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Don’t we all love Halloween? It is so much fun, but we need to be careful for our cats.
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That’s the premise behind “Cards Against Urbanity,” a spinoff of the popular Cards Against Humanity party game that replaces the original’s mix of raunchy and offensive questions and answers with tongue-in-cheek cards about living in a city. Cards include questions like “My city’s latest economic plan is _____” with answers like “Sexy firefighter fundraisers.”
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Before we get into it today, some notes:
There are two weeks until Halloween, so for some of you this weekend is about finding a costume before it gets too last-minute. For the rest, check out a full slate of open houses in the area.
See our real estate section for a full listing of open houses. Here are a few highlights:
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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.”‘
The big news this week is mortgage interest rates. Buyers will love to hear that the 30-year fixed rate dropped below 4 percent to a national average of 3.97 percent. Turmoil abroad is credited with lowering the rates as scares about Ebola, the Middle East, and economic weakness in Europe have prompted flight of capital to the safety of 10-year US Treasury bonds.
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At some point during your rental search, you’ll likely hear a reference to Fair Housing. But what do Fair Housing regulations really mean?
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Walk to Westover Village from this thoughtfully expanded, renovated center hall Colonial in the popular Tara neighborhood.
The home’s main level offers a living room with fireplace, adjoining den, formal dining room, powder room, large kitchen with cream cabinets, stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar and pantry. Walls of windows brighten the breakfast room which flows into the family room with doors to the deck and level rear yard.
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This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Franklin, a rescue pup from Philadelphia named after one of the city’s most prominent historical figures.
Here’s what Frankln’s owner, Josephine, had to say about him:
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Q. My condo is considering a limit on the number of rentals in the building. We will basically have to get on a waiting list to rent out our condo if the max number of allowable rentals has been reached. Will this hurt our values?
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Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway).
Some odds and ends this week, and then a couple recommendations for Harvest/Wet Hop Ales that I’ve been enjoying so far this season.
The housing market has settled in for the fall, but there’s still plenty of variety to choose from this week, from a duplex in Arlington Ridge for $420,000 to a seven-bedroom house in Williamsburg.
See our real estate section for a full listing of open houses. Here are a few highlights:
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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.”
The pace of the Arlington real estate market remains steady, with buyers again this week busily ratifying 56 contracts while 73 home owners put their properties up for sale.