Posts By Mark Wellborn
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.
Value of the White House: $300 Million
Mark Wellborn | January 30th 2009
The home valuation website Zillow has tacked a value on the White House -- and it's big. The site estimates that the presidential residence is worth a... read»
More Good News? Fed Attempts to Curtail Foreclosures
Mark Wellborn | January 28th 2009
The Federal Reserve told congressional leaders yesterday that it will seek to renegotiate mortgages it owns that might otherwise enter foreclosure, Th... read»
Montgomery County Council Votes in Favor of Purple Line
Mark Wellborn | January 28th 2009
It still has a long way to go, but the purple line is a little closer to becoming a reality after the Montgomery County Council voted to endorse it ye... read»
Area Homes for the Offspring of DC's Power Set
Mark Wellborn | January 27th 2009
Washingtonian’s Open House blog had an interesting post last week for those who like to know where the offspring of the rich and powerful have p... read»
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Good News! Home Sales in the South (Including DC) Increase
Mark Wellborn | January 27th 2009
Yesterday, the National Association of Realtors issued a release that said home sales in the country advanced 6.5 percent from November to December la... read»
DC Tops List of World's Best Real Estate Markets
Mark Wellborn | January 26th 2009
DC regularly ranks high on “Top Ten” lists related to residential and commercial real estate, however its top billing on Forbes recent lis... read»
$7,500 For Your New Home -- No Repayment Required
Mark Wellborn | January 26th 2009
Imagine if you were buying a home for the first-time and, as a bonus, the federal government gave you $7,500 towards the purchase of the property that... read»
Year-End Condo Report: The Market was Terrible in 2008 (Surprise!)
Mark Wellborn | January 23rd 2009
The City Paper’s great real estate blog, Housing Complex, has a great summary of Delta Associates’ Year-End Mid-Atlantic Condominium Marke... read»
DC's Scarcity of Grocery Stores
Mark Wellborn | January 23rd 2009
Does DC not have enough grocery stores? In a post on the blog Greater Greater Washington yesterday, family demographer Lynda Laughlin made the case th... read»
Is Now the Best Time to Buy??
Mark Wellborn | January 21st 2009
The lead story in the real estate section of this weekend’s NY Times looked at a new crop of prospective buyers (those with "jobs and good credi... read»
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Today, UrbanTurf is taking a look at the areas around DC that have seen the highest h... read »
Plans to tear down an aging three-story apartment complex on Battery Lane in Bethesda... read »
The Phelps Street listing owned by Chris Hughes and husband Sean Eldridge went under ... read »
In news that we will call unsurprising, the DC area experienced the steepest job loss... read »
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