Posts By Mark Wellborn
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.
The Paper of Record Says It's Time to Buy in DC
Mark Wellborn | April 21st 2010
The New York Times (with some help from Moody’s) has concluded that DC residents are better off buying a home rather than renting one. More afte... read»
iPad Fever: How Apple's Newest Creation is Being Used to Market DC Real Estate
Mark Wellborn | April 20th 2010
The iPad has unquestionably been the most anticipated new technology of the year. The hype surrounding Apple's latest creation has not been lost on a ... read»
DC's Top 50 Properties (and What They Say About the City's Buyers)
Mark Wellborn | April 20th 2010
One of the criticisms of the recent column in The Atlantic about the trouble finding a home to buy in DC was that the author was limiting her search t... read»
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Antawn Jamison's Palatial Bethesda Mansion Hits the Market
Mark Wellborn | April 16th 2010
UrbanTurf has learned that former Washington Wizard Antawn Jamison’s sprawling Bethesda home is currently on the market. Fittingly, the home is ... read»
Columbia Heights is One of Top Urban Projects in U.S.
Mark Wellborn | April 16th 2010
The Urban Land Institute has recognized DC's Columbia Heights neighborhood in their annual Awards for Excellence. Is this because the area has two of ... read»
"If I Had $4 Million" Listing: 11,000 Square-Foot Treehouse in Forest Hills
Mark Wellborn | April 16th 2010
For this week's If I Had $4 Million listing, we up the ante from luxury real estate to uber-luxury real estate and look at an 11,000 square-foot home ... read»
As Foreclosures Rise Nationally, DC Heads in Opposite Direction
Mark Wellborn | April 15th 2010
RealtyTrac released their latest foreclosure figures today and to the chagrin of housing optimists out there, the national rate of foreclosures last m... read»
Best Open Houses: Capitol Hill and Tenleytown
Mark Wellborn | April 15th 2010
In this week's edition of Best Open Houses, we feature a two-bedroom loft in a former schoolhouse in Capitol Hill and a three-bedroom near Tenleytown ... read»
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