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Tax Assessment Values Drop: A Good Thing?
Mark Wellborn | March 3rd 2009
DC’s Office of Tax and Revenue just mailed out 2010 tax assessment notices to property owners. So by tomorrow, most home and condo owners will r... read»
DC Real Estate Investment Group Meets Tuesday
Mark Wellborn | March 2nd 2009
UrbanTurf will be attending the Tuesday meeting of the DC Area Real Estate Buying and Investing Group. The group meets monthly to share ideas on how a... read»
How Much For Homes in Popular DC Neighborhoods?
Mark Wellborn | March 2nd 2009
Home prices are dropping. That's no secret in this market. But just how much are homes selling for in DC's more popular neighborhoods? We looked at cu... read»
The Best New Listings in the DC Area
Mark Wellborn | March 2nd 2009
Our favorite new listings this week include a renovated four-bedroom in Petworth for under $450k, a two-bedroom condo in Kalorama that has undergone a... read»
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DC Area Traffic is Getting Better
Mark Wellborn | February 27th 2009
Traffic congestion in the DC Metro area is improving. (That is not a typo.) A report from Inrix Inc. says that there was a 26 percent drop in area con... read»
Looking Beyond Foreclosures: Deals from Home Builders
Will Smith | February 27th 2009
Agent Julie Emery says that home buyers should expand the scope of their property search beyond foreclosures and short sales to include new homes from... read»
How Much Should You Spend on Mortgage Payments?
Mark Wellborn | February 27th 2009
Many Americans are finding themselves paying up to 50 percent of their annual income to cover the mortgage on their home. As the Obama administration ... read»
UrbanTurf Happy Hour? Share Your Thoughts
Mark Wellborn | February 26th 2009
Many of our readers are prospective home buyers, so UrbanTurf is entertaining the idea of hosting a happy hour where ideas can be shared about what ne... read»
New Study: Housing Market Not as Bad as You Think
Will Smith | February 26th 2009
The University of Virginia has published a study on the nation's housing market asserting that the real estate situation is not as dire as has been co... read»
Forbes: DC Has Second Best Housing Market in U.S.
Mark Wellborn | February 26th 2009
Our friend Matt Woolsey over at Forbes magazine has compiled the list of best and worst housing markets in the country, and DC ranks second on the lis... read»
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