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Co-ops for Dummies

Co-ops for Dummies

Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2012 | 9 Comments

If you're looking to buy a unit in a multifamily building, chances are you've come across a number of co-ops. UrbanTurf wanted to outline a few of... read »

Under Contract: Off the Market in 7 Days or Less

Under Contract: Off the Market in 7 Days or Less

UrbanTurf Staff | May 16th 2012

In Under Contract this week, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured over the past couple weeks that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers... read »

Best Place For New Grads? DC Ranks 18th

Best Place For New Grads? DC Ranks 18th

Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2012

Since new data seems to consistently reveal the DC area's pull as a destination for young people, it was a bit of a shock to see the region place... read »

Sponsored: Exclusive Offer for Select Townhomes at Palisades’ New Foxhall Ridge

Sponsored: Exclusive Offer for Select Townhomes at Palisades’ New Foxhall Ridge

UrbanTurf Sponsor | May 16th 2012

With limited opportunities remaining to secure one of Foxhall Ridge’s Enclave townhomes, the luxury development is now offering a complimentary... read »

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2012 | 6 Comments

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market in the $325,000 to $335,000 range to give readers an idea of what... read »

Bye Big Homes: Report Predicts the End of McMansions

Bye Big Homes: Report Predicts the End of McMansions

Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2012

The Demand Institute recently released a report that harkens the end of large, sprawling single-family homes miles from the nearest walkable town... read »

Investor Opportunity: Potential on Kenyon Street

Investor Opportunity: Potential on Kenyon Street

UrbanTurf Staff | May 15th 2012

When properties with some type of investment or development potential hit the local housing market these days, they usually attract a lot of... read »

Off the Beaten Turf: The Cuban Poster Gallery

Off the Beaten Turf: The Cuban Poster Gallery

Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2012

This week in Off the Beaten Turf, UrbanTurf visits a small shop tucked away in a Georgetown basement that aims to satisfy the desires of a very... read »

Updates on Riverfront on the Anacostia, Canal Park

Updates on Riverfront on the Anacostia, Canal Park

Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2012 | 15 Comments

The team behind RiverFront on the Anacostia, a large mixed-used development on the boards for just south of Nationals Park, stopped by ANC 6D's... read »

Homeownership Rates Down in Region

Homeownership Rates Down in Region

Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012

With the news that the home ownership rate in the US has fallen to a 15-year low, UrbanTurf was curious about how our region compared with the... read »

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Following are past UrbanTurf stories, organized by topic for your convenience.

Neighborhood Profiles more »

Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row

Kalorama: A Posh View From Embassy Row

Shilpi Paul
May 11th | 4 Comments

The small neighborhood of Kalorama emerged during a period of rapid development in DC's history,... read »

Editor's Choice more »

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

Shilpi Paul
May 10th | 7 Comments

DC area home prices rose 11.2 percent in April, the largest increase for prices in almost six... read »

New Condo Profiles more »

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

New Boutique Condo Project Hits the Market in Columbia Heights

UrbanTurf Staff
April 24th | 1 Comment

A new 5-unit condo project hit the market in Columbia Heights today from the same developer that... read »

The DC Condo Market more »

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project

UrbanTurf Staff
May 2nd | 8 Comments

Developer Jim Abdo made his name in Logan Circle, and is now returning to the neighborhood with a... read »

Green Real Estate more »

Should DC Follow LA in Teaching Residents How to Green Their Homes?

Should DC Follow LA in Teaching Residents How to Green Their Homes?

Shilpi Paul
May 7th | 2 Comments

While LEED certification is quickly becoming standard for new buildings in DC, residents in the... read »

Deal of the Week more »

Deal of the Week: Georgetown on the Cheap

Deal of the Week: Georgetown on the Cheap

UrbanTurf Staff
May 8th | 1 Comment

Georgetown is known for a lot of things, but reasonably priced homes for the mere mortal is not one... read »

Renting more »

Testing the Waters: How Much For a Columbia Heights Row House?

Testing the Waters: How Much For a Columbia Heights Row House?

UrbanTurf Staff
May 9th | 7 Comments

A reader who wants to rent his three-bedroom row house in Columbia Heights recently wrote in to... read »

Market Watch more »

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Market Watch: Logan Circle, Columbia Heights, Dupont Circle

Keith Gibbons
November 28th | 5 Comments

Housing Market Watch returns this week after a little hiatus as Keith Gibbons takes a closer look... read »

Unique Spaces more »

This Week’s Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

This Week’s Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

Shilpi Paul
March 28th | 7 Comments

Built in 1860, This Week's Find has a past that includes life as a pie factory and clearing house... read »

This Week's Find more »

This Week’s Find: A 33-Foot Wide Living Room in Kalorama

A 33-Foot Wide Living Room in Kalorama

Shilpi Paul
May 17th | 1 Comment

In This Week's Find, we take a look at a home whose layout reaches into the house next door. ... read »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks more »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Do I Deserve Financial Compensation?

Do I Deserve Financial Compensation?

UrbanTurf Staff
May 7th | 11 Comments

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who recently moved into a rental building in... read »

What X Buys You more »

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

What $330,000 Buys You in DC

Shilpi Paul
May 16th | 6 Comments

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market in the $325,000 to... read »

Best New Listings more »

Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden

Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden (Week of May 18th)

Shilpi Paul
May 18th | 0 Comments

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Tudor tucked away off 16th Street, a... read »

Luxury Real Estate more »

The Priciest and Largest Plot of Land in DC Hits the Market

The Priciest and Largest Plot of Land in DC Hits the Market

UrbanTurf Staff
May 18th | 2 Comments

UrbanTurf has learned that a 1.25 acre plot of land has hit the market in Cleveland Park, making it... read »

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