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Best Real Estate Idea (If It Works): Popularise
Shilpi Paul | December 19th 2011
If Popularise can get beyond a few obstacles, it could revolutionize the way the development process works. ... read»
Best Real Estate Amenity of 2011: Bathroom Pencil Sharpener
UrbanTurf Staff | December 19th 2011
As far as home amenities go, the range can be pretty wide. But a unit in Logan Circle may take the cake for having the most peculiar bathroom accessor... read»
The Best Listing of the Year For Mere Mortals
Shilpi Paul | December 19th 2011
UrbanTurf featured hundreds of homes for sale this year and combed through many thousands more, so picking out the top listing of 2011 (for the mere m... read»
Best (or Worst) New Neighborhood Moniker: Silicon Hill
Shilpi Paul | December 16th 2011
Back in October, UrbanTurf made a vain attempt at coining a new neighborhood moniker, based on DC's growing tech scene. ... read»
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The Best Listing of the Year For Well-Paid Lobbyists
UrbanTurf Staff | December 16th 2011
In an effort to make you wish you had a few more zeros in your paycheck, we head into the thin air of DC's luxury real estate market and pick out the ... read»
Best (And Most Ridiculous) Real Estate Rumor of 2011: R. Kelly Apartment Hunting on Capitol Hill
Shilpi Paul | December 16th 2011
If only this rumor were true, maybe the District would have gotten its own rap opera.... read»
UrbanTurf's Best of 2011
UrbanTurf Staff | December 16th 2011
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 residenti... read»
Inspectors Share Some Tips About DC Homes
Shilpi Paul | December 15th 2011
DC is full of homes that are brimming with charm and gravitas, but are also approaching an age when many elements begin to deteriorate. UrbanTurf reac... read»
Under Contract In Less Than a Month (Or a Week in Some Cases)
Shilpi Paul | December 15th 2011
In Under Contract this week, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured to see which were snatched up by DC's alert buyers. ... read»
3.94%: Mortgage Rates Match Record Low
Shilpi Paul | December 15th 2011
This morning, rates on 30-year mortgages dropped to match their all-time record low. Freddie Mac reported 3.94 percent with 0.8 of a point as the aver... read»
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