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Zillow Wants to Buy Its Biggest Rival, Trulia

Zillow Wants to Buy Its Biggest Rival, Trulia

Lark Turner | July 25th 2014

A merger would create one really powerful website.... read»

Park View Church and Museum of the Bible Clear Big Hurdle

Park View Church and Museum of the Bible Clear Big Hurdle

Lark Turner | July 24th 2014

In a meeting on Thursday, the Historic Preservation Review Board gave the go-ahead to two projects UrbanTurf has covered in recent months.... read»

4.13: Rates Unchanged from Last Week in Unprecedented Summer Lull

4.13: Rates Unchanged from Last Week in Unprecedented Summer Lull

Lark Turner | July 24th 2014

Rates stayed stagnant this week. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.13 percent with an average 0.6 point as the average on a 30-year fixed-ra... read»

DC's Hidden Places: Dent Place

DC's Hidden Places: Dent Place

Lark Turner | July 24th 2014

In Hidden Places, UrbanTurf takes a look at some of the charming but lesser-known one- and two-block streets in the District.... read»

What $2,100 Rents You in the DC Area

What $2,100 Rents You in the DC Area

Lark Turner | July 23rd 2014

This week in What X Rents You, UrbanTurf looks in the $2,100-a-month range to see what choices are out there for prospective renters in the DC area wi... read»

Rents, Vacancies Edge Higher in DC Area Class B Apartments

Rents, Vacancies Edge Higher in DC Area Class B Apartments

UrbanTurf Staff | July 23rd 2014

But a report issued last week predicted that downward pressure will be put on Class B rents in the coming year. ... read»

Home Price Watch: Mount Pleasant, Where Home Prices Rose 12 Percent

Home Price Watch: Mount Pleasant, Where Home Prices Rose 12 Percent

Lark Turner | July 23rd 2014

In this week's Home Price Watch, UrbanTurf looks at Mount Pleasant, where home prices rise as days on market fall.... read»

HPRB Staff Wants SB-Urban to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Blagden Alley Plan

HPRB Staff Wants SB-Urban to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Blagden Alley Plan

Lark Turner | July 22nd 2014

A staff report from the Historic Preservation Review Board advises against approving the project, partly thanks to a suspended pedestrian walkway.... read»

Park View Church Conversion Gets Zoning Approval

Park View Church Conversion Gets Zoning Approval

Lark Turner | July 22nd 2014

Though it's in an R-4 district, a 40-unit project planned for Park View will go ahead after receiving several variances from the zoning board.... read»

Renovating? A Quick Rundown Of How to Get Permits

Renovating? A Quick Rundown Of How to Get Permits

UrbanTurf Staff | July 22nd 2014

For the past few years, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has been attempting to make the much-feared permit-acquiring process easier ... read»

Under Contract: Two Luxe Homes in Forest Hills and a Bloomingdale Townhouse

Under Contract: Two Luxe Homes in Forest Hills and a Bloomingdale Townhouse

Lark Turner | July 21st 2014

In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC’s alert buyers.... read»

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