UrbanTurf's Best of 2012
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UrbanTurf usually stays away from publishing rankings or lists…except at the end of the year when we look back at the best that DC’s residential real estate scene had to offer during the previous 12 months. So, this past week, we looked at not only the best, but the most intriguing and peculiar things that came across our radar over the course of 2012.
Here are the Best of 2012 posts for those that missed them. And to all our readers, happy holidays!
- The Best Listing of the Year (For Mere Mortals)
- Best Reasons to Never Own a Car or Hail a Cab
- The Best Listing of the Year (For Well-Paid Lobbyists)
- Most Notable Trends of 2012: Micro-Units, Tight Inventory and Fundrise
- The Hippest Supreme Court Decision of 2012
- Best UrbanTurf Addition of the Year: Re-imagined
- Best House History of the Year: From Pie to Hooch to Heroin
- Most Buzzed About Avenue: 9th Street NW
- Best Transition From a Garage To a Home
- Most Improved Rep of 2012: Anacostia
- The Policy Revision That Could Change the City
- Best Green Trend of the Year: Passive Houses Multiply
- Best Addition to DC’s Food Scene: Union Market
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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/urbanturfs_best_of_2012/6461.
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