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From Himalayan to Serbian, DC's Restaurant Options Expand

From Himalayan to Serbian, DC's Restaurant Options Expand

Rebecca Cooper | January 11th 2013

DC area residents will soon have a longer list of cuisines to rattle off when trying to figure out where to go out to dinner. ... read»

DC Ecodistrict Approved By National Capital Planning Commission

DC Ecodistrict Approved By National Capital Planning Commission

Shilpi Paul | January 11th 2013

On Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission approved plans for the SW Ecodistrict, which will turn 100 acres of concrete jungle in the south... read»

This Week's Find: Bauhaus in Brookland

This Week's Find: Bauhaus in Brookland

UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013

A liberal definition of Bauhaus architecture would say that the style is about being modern and economical with materials, two tenets that Reema Gupta... read»

New Condos Planned Atop Dupont Circle Office Building

New Condos Planned Atop Dupont Circle Office Building

UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013

Residential developments have been popping up all over DC, but not in recent memory has one been built on top of an existing office building. ... read»

3.40: Mortgage Rates Inch Up

3.40: Mortgage Rates Inch Up

Shilpi Paul | January 10th 2013

After two months below 3.4 percent, mortgage rates inched up this week, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.40 percent with an average 0.7 point as the avera... read»

Housing Inventory in DC Area Hits Lowest Level in Almost a Decade

Housing Inventory in DC Area Hits Lowest Level in Almost a Decade

UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013

The DC area finished 2012 with the lowest level of for-sale housing inventory in almost a decade, and the lowest number of new listings on record. ... read»

Is DC's $5,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Coming Back?

Is DC's $5,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Coming Back?

Shilpi Paul | January 9th 2013

The $5,000 first-time homebuyer credit in DC expired in December 2011, but Eleanor Holmes Norton is working to get it re-instated. ... read»

DC Area Rents Drop As New Supply Hits Market

DC Area Rents Drop As New Supply Hits Market

UrbanTurf Staff | January 9th 2013

The ever-growing supply of new apartments in the DC area seems to finally be catching up with demand. After years of increasing, rents are now droppin... read»

What 2013 Could Bring for Mortgages

What 2013 Could Bring for Mortgages

UrbanTurf Sponsor | January 9th 2013

Mortgage expert John Settles discusses the current opportunities in the mortgage market and the positive and negative swings that could come in 2013.... read»

What X Buys In the DC Area: The Singles Edition

What X Buys In the DC Area: The Singles Edition

Shilpi Paul | January 9th 2013

In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market that are in the $289,000 to $350,000 range and are particularly well ... read»

Re-Imagined: Updating a Lanier Heights Co-op

Re-Imagined: Updating a Lanier Heights Co-op

Lori Steenhoek | January 8th 2013

In Re-imagined this week, Lori Steenhoek helps re-envision a garden-style co-op in Lanier Heights that will soon be the home of UrbanTurf's very own p... read»

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