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U.S. Home Prices Fall By Record Amount
Mark Wellborn | March 31st 2009
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller housing index was released today, and it showed that home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on record in J... read»
Tuesday's Deal of the Week
Mark Wellborn | March 31st 2009
Today’s “Deal of the Week” is a three-bedroom condo at 2030 1st Street NW in LeDroit Park, one of DC’s most architecturally pr... read»
The New McMansions of Palisades
Mark Wellborn | March 30th 2009
It may be hard to believe, but new homes (big new homes, actually) are selling in certain parts of DC. DCmud is reporting that 46 “embassy-sized... read»
Deadline to Begin Appealing Tax Assessment -- April 1st
Mark Wellborn | March 30th 2009
DC’s Office of Tax and Revenue mailed out 2010 tax assessment notices to property owners at the beginning of March, and a number of owners took ... read»
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The Rent v. Buy Debate Continues
Mark Wellborn | March 30th 2009
Late last week, we published a post that compared the cost of renting in DC versus buying now that interest rates are at 4.85 percent. On Friday, The ... read»
The Best New Listings in the DC Area
Mark Wellborn | March 30th 2009
This week's best new listings include a two-bedroom condo in a renovated rowhouse in the U Street Corridor, a rowhouse in Palisades with a huge chef's... read»
At 4.85%, Should You Keep Renting or Just Buy?
Mark Wellborn | March 27th 2009
Mortgage rates are at the lowest point that they have been in decades (4.85%). As a result, people who have been renting for a long time and were not ... read»
Prices Continue to Drop at The Erie
Mark Wellborn | March 27th 2009
A few weeks ago, we posted that the prices had been reduced at a number of the units at The Erie in Adams Morgan. We just got word that those prices h... read»
Last Night's Opening at The Jamieson
Mark Wellborn | March 27th 2009
Last night, we headed over to the opening of The Jamieson, 79 condominiums in Old Town, Alexandria directly above The Westin. Despite the gray skies a... read»
Friday's "If I Had $1 Million" Listing
Mark Wellborn | March 27th 2009
This week's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a $1.5 million four-bedroom Victorian between Logan Circle and Dupont Circle. The property is split into ... read»
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