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This Week's Find: A Storehouse-Turned-Home on the Hill
Shilpi Paul | May 9th 2013
A few years ago, UrbanTurf wrote about a bank on Capitol Hill that was turned into a doctor's single-family home. Now, we get wind of another former c... read»
Neighborhood Eats: Nooshi, Raku and a Little Kombucha
Jamie Liu | May 9th 2013
In this week's Neighborhood Eats, new sushi for Barracks Row, a kombucha cafe for I Street, and the closing of a Glover Park ice cream institution.... read»
3.42: Mortgage Rates Reverse Course, Head North
Shilpi Paul | May 9th 2013
For the first time in six weeks, mortgages rates are heading up, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.42 percent with an average 0.7 point as the average on a... read»
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Under Contract: The $700s Edition (Plus DC's Smallest House)
Shilpi Paul | May 8th 2013
In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers. ... read»
Large Mixed-Use Development Coming to Congress Heights Metro
Shilpi Paul | May 8th 2013
In keeping with the trend of increased development in Ward 8, a planned unit development was just submitted for a 446,000-square foot office and resid... read»
50 Percent of Americans Expect Home Prices to Rise This Year
Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013
A majority of Americans believe that home prices will continue to climb this year, Fannie Mae's latest National Housing Survey found.... read»
New Credit Score Company Ignores One-Time Mistakes
Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013
One credit score generator has tweaked their formula to place less emphasis on one-time mistakes. VantageScore Solutions is now ignoring collection ac... read»
Job Growth Driving Rising Home Prices
Shilpi Paul | May 7th 2013
Asking prices for homes across the country are now 8.3 percent higher than they were a year ago, reported Trulia on Tuesday. The highest gains were se... read»
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