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Quick Hits: Mortgage Rates Break Record, Wegmans Inches Closer to DC
Mark Wellborn | July 29th 2010
Mortgage rates fell to 4.54% earlier today, setting another all-time low. Also, Wegmans, a grocery store with a Trader Joe's-like following, will be o... read»
HGTV Heads East of the River
Mark Wellborn | July 29th 2010
The first home to be featured on the DC season of HGTV’s My First Sale will not be a Federal row house in Georgetown or a two-bedroom condo in L... read»
Sponsored: Cheat Sheet to Home Buyer Programs in DC
UrbanTurf Sponsor | July 29th 2010
Few people realize how many home-buying programs exist specifically for DC residents. The city offers a handful of programs that provide incentives, c... read»
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HGTV Eagerly Looking for My First Sale Participants
Will Smith | July 28th 2010
Since HGTV's announcement in May that it had begun casting for the upcoming season of My First Sale, the network has ratcheted up its urgency to find ... read»
DC’s Apartment Vacancy Drops, Construction Booms
Mark Wellborn | July 28th 2010
In its mid-year report, MPF Research stated that apartment occupancy across the DC area for the first six months of the year reached just over 95 perc... read»
Comp and Circumstance: Capitol Hill Vs. Georgetown
Rebecca Ortega | July 28th 2010
Comp and Circumstance presents two listings of roughly similar prices in DC and compares the pros and cons of each. This week, we picked homes in two ... read»
The Return of the "Sidelined" Seller
Mark Wellborn | July 27th 2010
Home owners who have refrained from putting their house or condo up for sale may change their mind in the coming months, according to The Wall Street ... read»
Woodley Park: Deceptively Residential
Amanda Abrams | July 27th 2010
For many DC residents, Woodley Park consists of a small commercial stretch along Connecticut Avenue, an area that they might occasionally head for bru... read»
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