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This Week's Find: A Storehouse-Turned-Home on the Hill

This Week's Find: A Storehouse-Turned-Home on the Hill

Shilpi Paul | May 9th 2013

A few years ago, UrbanTurf wrote about a bank on Capitol Hill that was turned into a doctor's single-family home. Now, we get wind of another former c... read»

Neighborhood Eats: Nooshi, Raku and a Little Kombucha

Neighborhood Eats: Nooshi, Raku and a Little Kombucha

Jamie Liu | May 9th 2013

In this week's Neighborhood Eats, new sushi for Barracks Row, a kombucha cafe for I Street, and the closing of a Glover Park ice cream institution.... read»

3.42: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course, Head North

3.42: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course, Head North

Shilpi Paul | May 9th 2013

For the first time in six weeks, mortgages rates are heading up, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.42 percent with an average 0.7 point as the average on a... read»

Behind the Scenes With Cleveland Park Complaints

Behind the Scenes With Cleveland Park Complaints

Shilpi Paul | May 9th 2013

UrbanTurf interviews the stealthy, anonymous resident behind the locally famous Cleveland Park Complaints.... read»

Renderings Released of National Harbor's First Apartment Project, Delivery in 2015

Renderings Released of National Harbor's First Apartment Project, Delivery in 2015

Shilpi Paul | May 8th 2013

On Wednesday morning, Peterson Companies and Bozzuto Development Company broke ground on The Esplanade, a 262-unit apartment building in National Harb... read»

Under Contract: The $700s Edition (Plus DC's Smallest House)

Under Contract: The $700s Edition (Plus DC's Smallest House)

Shilpi Paul | May 8th 2013

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

Large Mixed-Use Development Coming to Congress Heights Metro

Large Mixed-Use Development Coming to Congress Heights Metro

Shilpi Paul | May 8th 2013

In keeping with the trend of increased development in Ward 8, a planned unit development was just submitted for a 446,000-square foot office and resid... read»

50 Percent of Americans Expect Home Prices to Rise This Year

50 Percent of Americans Expect Home Prices to Rise This Year

Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013

A majority of Americans believe that home prices will continue to climb this year, Fannie Mae's latest National Housing Survey found.... read»

New Credit Score Company Ignores One-Time Mistakes

New Credit Score Company Ignores One-Time Mistakes

Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013

One credit score generator has tweaked their formula to place less emphasis on one-time mistakes. VantageScore Solutions is now ignoring collection ac... read»

Job Growth Driving Rising Home Prices

Job Growth Driving Rising Home Prices

Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013

Asking prices for homes across the country are now 8.3 percent higher than they were a year ago, reported Trulia on Tuesday. The highest gains were se... read»

DC Offers Cash To Help Workers Live Close By

DC Offers Cash To Help Workers Live Close By

Shilpi Paul | May 6th 2013

In an attempt to encourage people to live closer to their offices, DC's Office of Planning plans to offer 60 people up to grants to defer the cost of ... read»

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