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4.71%: Mortgage Rates Fall For Second Week in A Row
UrbanTurf Staff | January 13th 2011
Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, with Freddie Mac reporting 4.71 percent as the average on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage this morning... read»
What Generation Y Wants In A Home
Mark Wellborn | January 13th 2011
Urban setting, outdoor space and no formal dining rooms. That is what Generation Y is looking for in a house these days, The Wall Street Journal repor... read»
DC's Small Condos -- How Low Can They Go?
UrbanTurf Staff | January 13th 2011
DCmud had a post recently about a very small condo for sale in the city, which got us to thinking about just how small properties get within the DC bo... read»
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UrbanTurf Reader Asks: The Search For a DC One-Bedroom Apartment
UrbanTurf Staff | January 12th 2011
In this week’s installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader asks for advice about the best way to find a one-bedroom apartment in DC for $2,00... read»
This Week's Find: A Modern Home Where the Art Collection Does Not Convey
Mark Wellborn | January 11th 2011
Some home buyers spend months heading from open house to open house before they fall in love with a home, and other times it is the property that find... read»
Construction of 276-Unit Apartment Project in Southwest to Begin This Year
Mark Wellborn | January 11th 2011
Reports have emerged that construction will begin this quarter on a new 276-unit apartment project at 1345 South Capitol Street, the first new apartme... read»
The Atlantic: How the Recession Changed Us
UrbanTurf Staff | January 11th 2011
In what is perhaps the coolest collection of statistical graphics we have seen in the past 12 months, The Atlantic has an "infographic" in its latest ... read»
What $490K Buys You in DC
Rebecca Ortega | January 11th 2011
In What X Buys You this week, we take a look at properties that recently came on the market in the $479,000-$499,000 range to give readers an idea of ... read»
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