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Ask An Agent: What Steps Do I Need to Take to Make My Rental Legal?
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a couple buying a home with a basement rental unit inquires about what steps need to be taken in order to ... read»
Allegro Apartments Hits the Auction Block
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
It appears that incentives like free rent and free parking are not enough to keep Allegro Apartments in the black. The Washington Business Journal rec... read»
Deal of the Week: A One-Bedroom $8K Tax Credit Special
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
This week's Deal of the Week is a one-bedroom condo in Brightwood that may be the perfect unit for a first-time buyer that actually wants to see a den... read»
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The Best New Listings in the DC Area: The Capitol Hill Edition
Mark Wellborn | November 9th 2009
This week's best new listings in the DC area include a three-bedroom townhome with a "zen-like" living space a few blocks from Eastern Market and a tw... read»
UrbanTurf Wants Your $8K Tax Credit Story
UrbanTurf Staff | November 6th 2009
Did you take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit, and have a particularly interesting story as a result? UrbanTurf wants to know.... read»
DC Gov to Sell Vacant Properties the Old-Fashioned Way
Will Smith | November 6th 2009
The DC government is trying a new approach to selling some of the abandoned properties that it owns: real estate agents. A new program from the Depart... read»
Ditch Your Commute: Foggy Bottom
Katie Knorovsky | November 6th 2009
In this week's Ditch Your Commute, we look at the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Northwest DC. Its high concentration of federal, international, and edu... read»
A Gas Station Becomes an Artist's Home in Berlin
Mark Wellborn | November 6th 2009
In this week's departure from DC-area real estate fare, we head over to Berlin where an art collector has purchased an old gas station and turned it i... read»
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