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Neighborhood Eats: Rasika West End, La Forchetta Opening, ShopHouse to Georgetown

Neighborhood Eats: Rasika West End, La Forchetta Opening, ShopHouse to Georgetown

Rebecca Cooper | March 29th 2012

In Neighborhood Eats this week, a new location for Rasika, Pleasant Pops goes brick-and-mortar, and ShopHouse will bring banh mi to Georgetown.... read»

Mortgage Rates Drop Just Below 4 Percent

Mortgage Rates Drop Just Below 4 Percent

Shilpi Paul | March 29th 2012

This morning, rates on 30-year mortgages dropped just below 4 percent, reversing a two-week rise. Freddie Mac reported 3.99 percent with 0.7 of a poin... read»

How Well Has DC Recovered Since the Crash?

How Well Has DC Recovered Since the Crash?

Shilpi Paul | March 29th 2012

A new report from The Brookings Institution analyzes which U.S. cities are faring the best since the economic crash. ... read»

What $2,800 Rents You in the DC Area

What $2,800 Rents You in the DC Area

UrbanTurf Staff | March 28th 2012

This week in What X Rents You, UrbanTurf looked in the $2,800 a month range and found a variety of choices for prospective renters in the DC area with... read»

Shaw Residential Project Gets HPRB Approval

Shaw Residential Project Gets HPRB Approval

Shilpi Paul | March 28th 2012

A planned residential project at 926 N Street NW that has aroused a lively design debate in recent weeks recently received concept approval from the H... read»

This Week's Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

This Week's Find: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home

Shilpi Paul | March 28th 2012

Built in 1860, This Week's Find has a past that includes life as a pie factory and clearing house for illicit substances. ... read»

A Renter-Heavy Building Can Make Finding a Buyer Tough

A Renter-Heavy Building Can Make Finding a Buyer Tough

Shilpi Paul | March 27th 2012

An UrbanTurf reader is worried about finding a buyer for his condo given the renter-heavy nature of his building. Is he out of luck? ... read»

Parking Panda to Launch in DC in Mid-April

Parking Panda to Launch in DC in Mid-April

UrbanTurf Staff | March 27th 2012

Parking Panda, the Baltimore-based website that allows homeowners to rent out their parking space by the hour or month, will be launching in DC in mid... read»

Love Letters and Home Buying

Love Letters and Home Buying

Shilpi Paul | March 27th 2012

Have your heart set on a house and want to rise above the competition? Try writing a love letter.... read»

Deal of the Week: The Lowest Priced House in 20016

Deal of the Week: The Lowest Priced House in 20016

UrbanTurf Staff | March 27th 2012

Two-bedroom houses are fairly rare in upper northwest neighborhoods like Tenleytown and Chevy Chase DC. But this week's installment of Deal of the Wee... read»

Case-Shiller: DC Home Prices Rise Slightly

Case-Shiller: DC Home Prices Rise Slightly

Shilpi Paul | March 27th 2012

The latest Case-Shiller report released this morning showed that seasonally-adjusted home prices increased in the DC area between December 2011 and Ja... read»

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