Obama Wants More Info About a Home's Energy Efficiency
Mark Wellborn | April 13th 2009
The Washington Post’s longtime real estate columnist Kenneth Harney had a great article in Saturday’s paper about the Obama administration... read»
The Best New Listings in DC: The Three-Bedroom Edition
Mark Wellborn | April 13th 2009
This week's best new listings are all three-bedroom properties: a rowhouse in Capitol Hill with a large backyard, a home in Petworth for under $500K a... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Poll: Small Building or Big Building?
Mark Wellborn | April 10th 2009
After visiting 1617 Swann on Wednesday, we got to thinking about whether it is better to live in a small boutique condo building or a large new develo... read»
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Pulte Homes Buys Centex Corporation, Becomes Nation's Largest Home Builder
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
Pulte Homes recently acquired Centex Corporation creating the largest home builder in the country. While this may look like a sign of things to come, ... read»
The Providence: Logan Circle's Latest Condo Offering
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
Named after a trolley car that used to run down 11th Street in the 1920s, similarities between The Providence Lofts and public transportation end ther... read»
WSJ on Why You Should Buy a Home Now
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
The Wall Street Journal’s Brett Arends made a pretty compelling (and rather straightforward) argument recently for why you should buy a home rig... read»
The Columbia Heights-Tivoli North Debate Returns
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
The neighborhood name-change debate is back. Prince of Petworth is reporting that there will be a meeting tonight at Harriet Tubman Elementary School ... read»
Our Tour of 1617 Swann
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
Earlier today, we were given a brief tour of 1617 Swann (we wrote about the development earlier this week). While there is still a fair amount of work... read»
City Council Approves $50 Million in Tax Breaks for NoMa
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
On Tuesday, the DC City Council approved $50 million in tax breaks for developers in NoMa to help jump start residential construction in the area, the... read»
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