Michele Lerner

TOWN SQUARE | More than 200 companies will showcase their products and services in home remodeling, renovation, home décor, landscape and garden design. Several gardens will be created within the Dulles Expo Center.

TOWN SQUARE | If you like stained woodwork — and/or if you want to remain true to your Victorian or Arts & Crafts house — then fine, leave it alone. But if you purchase a house with dark trim that is depressing you, I absolutely support painting it.

TOWN SQUARE | Building amenities include a rooftop swimming pool with city views, a rooftop terrace with an indoor club room with a catering kitchen and a rooftop lounge with games.

AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The Sheffield has a roof deck with views of the Washington National Cathedral, a private courtyard, and allows pets up to 25 pounds.

TOWN SQUARE | Among the homes available for tours this year are chef Julia Child’s 1950s home.

AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The main level has an open floor plan with a two-story family room, new luxury vinyl plank flooring, a gas fireplace and a sliding glass door to a front patio.

TOWN SQUARE | At the Yards, Urby will have public green spaces that connect to the rest of the community and 20,000 square feet of retail space on all four corners of the development.

AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | Community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a sauna, fitness center, meeting rooms and laundry facilities.

New housing inventory remains low

A house that’s not move-in-ready can be a terrific opportunity.