The Washington region is a damn expensive place to purchase a house.

As a recent home buyer, this makes me feel like the space I got isn’t so far out of the norm — Curbed wrote yesterday that the District leads the rest of the country in terms of how small our homes are.

Photo by cstein96 Popular car-sharing company Zipcar is increasing the rates it charges customers in Washington, D.C. who rent vehicles over the weekend. In an email Thursday to D.C. customers, Zipcar General Manager Ellice Perez explained that daily rates on the weekends would go up $10, and Fridays would also now be included as part of the weekend, effective May 21. Current daily rates, for rentals more than eight hours, range from about $75…