The real estate market has officially hit the holiday wall, but if you’re in serious need of a house, that just means there’s less competition out there for each one.
See our real estate section for a full listing of open houses. Here are a few highlights:
Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Team Cathell, “Your Orange Line Specialists.”
Ho Ho Hum. The Holiday Season is certainly upon us and having its usual impact on the real estate market. This week it is slow.
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Q. If a supervisor does something appalling to a subordinate, but only just once, can he still create a hostile work environment?
This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Trouble, a Labrador/foxhound mix with “not insignificant ADHD” and a reputation as a “vicious snack-hound.”
Here’s what owner Clayton had to say about his pooch:
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Q. One of the criteria we have been using in evaluating homes on the market is the number of days they have been listed. What’s puzzling is that we are finding that the numbers vary from one resource to the next. Zillow, Redfin and the listing updates our realtor provides are all different.
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It’s that time of the year that NOVA Cat Clinic starts to see an influx of patients for more than our routine standard of care. We see a significant increase in sick patients. The holidays for us are a sad time of the year since this is usually when we see a rise in euthanasia as well. But why?
For $6,500 a month, Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin could be your landlord in Arlington.
Ovechkin’s Arlington house, at 4906 16th Street N, in the Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood, is currently listed on the rental market. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom single family detached house has been on the market for several weeks, according to Buck & Associates Realtor Billy Buck.
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GoGlove is the product, and it works with a bluetooth remote controlled by sensors in the fingertips of a glove. The sensors are attached via an electrical harness to the remote, which can be used separately from the glove.
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By now, we’re in various stages of recovery from our food comas — and I hope everyone out there had a Happy Thanksgiving.
Just Listed highlights Arlington properties that just came on the market within the past week. This feature is written and sponsored by Team Cathell, “Your Orange Line Specialists.”
Happy Thanksgiving! Team Cathell wishes all our readers a joyous and bountiful weekend filled with family, friends, food and fun.
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Budgeting for a new apartment might seem simple. Many renters know the 30 percent rule, which says that, in general, your rent should be no more than 30 percent of your gross income. So for example, if you make $60,000/year, you can afford $1,500/month for rent. This is a good rule of thumb to start with, but there are several more pieces to the rental budget puzzle than just base rent price.
This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Coco Abrams, a rescue cat that’s a champion eater, although she frequent wins eating contests “unopposed.”
Here’s what owner Hannah and mother Tamar had to say about Coco:
