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Neighborhood Eats: The (Mainly) 14th Street Edition
Jamie Liu | May 17th 2013
This week's Neighborhood Eats is full of openings on 14th Street, but that doesn't mean we ignore restaurant news in the rest of the area. ... read»
Best New Listings: Park Vistas, Butcher Block Island, and Mad Men
Shilpi Paul | May 17th 2013
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, UrbanTurf looks at a Kalorama condo with park views, a Capitol Hill rowhouse with a butcher block island,... read»
The DC Zip Codes Where Home Are Selling the Slowest
Shilpi Paul | May 17th 2013
A few days ago, we reported on the zip codes in DC and the larger metro area where homes are selling the quickest. Today, we flip the data, and take a... read»
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This Week's Find: Inspired By California in Takoma Park
Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2013
If This Week's Find looks a little out of the ordinary for Takoma Park, it's because it was inspired by a famous home in California. ... read»
3.51: Mortgage Rates Continue Heading North
Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2013
Rates continue their trend upwards, making a jump of almost 10 basis points this week. On Thursday morning, Freddie Mac reported 3.51 percent with an ... read»
What Does Generation Y Want? Walkability and City Life
Shilpi Paul | May 16th 2013
The findings of a recent study about Generation Y support what people have been saying for years: members of the group want to live in walkable neighb... read»
The Top 10 DC Zip Codes Where Homes Are Selling Quickest
Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2013
After we reported that homes in the DC area are spending a median of 11 days on the market, we wanted to see how things are playing out in specifics z... read»
Harvest Home: DC's Submission For the 2013 Solar Decathlon
Shilpi Paul | May 15th 2013
DC's entry into the Solar Decathalon is a net-zero home that generates energy primarily by "harvesting" excess heat from photovoltaic panels and recap... read»
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