Palisades contemporary for $1.95M

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  • Palisades contemporary for $1.95M

    Palisades contemporary for $1.95M

    This week’s featured home is designed not only as a showcase for sculpture and paintings but also as a piece of art itself.

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  • Home renovation should consider what you need now and later

    Home renovation should consider what you need now and later

    Amy Schaffer says that when she downsized, she just needed two features: charm and transit

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  • Great Oaks

    Great Oaks

    A Fairfax City community manages to maximize an outdoorsy field while minimizing yard space.

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Where We Live neighborhoods

Great Oaks

A Fairfax City community manages to maximize an outdoorsy field while minimizing yard space.

Broomes Island

In Calvert County, commuters enjoy the quiet where watermen once thrived.

Glover Park

Georgetown’s quieter neighbor to the north has its own charms.

Raymondale

A wooded backdrop, mid-century houses and affordability make the Fairfax County enclave attractive.

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