $494K |
| 1208 | Wiener (Corr) | DC Board of Zoning Adjustment Green lights NBC's use of dual towers (457' and 659'): no real eyesore |
| 1208 | Kain (Curr) | Builder Eyes 47 $3M+ Homes on 16.2 Acre Foxhall Road Phillips Estate--neighbors likely to acquiesce |
| 1209 | Whoriskey | Area Leaders to Hold Growth Summit--'reality check' mtg to foster regional planning for growth |
| 1210 | Cohn | Area Home Prices (+37%) Outpacing Wages (+9%)--affordable hsg shortage worsens, FMae/UI study finds |
| 1211 | Meyer | Southeast Complex Survives as Cooperative--Naylor Gardens survives like McLean Gardens, Arlington |
| 1211 | Harney | Home Values Up 13% Across US, DC Region's Prices Rising 24% 3rdQ '04 over '03, best in 25 years |
| 1211 | Staff | 6-mos DC real estate trends: unit sales down 19% to 1541, median unit price down 1% to $285K |
| 1212 | Editor | To Get Virginia Moving--governor's planned use of surplus for transportation is best of alternatives |
| 1213 | Irwin | Travelers Give a Lift to Arlington Economy--Reagan National Airport supports 5300 hotel rooms, offices |
| 1213 | Brubaker | Dulles Clearly on Tech's Radar--airport anchors growth in Northern VA corridor: simple town to boom town |
| 1218 | Staff | More People Commuting Longer--average one-day distance up 1 mi to 16.5 miles in 3 years |
| 1218 | Staff | 6-mos Regional Condo real estate trends: unit sales off 1% to 8931, median unit price up 28% to $200K |
| 1218 | Klein | Tenuous Hold on Middle Class--blacks struggling to keep median income up: below Asians, whites, Hispanics |
| 1218 | Eilperin | Areas with Dirtiest Air Named--DC, 20 states (224 counties) must devise ways to reduce soot, key pollutant |
| 1220 | Wilgoren | Showrooms to Showplaces--DC's 'auto row' (14-15th Sts, Church, P Sts) remodeled into 600+ trendy condos |
| 1223 | Wilgoren | DC Down in '04 Census Estimates--DC off 4100 to 553,500; MD up 45,750 to 5,558K, VA up 94,500 to 7,460K |
| 1225 | Abruzzee | Sleek, Chic, Place to Be--modern DeSoto Apts attract young to Logan Circle, NW: 850sqft=$2400+200 parking |
| 1225 | Staff | 9-mos Montgomery Cnty real estate trends: unit sales up 18% to 12516, median unit price up 19% to $360K |
| 1227 | Hedgpeth | Vacancies Decline Across Area--DC best @6.0%, MD/VA=10/11%: DC sale @$364/sqft, MD/VA,$184/229/sqft... |
| 1227 | Hedgpeth(cont) | .....DC office rental rates up to $40.16/sqft, 2nd to Manhattan, NY at $46-$49/sqft: DC sale price up 13% in year |
| 1227 | Irwin | In DC in '04, (7800) More Jobs but (5600) More Jobless--unemployed 8.8%, vs MD, 3.9%, VA, 3.3% |
| 1228 | Schneider | Tiny Car to Test US Tastes--wee 2-seat Mercedes wt=1590 lbs, 98.5" long, 59.5" wide, 60" high, 60mpg |
| 1231 | Shaver | $2.4 B Connector Could Add to Traffic on Beltway--but free up local roads, highway foes cite study |
