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Posts By UrbanTurf Staff

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

Mortgage Rates Fall Again

Mortgage Rates Fall Again

UrbanTurf Staff | June 26th 2025

Today, Freddie Mac reported 6.77% as the average on a 30-year mortgage, down four basis points from last week.... read»

First-Timer Primer: The Escalation Clause

First-Timer Primer: The Escalation Clause

UrbanTurf Staff | June 26th 2025

In hot housing markets, potential homebuyers are adding escalation clauses so that their offers are as competitive as possible.... read»

A Home Inspection Primer For New Home Buyers

A Home Inspection Primer For New Home Buyers

UrbanTurf Staff | June 26th 2025

When purchasing a home, it's crucial to conduct a thorough inspection to determine the condition of the property you are buying.... read»

First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?

First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?

UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2025

In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look into the question of how to determine if a condo building where you are considering buying is in good f... read»

At $20 Million, The Most Expensive Home In DC Finds A Buyer

At $20 Million, The Most Expensive Home In DC Finds A Buyer

UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2025

Located at the site of the former Cafritz mansion in Kent, the eight-bedroom estate found a buyer earlier this week at a list price of $19.95 million.... read»

First-Timer Primer: A Condo Fee Tutorial

First-Timer Primer: A Condo Fee Tutorial

UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2025

Why condo fees are high in some buildings and low in others can be a difficult question to answer. UrbanTurf provides a quick tutorial for buyers on t... read»

Wednesday's Must Reads

Wednesday's Must Reads

UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2025

DC sues Maryland driver over 400 unpaid parking tickets; HQ2 gets an extension; and all of Jeff Bezos's wealth.... read»

First-Timer Primer: How A Retirement Account Can Help Buy A Home

First-Timer Primer: How A Retirement Account Can Help Buy A Home

UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025

A Roth IRA is one of those accounts that people feel is totally off limits until you reach the age of 59 1/2. But that is not entirely true.... read»

40% Of DC-Area Realtors Worked With Clients Affected By DOGE, Per Report

40% Of DC-Area Realtors Worked With Clients Affected By DOGE, Per Report

UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025

The report out Tuesday provides a new sense of how cuts to the federal government might be affecting the DC-area housing market.... read»

First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process

First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process

UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2025

As home buyers get the itch to look for a home and start to venture out to open houses, it will behoove them to go through the pre-approval process.... read»

DC Real Estate Guides

Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market

We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!

First-Timer Primers

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial What is a Rent Back? 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House? Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy? Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Unique Spaces

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC The R Street Firehouse DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home Best Transition From a Garage To a Home The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse