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DDOT: Streetcars Moving By Mid-2013

DDOT: Streetcars Moving By Mid-2013

UrbanTurf Staff | August 22nd 2011

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced today that the H Street/Benning Road streetcar line will open no later than mid-2013. But d... read»

More Housing Stimulus On the Way?

More Housing Stimulus On the Way?

Mark Wellborn | August 22nd 2011

In a proposal that is sure to result in his press secretary's phone ringing off the hook, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D. NY) has legislation in the works that... read»

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Are Million-Dollar Buyers Looking to Be Landlords?

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Are Million-Dollar Buyers Looking to Be Landlords?

UrbanTurf Staff | August 22nd 2011

In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who owns a Capitol Hill home with a basement-level rental unit wonders if he should keep the un... read»

Best New Listings: H Street, Chevy Chase and Adams Morgan

Best New Listings: H Street, Chevy Chase and Adams Morgan

Mark Wellborn | August 21st 2011

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Maryland Avenue condo with a rather unique floorplan, the developer's penthouse at Delancey ... read»

Perception and Reality: What Home Buyers Want

Perception and Reality: What Home Buyers Want

Andrew Siddons | August 19th 2011

This article examines the gaps between perception and reality in terms of home buyer attitudes, based on a survey by the National Association of Realt... read»

It's Raining, It's Pouring: Google Maps Adds Weather Function

It's Raining, It's Pouring: Google Maps Adds Weather Function

Mark Wellborn | August 19th 2011

While the latest feature rolled out by Google is not directly relevant to those on the real estate hunt, we use Google Maps in so many of our articles... read»

Friday Eye Candy: Houses in Five Parts

Friday Eye Candy: Houses in Five Parts

UrbanTurf Staff | August 19th 2011

For your Friday viewing pleasure, we give you a look at Twins: Houses in Five Parts, two vacation residences in upstate New York designed by Boston ar... read»

Under Contract: Live Upstairs, Rent Downstairs

Under Contract: Live Upstairs, Rent Downstairs

UrbanTurf Staff | August 18th 2011

Under Contract this week includes a home featured in What $980K Buys You last week and a recently featured listing where the buyer could live upstairs... read»

This Week's Find: The Telephone Booth House

This Week's Find: The Telephone Booth House

UrbanTurf Staff | August 18th 2011

Originally two houses, This Week's Find is now one massive home in Dupont that offers some pretty wild features. ... read»

Mortgage Rates Set New Record Low

Mortgage Rates Set New Record Low

Mark Wellborn | August 18th 2011

Long-term mortgage rates set an all-time record low this week, with Freddie Mac reporting 4.15 percent with 0.7 of a point as the average on a 30-year... read»

Chevy Chase DC: Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase DC: Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase

Amanda Abrams | August 18th 2011

Chevy Chase DC is a well-known suburb-in-the-city, but be careful not to mistake the far northwest DC neighborhood for Chevy Chase, Md. By and large, ... read»

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