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Tenleytown: Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
Amanda Abrams | March 10th 2011
Tenleytown is similar to other northwest DC neighborhoods where those with means choose to settle. The area's commercial strip is uninspiring on the r... read»
4.88%: Your Weekly Mortgage Rate Update
UrbanTurf Staff | March 10th 2011
After three weeks of steady drops, long-term interest rates rose ever so slightly for 30-year fixed rate mortgages this week to 4.88 percent from 4.87... read»
Zillow Launches Rental Zestimates
Mark Wellborn | March 10th 2011
Today, Zillow announced that it would provide Zestimates for rentals as well as homes across the country. A Zestimate is the company's tool to provide... read»
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This Week's Find: The Nine-Bedroom Dupont Circle Foreclosure
UrbanTurf Staff | March 9th 2011
Dupont Circle is not the first DC neighborhood that comes to mind when you think of foreclosures, but as This Week's Find proves, bank-owned propertie... read»
Target and Bloomingdale's Coming to Georgetown?
Mark Wellborn | March 9th 2011
The Georgetown Current's Carol Buckley reported today that Target and Bloomingdale's could be opening up shop at Georgetown Park. ... read»
Even Hipper: Local Chef Buys in H Street Corridor
UrbanTurf Staff | March 9th 2011
The Washington Business Journal recently reported that Nicholas Stefanelli, executive chef at Bibiana, considered one of DC's best new restaurants by ... read»
Proof That a Church Can Become a Home
UrbanTurf Staff | March 8th 2011
A San Francisco church-cum-house recently featured by The Wall Street Journal is proof that churches can indeed be transformed into single-family home... read»
Can Google Cure Road Rage in DC Area?
Mark Wellborn | March 8th 2011
Recent data revealed that the DC region boasts the fourth-worst traffic congestion in the country. And, naturally, Google is trying to make things bet... read»
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