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Posts By Nena Perry-Brown

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Nena Perry-Brown, from most recent to least.

P.G. County Passes Strict Bill Regulating Short-Term Rentals

P.G. County Passes Strict Bill Regulating Short-Term Rentals

Nena Perry-Brown | October 24th 2018

While a short-term rental regulatory bill has stalled in DC, neighboring Prince George's County has passed its bill.... read»

What Around $900,000 Buys in the DC Area

What Around $900,000 Buys in the DC Area

Nena Perry-Brown | October 24th 2018

In this installment of What X Buys, UrbanTurf presents three DC-area options for homeowners with a $900,000 budget.... read»

Crystal City Home Prices Are Rising, But Don't Call It The Amazon Effect

Crystal City Home Prices Are Rising, But Don't Call It The Amazon Effect

Nena Perry-Brown | October 24th 2018

All the heightened speculation surrounding Amazon's impending selection of a location for its second full-size headquarters doesn't seem to have exten... read»

Will These Be The Stops For Elon Musk's DC-Baltimore Loop?

Will These Be The Stops For Elon Musk's DC-Baltimore Loop?

Nena Perry-Brown | October 23rd 2018

Earlier this year, we learned the proposed route for The Boring Company's high-speed Loop. Now, we are getting an idea of where that mode of transport... read»

Self-Driving Vehicles Will Be Deployed in the District

Self-Driving Vehicles Will Be Deployed in the District

Nena Perry-Brown | October 22nd 2018

The District has escaped the wave of autonomous vehicle (AV) pilot programs thus far — but that will change next year.... read»

Up to $92,000 Above Asking in Dupont Circle and Silver Spring

Up to $92,000 Above Asking in Dupont Circle and Silver Spring

Nena Perry-Brown | October 22nd 2018

This week's edition of Above Asking highlights two recently-featured listings which sold for $40,000 and $92,000 over listing price.... read»

Tax Rules Released Regarding Opportunity Zones

Tax Rules Released Regarding Opportunity Zones

Nena Perry-Brown | October 22nd 2018

Six months ago, DC released its list of Opportunity Zones. Now, some rules for the Zones have been released.... read»

One DC Market Accounted for Nearly Two-Thirds of New Condos Sales Last Quarter

One DC Market Accounted for Nearly Two-Thirds of New Condos Sales Last Quarter

Nena Perry-Brown | October 19th 2018

While new condo sales in the DC area fell over the course of the last year, the market is still holding firm.... read»

Best New Listings: A Hidden One-Bedroom off H Street and a Victorian in Shaw

Best New Listings: A Hidden One-Bedroom off H Street and a Victorian in Shaw

Nena Perry-Brown | October 19th 2018

This week’s Best New Listings includes a sun-filled semi-detached home in Friendship Heights, a charming Victorian in Shaw, and a lofty one-bedroom ... read»

What Around $500,000 Buys in the DC Area

What Around $500,000 Buys in the DC Area

Nena Perry-Brown | October 17th 2018

For this edition of What X Buys, UrbanTurf highlights a few options for DC-area homebuyers looking with a $500,000 budget.... 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