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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
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
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
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
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
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 »
The Girlfriend Mortgage Contribution Revisited
UrbanTurf Staff | May 14th 2012 | 7 Comments
Groceries? Dinners out? Half the mortgage? Exploring the payment arrangements when a girlfriend/boyfriend moves in to a place owned by their... read »
Walk Score Launches Bike Score
Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012 | 1 Comment
Walk Score, the website that ranks the walkability of addresses and is becoming an increasingly useful shorthand for home buyers and renters, just... read »
Point/Counterpoint: Is Now A Good Time to Buy Your First Home?
Shilpi Paul | May 14th 2012 | 4 Comments
Is now a good time to enter the housing market, or should you wait? The Wall Street Journal asked two experts to weigh in on this perpetually-asked... read »
NoVa Best New Listings: Old Town, Ballston, McLean
Sarah Godfrey | May 14th 2012
In this week's edition of NoVa Best New Listings, we look at two-bedroom condo in Ballston with an embarrassment of parking riches, an Old Town... read »
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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 »
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DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect
Shilpi Paul
7:15 AM EDT | 0 Comments
We know that housing prices are high in San Francisco, but with the recent creation of several... read »
- DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect
- DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent
- The Pursuit: A Skype-Bought Home
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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 »
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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 »
- Abdo Returns to Logan With 30-Unit Project
- Thomason House, New 13-Unit Project, to Deliver in December
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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 »
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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 »
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Lovely: Making Apartment Hunting Less Painful
Shilpi Paul
May 21st | 3 Comments
Tired of scrolling through the minimalist, black and white Craigslist interface when searching for... read »
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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 »
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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 | 3 Comments
In This Week's Find, we take a look at a home whose layout reaches into the house next door. ... read »
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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 »
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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)
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- Best New Listings: Petworth Wardman, Carly Simon Condo and a Light-Filled Row House (Week of Apr 20th)
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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 »
