Posts by Mark Wellborn
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.
Best New Listings: The $599,000 Edition
Mark Wellborn | October 2nd 2011
In this week's special edition of Best New Listings, we look at homes that recently hit the market in the $599,000 price point. ... read »
This Week’s Find: The Beautiful Foreclosure
Mark Wellborn | September 29th 2011 | 8 Comments
When people hear the term "foreclosure", it conjures up images of dilapidated properties that are on the verge of falling down. That is not the case... read »
Walk Score Launches Apartment-Commute Search Tool
Mark Wellborn | September 28th 2011
Walk Score recently unveiled a tool that allows users to find apartments based on commute time. ... read »
Arlington Resident Wins Roommate of the Year Honors
Mark Wellborn | September 28th 2011
Columbia Pike resident Jesse McLaughlin has won Apartment.com's Roommate of the Year contest, which means that he gets his rent paid for a year, plus... read »
October Home Loan Limit Deadline Approaches
Mark Wellborn | September 27th 2011 | 2 Comments
Barring a last minute legislative miracle, the limit on conforming loans will expire on Saturday, effectively reducing the limit on government-backed... read »
Case-Shiller: DC Area Home Prices Show Slight Annual Increase
Mark Wellborn | September 27th 2011 | 1 Comment
The latest Case-Shiller report released this morning showed that home prices rose about 1 percent nationally between June and July 2011, and prices... read »
Are LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale DC’s Hottest Home Rehab Markets?
Mark Wellborn | September 26th 2011 | 3 Comments
In LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale, the sales market for homes with rehab potential is booming, lucrative, and moving incredibly fast. ... read »
The Intersection of Cell Phone Coverage and Where to Live
Mark Wellborn | September 23rd 2011 | 1 Comment
This morning, Atlantic Cities' Tim DeChant discusses how cell phone coverage is becoming more and more spotty in dense metropolitan areas. So, how is... read »
Unique Spaces: The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse
Mark Wellborn | September 22nd 2011
These days, it is not that uncommon for a former school or a church in the DC area to be put up for sale and converted into residences. However, when... read »
Fairfax Has Lowest Residential Vacancy in the Country
Mark Wellborn | September 21st 2011
The Washington Business Journal is reporting this morning that Fairfax, Va. has the lowest residential vacancy rate in the country at just 1.8... read »
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

The Mint, a new 21-unit condo project from PERS Development at 4th Street and Rhode... read »
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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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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 »
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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 »
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
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 »
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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 »
- Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden (Week of May 18th)
- Best New Listings: Georgetown, Kent and Logan Circle (Week of May 11th)
- Best New Listings: Deceptive Facade, High Tech Renovations and a Beautiful Backyard (Week of May 4th)
- Best New Listings: Dupont Dog Owner, The Turret House, 1927 Craftsman (Week of Apr 27th)
- Best New Listings: Petworth Wardman, Carly Simon Condo and a Light-Filled Row House (Week of Apr 20th)
Luxury Real Estate more »
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 »





































































