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Posts By Janelle Nanos

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

Petworth: Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own

Petworth: Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own

Janelle Nanos | October 21st 2010

Two years ago, Petworth was dubbed Notyetworth by the Washington City Paper. Now that less-than-flattering label no longer seems to apply.... read»

Mount Rainier: Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn

Mount Rainier: Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn

Janelle Nanos | September 15th 2010

Mount Rainier is a tight-knit century-old community with an arts district, a food co-op, an active e-mail listserv and even a silo full of corn used t... read»

UrbanTurf Weekend Edition: Can You Hear Me Now?

UrbanTurf Weekend Edition: Can You Hear Me Now?

Janelle Nanos | April 23rd 2010

Imagine if you bought or rented a place only to realize soon after you moved in that you could not make or receive calls on your cell phone. Unfortuna... read»

The Search: Five-Month House Hunt Pays Off For Air Traffic Controller

The Search: Five-Month House Hunt Pays Off For Air Traffic Controller

Janelle Nanos | February 12th 2010

It took five months and looking at over 40 properties, but Raine Ralston finally found the perfect place to fit in with her job as an air traffic cont... read»

DC's Housing Scarcity: Great for Sellers, Frustrating for Buyers

DC's Housing Scarcity: Great for Sellers, Frustrating for Buyers

Janelle Nanos | January 22nd 2010

Janelle Nanos looks into how the dearth of homes on the market in DC is affecting both buyers and sellers. ... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

DC Real Estate Guides

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First-Timer Primers

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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