First-Timer Primer: How A Retirement Account Can Help Buy A Home
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025
A Roth IRA is one of those accounts that people feel is totally off limits until you reach the age of 59 1/2. But that is not entirely true.... read»
40% Of DC-Area Realtors Worked With Clients Affected By DOGE, Per Report
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025
The report out Tuesday provides a new sense of how cuts to the federal government might be affecting the DC-area housing market.... read»
First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025
As home buyers get the itch to look for a home and start to venture out to open houses, it will behoove them to go through the pre-approval process.... read»
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First-Timer Primer: How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a Home?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 23rd 2025
To help home buyers and sellers both novice and seasoned, UrbanTurf is running a series of primer articles this week about the buying and selling proc... read»
First-Timer Primer: How Do Mortgage Payments Work?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 23rd 2025
In this edition of First Timer Primer, we take a closer look at what you are actually paying for when it comes to sending in that monthly mortgage pay... read»
A Snapshot Of Rents Across The DC Area
UrbanTurf Staff | June 20th 2025
A new report shows that apartment rents rose in the DC region this year, but not as much as expected.... read»
UrbanTurf Listings: New This Week
UrbanTurf Staff | June 20th 2025
UrbanTurf Listings is a premium property listings service that showcases some of the most appealing for-sale homes from across the DC metropolitan are... read»
Mortgage Rates Drop To Four-Week Low
UrbanTurf Staff | June 18th 2025
Today, Freddie Mac reported 6.81% as the average on a 30-year mortgage, down three basis points from last week.... read»
Construction Set To Begin On Dupont Circle Deckover
UrbanTurf Staff | June 18th 2025
Years after being pitched, the plan to deck over a section of Connecticut Avenue just north of Dupont Circle is moving forward.... read»
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