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This Week's Find: Alexandria Energy-Efficiency Before It Was Trendy
Mark Wellborn | May 12th 2011
This Week's Find is a custom 5,000 square-foot home that was built to be energy-efficient before it was the norm in the home building industry. ... read»
4.63%: Rates Hit 2011 Low
UrbanTurf Staff | May 12th 2011
Long-term mortgage rates dipped for the fourth week in a row this morning, as Freddie Mac reported 4.63 percent with 0.7 of a point as the average on ... read»
October 1st: How Lower Loan Limits Will Affect Housing in DC
Mark Wellborn | May 12th 2011
Today, as legislation is proposed that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with private companies and long-term mortgage rates hit their yearly l... read»
Google Maps Now Shows Directions for Metro and Metrobus
UrbanTurf Staff | May 11th 2011
Greater Greater Washington reports that Google Maps has now added Metro and Metrobus to the available travel methods you can use to figure out directi... read»
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Cigar Bar and Steam Room: Nine-Bedroom Dupont Foreclosure To Become Fancy
UrbanTurf Staff | May 11th 2011
Proof that foreclosures can be found anywhere in DC came when UrbanTurf featured a nine-bedroom bank-owned home for sale in Dupont Circle. However, in... read»
More Bicycles, Greener Alleys and Performance Parking
Mark Wellborn | May 11th 2011
More Capital Bikeshare stations, greener alleys, and no increases in Circulator fees were just some of the recommendations made by DC's Committee on P... read»
Price Cutter: Burleith, Hillcrest and Columbia Heights
Mark Wellborn | May 11th 2011
In Price Cutter this week, we highlight recent price reductions on a two-bedroom Tudor in Burleith, a renovated four-bedroom in Hillcrest and a one-be... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Best Condo Front Desks, Please
UrbanTurf Staff | May 10th 2011
In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a DC condo buyer is running into difficulty finding newer condo buildings that offer front desks/concier... read»
DC's April Home Sales Second Highest Since 2006
Mark Wellborn | May 10th 2011
Last month, 5,170 home purchase contracts were signed in the DC area, the second highest total for April since 2006, according to data released today ... read»
Deal of the Week: A Capitol Hill Renovation Project
Mark Wellborn | May 9th 2011
For those in the market for a three-bedroom home on the Hill that needs some touching up, there might not be a better bargain currently than this inst... read»
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