Freedom of Expression (DC)
* 2007 Homes Market Looks a Lot Like 1996 [BBOL]
"Most of the big home sales and price reports for the first month of
2007 are in, and this year is looking a lot like 1996, sort of."
* City Works State to Keep Heat on Mirant [DC Examiner]
"Alexandria has urged Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to keep amendments
in a bill that would allow a state air pollution control board to
continue considering changes to the Mirant power plant’s operating
permit."
* District Seek to Redevelop Old Naval Hospital [DC Examiner]
"The District is hoping to strike a deal with an outside group to
develop a new use for the Old Naval Hospital in Southeast Washington."
* Row Houses Survival Guide [Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space]
"Alan Heavens is the real estate columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A couple weeks ago, his column, "Building a survival guide for rowhouses," covered how..."
* Bad Mortgage Debt not Widespread Problem, Fed Official Says [USA Today]
"Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Bies Tuesday said the bulk of the
mortgage market was not troubled by bad debt problems, which were
concentrated in the subprime, tarnished-credit sector."
* Home Away: Keeping An Eye on New Home [NYT]
"Most clients on the roster of Everest Construction have one thing in
common: They live hundreds of miles away, or even farther, from the
homes they are having built at the Tamarack Resort, a new ski and golf
community in Donnelly, Idaho, 95 miles north of Boise."
* Starbucks, Potbelly Opens in Ashburn Crossroads [Washington BizJournal]
"Starbucks Coffee and Potbelly Sandwich Works recently opened in the 26,500-square-foot park, while Fuddruckers and Bertucci's are expected to open later this year."
