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The Theory of Two Bottoms

The Theory of Two Bottoms

Will Smith | June 17th 2009

UrbanTurf usually avoids publishing dense statistics and economic analysis about the state of the housing market. But we saw something yesterday on th... read»

Metropole is Back After a Long, Strange Trip

Metropole is Back After a Long, Strange Trip

Mark Wellborn | June 17th 2009

It is no secret that Logan Circle's Metropole is a project that has faced its fair share of troubles and criticism over the last year and a half. From... read»

Ask An Agent: How Can I Find a Good Home Inspector and Title Insurance Company?

Ask An Agent: How Can I Find a Good Home Inspector and Title Insurance Company?

Mark Wellborn | June 17th 2009

In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader inquires about how to go about finding a good home inspector and title insurance company. More af... read»

DC Area Zip Codes With Most Discounted Homes

DC Area Zip Codes With Most Discounted Homes

Mark Wellborn | June 17th 2009

Online real estate agency Redfin has analyzed which DC area zip codes offered the biggest discounts for homebuyers during the month of May. To come up... read»

Pleasant Surprise: Housing Starts and Building Permits Surge

Pleasant Surprise: Housing Starts and Building Permits Surge

Will Smith | June 16th 2009

Unexpectedly positive news on the national housing front came today as the Commerce Department released statistics on May's housing starts and buildin... read»

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Why Do Condo Developments Restrict Re-Sales?

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Why Do Condo Developments Restrict Re-Sales?

Mark Wellborn | June 16th 2009

In this week’s installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who has been looking to buy a condo in the DC area wonders why certain development... read»

NoVa Needs to Start Building Homes

NoVa Needs to Start Building Homes

Mark Wellborn | June 16th 2009

Apparently, the housing market has come back so strongly in Northern Virginia in recent months that at least one area expert thinks that it is time to... read»

Tuesday's Deal of the Week

Tuesday's Deal of the Week

Mark Wellborn | June 16th 2009

We are aware that $699,000 is hardly considered a deal to most people when you are talking about the price of a home. However, when that price tag is ... read»

Washington Is the New Wall Street

Washington Is the New Wall Street

Will Smith | June 15th 2009

Reuters reports that Washington is enticing new college grads that, in other years, probably would have headed to Wall Street. More after the jump.... read»

WaPo: Be Wary of Agent's "Boosterism"

WaPo: Be Wary of Agent's "Boosterism"

Mark Wellborn | June 15th 2009

The Washington Post had an interesting piece on Saturday that looked at how a real estate agent's sunny outlook on the market (regardless of how it is... read»

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