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Washington Commanders owner unmasked as buyer of DC-area’s most expensive mansion

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 07:13 AM PST

Commander in Chief, meet the Chief of the Commanders. The mystery owner of a Mount Vernon mansion built on land once owned by Founding Father George Washington is NFL team owner Dan Snyder, who plunked down $48 million in cash for the property back in November, according to the Washington Business Journal, making it the most expensive purchase in the D.C. area. Snyder, who owns the newly christened Washington Commanders (formerly the Washington Football Team,

Mountain town struggles with gentrification

Posted: 20 Feb 2022 06:00 AM PST

Remote workers hefting six-figure salaries from big cities to small towns across the West have led to skyrocketing home prices — and fewer affordable homes for locals. The housing crisis in the remote Methow Valley in north central Washington state was so severe that civic leaders came up with a novel solution, the Seattle Times reported. They launched a community land trust to help middle-class residents afford a home. Like many other Western mountain towns