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Quick Hits: Mortgage Rates Break Record, Wegmans Inches Closer to DC

Quick Hits: Mortgage Rates Break Record, Wegmans Inches Closer to DC

Mark Wellborn | July 29th 2010

Mortgage rates fell to 4.54% earlier today, setting another all-time low. Also, Wegmans, a grocery store with a Trader Joe's-like following, will be o... read»

HGTV Heads East of the River

HGTV Heads East of the River

Mark Wellborn | July 29th 2010

The first home to be featured on the DC season of HGTV’s My First Sale will not be a Federal row house in Georgetown or a two-bedroom condo in L... read»

Sponsored: Cheat Sheet to Home Buyer Programs in DC

Sponsored: Cheat Sheet to Home Buyer Programs in DC

UrbanTurf Sponsor | July 29th 2010

Few people realize how many home-buying programs exist specifically for DC residents. The city offers a handful of programs that provide incentives, c... read»

Under Contract: Off the Market in 7 Days or Less

Under Contract: Off the Market in 7 Days or Less

UrbanTurf Staff | July 29th 2010

In this installment of Under Contract, we look at properties featured on UrbanTurf recently that were under contract within a week of being listed. ... read»

Silver Spring's Argent to Become Low-Income Housing

Silver Spring's Argent to Become Low-Income Housing

Will Smith | July 28th 2010

Silver Spring's Argent condominium project delivered in a historically bad market last spring and was ultimately taken back by the bank. On Friday, we... read»

HGTV Eagerly Looking for My First Sale Participants

HGTV Eagerly Looking for My First Sale Participants

Will Smith | July 28th 2010

Since HGTV's announcement in May that it had begun casting for the upcoming season of My First Sale, the network has ratcheted up its urgency to find ... read»

DC’s Apartment Vacancy Drops, Construction Booms

DC’s Apartment Vacancy Drops, Construction Booms

Mark Wellborn | July 28th 2010

In its mid-year report, MPF Research stated that apartment occupancy across the DC area for the first six months of the year reached just over 95 perc... read»

Comp and Circumstance: Capitol Hill Vs. Georgetown

Comp and Circumstance: Capitol Hill Vs. Georgetown

Rebecca Ortega | July 28th 2010

Comp and Circumstance presents two listings of roughly similar prices in DC and compares the pros and cons of each. This week, we picked homes in two ... read»

The Return of the "Sidelined" Seller

The Return of the "Sidelined" Seller

Mark Wellborn | July 27th 2010

Home owners who have refrained from putting their house or condo up for sale may change their mind in the coming months, according to The Wall Street ... read»

Woodley Park: Deceptively Residential

Woodley Park: Deceptively Residential

Amanda Abrams | July 27th 2010

For many DC residents, Woodley Park consists of a small commercial stretch along Connecticut Avenue, an area that they might occasionally head for bru... read»

Sponsored: The Secret of Logan Circle's Top Agent? Community Involvement

Sponsored: The Secret of Logan Circle's Top Agent? Community Involvement

UrbanTurf Sponsor | July 27th 2010

If you ask Lindsay Reishman where his team’s success in the Logan and Dupont Circle neighborhoods comes from his answer is fairly simple: commun... read»

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