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The Week in Real Estate

• The $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit was extended earlier this week. The credit will now run through April 2010. [WBJ]

• Park Place, the mixed-use development across from the Georgia Avenue Metro station in Petworth, will feature a Thai restaurant, a diner, and a wireless store. [UrbanTurf]

• The city council has agreed to redevelop a parcel of land in Southeast into a new fire station. The space is also expected to feature office and retail space. [DCMud]


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Friday, November 06, 2009 | in Open House Blog | By Alejandro Salinas

Design Deals

Airline meals and security checkpoints notwithstanding, travel—or at least the idea of it—can be glamorous. Bring some of that class home with these pieces.

Get a cool taste of the coast with these chocolate-and-cream chandelier lampshades. Each six-inch parchment shade features a map of San Francisco in amber and slate-blue, and they’ll fit any Pottery Barn chandelier. The three-shade set is on sale for $23, down from $29.

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Friday, November 06, 2009 | in Open House Blog | By Molly Lehman

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