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Posts By UrbanTurf Staff

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This Week's Find: The Castle in Chevy Chase

This Week's Find: The Castle in Chevy Chase

UrbanTurf Staff | December 10th 2013

For those home buyers who wished they lived in medieval times, This Week's Find may be to your liking. ... read»

DC Area Home Sales Fell 13% Following Shutdown

DC Area Home Sales Fell 13% Following Shutdown

UrbanTurf Staff | December 10th 2013

The effects of the government shutdown were significant, but likely temporary, for the DC area housing market. ... read»

Car2Go Raises Rates, May Be Looking to Rent Your Parking Space

Car2Go Raises Rates, May Be Looking to Rent Your Parking Space

UrbanTurf Staff | December 9th 2013

Starting today, car2go, which allows users to pick up cars around the city using an app and take them on one-way trips, will raise its rates from 37 t... read»

FHA Will Drop Loan Limits in 2014

FHA Will Drop Loan Limits in 2014

UrbanTurf Staff | December 9th 2013

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced late last week that it will implement new FHA single-family loan limits starting on Ja... read»

Under Contract: From 18 Days to Four Years

Under Contract: From 18 Days to Four Years

UrbanTurf Staff | December 9th 2013

In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured that were snatched up by buyers in the DC area. ... read»

Best New Listings: The Under $500,000 Edition

Best New Listings: The Under $500,000 Edition

UrbanTurf Staff | December 6th 2013

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, UrbanTurf looks at two properties that just hit the market for under $500,000. ... read»

The Parking Conscious Car Collector's Home

The Parking Conscious Car Collector's Home

UrbanTurf Staff | December 6th 2013

Parking is a prevalent and contentious topic of debate around DC these days, particularly when it comes to residential projects. Well, a homeowner and... read»

Designing For 350 Square Feet

Designing For 350 Square Feet

UrbanTurf Staff | December 6th 2013

Today on UrbanTurf, all the articles that you see will be related solely to homes -- big, small, for sale, not for sale, in DC and far outside the cit... read»

First-Timer Primer: When Is an ARM Better Than a Fixed-Rate Mortgage?

First-Timer Primer: When Is an ARM Better Than a Fixed-Rate Mortgage?

UrbanTurf Staff | December 5th 2013

The preferred mortgage product among most home buyers is the fixed-rate mortgage. Chances are that if you bought a home in recent years, you did so wi... read»

$257 a Month: The Difference a Year Makes in Interest Rates

$257 a Month: The Difference a Year Makes in Interest Rates

UrbanTurf Staff | December 5th 2013

One year ago, the average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.34 percent. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 4.46 as the average on this typ... read»

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