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Mark Wellborn | May 6th 2009
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Mark Wellborn | May 6th 2009
Zillow.com announced in a recently released report that one in five U.S. homeowners owes the bank more than their home is worth. The report also noted... read»
HomeVisit Hacked, Down For Next Three Days
Mark Wellborn | May 6th 2009
UrbanTurf has learned that the HomeVisit website and the terrific photos and virtual tours that it provides to listings in the area will be down for t... read»
Express Homebuyers Still Flipping
Mark Wellborn | May 6th 2009
About a month ago, we linked to a story that the City Paper's Ruth Samuelson wrote about about Express Homebuyers, a company that buys, renovates and ... read»
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Metro Stations With Greatest Increase, Decrease in Ridership
Mark Wellborn | May 5th 2009
Greater Greater Washington has posted the Metro stations in the DC area that have shown the fastest passenger growth and decline rates, and the result... read»
Alexandria’s Live/Work Housing Project
Mark Wellborn | May 5th 2009
DCmud is reporting that work will soon begin on The Lofts at Del Ray Village, a three-story development on Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria that cate... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Petworth or LeDroit Park?
Mark Wellborn | May 5th 2009
In this week's installment of "UrbanTurf Reader Asks," a prospective buyer asks a question that we imagine will elicit varying opinions: Should I live... read»
Tuesday's Deal of the Week
Mark Wellborn | May 5th 2009
This week's Deal of the Week is in a slightly higher price range than the listings we normally pick for this feature, however we still consider it a d... read»
Ground Broken at Georgia Commons Site
Mark Wellborn | May 4th 2009
The ground was finally broken this morning on Georgia Commons, a $35 million mixed-use project in Petworth that will include 130 residential units and... read»
Rising U.S. Home Sales Suggest Bottom is Near
Mark Wellborn | May 4th 2009
The National Association of Realtors announced that pending U.S. home sales rose 3.2 percent from February to March, the second straight month that sa... read»
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