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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Editor's Choice, from most recent to least.

DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

Shilpi Paul | 7:15 AM EDT | 1 Comment

We know that housing prices are high in San Francisco, but with the recent creation of several thousand new Facebook millionaires, prices are set to... read »

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

DC Area Home Prices Rise 11.2 Percent

Shilpi Paul | May 10th 2012 | 7 Comments

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

The Pursuit: A Skype-Bought Home

The Pursuit: A Skype-Bought Home

Shilpi Paul | April 27th 2012 | 3 Comments

With the help of Skype, DocuSign and a descriptive real estate agent, one home buyer was able to buy a home using his computer...from Bulgaria. ... read »

In 40 Years, Your Home Will Be Taken Away

In 40 Years, Your Home Will Be Taken Away

Shilpi Paul | April 19th 2012 | 6 Comments

At River Place in Arlington, the residents own their co-ops, but don't own the land that the building sits on. And, in 40 years, that will be a... read »

What’s in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC’s Most Prevalent Architecural Style

What’s in a Wardman? A Short Overview of DC’s Most Prevalent Architecural Style

Shilpi Paul | April 17th 2012 | 9 Comments

Harry Wardman is responsible for developing huge swaths of northwest DC, from row houses in Columbia Heights to luxury apartment buildings in Dupont... read »

DC Could Be a Renter’s Market By Late 2012

DC Could Be a Renter’s Market By Late 2012

UrbanTurf Staff | April 2nd 2012

The DC area could be a renter's market, at least for a spell, later this year, according to a new report. ... read »

Popularise Revamps, Launches Drawing Boards

Popularise Revamps, Launches Drawing Boards

Shilpi Paul | March 23rd 2012

Today, Popularise, the start-up that aims to give residents the power to choose the type of development that comes to their neighborhood, launched a... read »

Trulia: Buying Still Outweighs Renting in DC Area

Trulia: Buying Still Outweighs Renting in DC Area

Shilpi Paul | March 21st 2012 | 4 Comments

It is still cheaper to buy a home than rent one in DC (along with 98 out of 100 major Metros in the U.S.), according to a report published today by... read »

Condo Pipeline: New Projects Coming to the DC Area

Condo Pipeline: New Projects Coming to the DC Area

UrbanTurf Staff | March 14th 2012

One of UrbanTurf's most popular site features is Pipeline, our database of multifamily projects under construction or in the planning stages in the... read »

Alleys: DC’s Other Streets Are Attracting Attention

Alleys: DC’s Other Streets Are Attracting Attention

Shilpi Paul | February 24th 2012 | 5 Comments

All of a sudden, DC's back boulevards seem to be on everyone's minds. ... read »

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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 »

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DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect

Shilpi Paul
7:15 AM EDT | 1 Comment

We know that housing prices are high in San Francisco, but with the recent creation of several... 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 »

Lovely: Making Apartment Hunting Less Painful

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 »

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 | 3 Comments

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 »

Ted Kennedy’s Former McLean Mansion Re-Enters the Market

Ted Kennedy’s Former McLean Mansion Re-Enters the Market

UrbanTurf Staff
12:30 PM EDT | 0 Comments

A home overlooking the Potomac in McLean, Va. that was once owned by Ted Kennedy has re-entered the... read »

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