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Featured Stories

Kensington: Rise and Fall of the Housing Market

January 7, 2015

The Kensington housing market has been fluctuating throughout the past few years due to an influx of artists, new families and businesses moving in and various others moving out. Just what is bringing people in,

Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: Real Estate Market Shows Promise

April 16, 2013

Recent trends in the real estate in Cobbs Creek have realtors hopeful that the once-suffering market will be stable for a long period. “Compared to five years ago, it’s come up quite a bit,” said Yvonne

Featured Stories

Kensington: The Economics of Property Development Eliminates Many Residents

December 6, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54823752 Though homeownership is believed to be able to reduce crime and transform neighborhoods, the economic reality of housing in Kensington makes the goal of homeownership difficult for many to achieve. Nick Huynh, 43, is

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