Best UrbanTurf Addition of the Year: Re-imagined
UrbanTurf Staff | December 19th 2012
Fixer-uppers have become some of the most popular homes for buyers in the DC area. But frequently these properties are in pretty rough shape, so bad i... read»
Best House History of the Year: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin
Shilpi Paul | December 19th 2012
With so many homes in the area dating back more than a hundred years, house histories can get pretty juicy. But of all the properties we've featured t... read»
The Hippest Supreme Court Decision of 2012
Shilpi Paul | December 18th 2012
This year, one Supreme Court Justice surprised us by making an extremely hip real estate decision. ... read»
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Best Use of a Magic 8-Ball
Shilpi Paul | December 17th 2012
Predicting the neighborhoods of the future is no easy feat, but back in May 2010, we asked a selection of bloggers, journalists, real estate agents a... read»
The Best Listing of the Year (For Mere Mortals)
Shilpi Paul | December 17th 2012
UrbanTurf usually stays away from publishing rankings or lists...except at the end of the year when we look back at the best that DC’s residenti... read»
Best Reasons to Never Own a Car or Hail a Cab
Shilpi Paul | December 17th 2012
As far as transit goes, 2012 may be remembered as the year that saw the emergence of two companies that made owning a car or hailing a cab irrelevant.... read»
What Does a NYC Renter Look Like?
Shilpi Paul | December 14th 2012
In a slight departure from all things DC-real-estate related, UrbanTurf wanted to share this snapshot of a New York City renter. Naked Apartments, a w... read»
Best New Listings: Two Sunrooms, Glover Park and a Farmhouse
Shilpi Paul | December 14th 2012
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Bloomingdale rowhouse with two sunrooms, a Glover Park condo on the main drag, and a Brookla... read»
Trulia's Look at Housing in 2013: What's In, What's Out
Shilpi Paul | December 14th 2012
In 2012, said Trulia's Chief Economist Jed Kolko, the housing market came back to life. What does the future hold? What are the trends to look for in ... read»
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