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Posts By Will Smith

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Will Smith, from most recent to least.

The Rent V. Buy Debate Heats Up

The Rent V. Buy Debate Heats Up

Will Smith | September 17th 2010

You may have noticed a recent trend in the wider media to question the wisdom of home ownership, which for at least two generations has been an unshak... read»

Waterfront Park in Capitol Riverfront Opens

Waterfront Park in Capitol Riverfront Opens

Will Smith | September 10th 2010

This weekend, a major addition to the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood opened to the public. The Yards Park is a 5.5-acre landscaped waterfront park wi... read»

Silver Spring's Argent to Become Low-Income Housing

Silver Spring's Argent to Become Low-Income Housing

Will Smith | July 28th 2010

Silver Spring's Argent condominium project delivered in a historically bad market last spring and was ultimately taken back by the bank. On Friday, we... read»

HGTV Eagerly Looking for My First Sale Participants

HGTV Eagerly Looking for My First Sale Participants

Will Smith | July 28th 2010

Since HGTV's announcement in May that it had begun casting for the upcoming season of My First Sale, the network has ratcheted up its urgency to find ... read»

Earthships Are the New Real Estate In a Recovering Haiti

Earthships Are the New Real Estate In a Recovering Haiti

Will Smith | July 23rd 2010

A house made of old tires, empty bottles, and other recycled material has been constructed in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Earthships (as they're called)... read»

Silver Spring's Argent Could Return By Year's End

Silver Spring's Argent Could Return By Year's End

Will Smith | July 23rd 2010

Silver Spring's Argent condominium project delivered in a historically bad market last spring, and was ultimately foreclosed upon by the bank. It has ... read»

These Days, No News is Good News for Housing Market

These Days, No News is Good News for Housing Market

Will Smith | July 21st 2010

This week has seen a raft of grim news about the national housing market, leading many real estate watchers to worry that housing may be on the cusp o... read»

Results from UrbanTurf's Reader Survey

Results from UrbanTurf's Reader Survey

Will Smith | July 12th 2010

The UrbanTurf reader survey results are in. After the jump are a few of the findings, as well as the names of the five winners of the gift certificate... read»

Close-Out Price Reductions at The Lacey

Close-Out Price Reductions at The Lacey

Will Smith | July 9th 2010

The Lacey in the U Street Corridor has announced close-out pricing for its five remaining units. The new pricing includes some hefty markdowns, includ... read»

Mortgage Rates Drop to 4.57, Another Record

Mortgage Rates Drop to 4.57, Another Record

Will Smith | July 9th 2010

Mortgage rates set a record this week, with Freddie Mac reporting 4.57 as the average on a 30-year fixed. And no, you are not reading a week-old Urban... read»

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