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Under Contract: From a Week to a Month
UrbanTurf Staff | August 19th 2014
In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC’s alert buyers.... read»
$342,552: The Cost of Raising a Child in DC
UrbanTurf Staff | August 19th 2014
Following the release of the Department of Agriculture report on the cost of raising a child, personal finance site NerdWallet broke down the child-re... read»
Rose's Luxury Named Best New Restaurant in the Country
UrbanTurf Staff | August 19th 2014
If you have been holding off until the wait times die down at the much-talked about Capitol Hill restauant, don't head over there for the next couple ... read»
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68% of Home Buyers in DC Area Are First-Timers
UrbanTurf Staff | August 18th 2014
The DC region had one of the highest percentages of first-time home buyers in the country last year, according to a paper published by the Federal Hou... read»
How SB-Urban Plans to Get Its No-Parking Developments Approved
Lark Turner | August 18th 2014
In addition to providing a number of transportation alternatives, the developer says residents at its new projects won't have cars.... read»
$120,000 Above Asking in Bloomingdale
UrbanTurf Staff | August 18th 2014
Maybe it was the quality of the renovation, the deep backyard or it just could've been priced well below what it warranted. Any one of these things co... read»
Hine School Redevelopment May Move Forward
Lark Turner | August 18th 2014
A controversial project to redevelop Hine Junior High School can now move ahead following a court decision last week. ... read»
The Block in Alexandria Where Everything Seems to Be for Sale
Lark Turner | August 15th 2014
A reader tipped us off to a block in Del Ray where five homes have sold since March.... read»
Road Trip: What $500K Buys Out West
UrbanTurf Staff | August 15th 2014
UT publisher Will Smith was road tripping last week, hitting Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco. Ever the real estate junkie, he wondered how the m... read»
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