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Under Contract: Sweeps Week
Shilpi Paul | January 30th 2013
In Under Contract this week, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers. In this edition, ... read»
Choose Your Own Robert Gurney-Designed House
Shilpi Paul | January 29th 2013
A DC-area architect has a new home in the works with a twist of the choose-your-own-adventure sort.... read»
Case-Shiller: Home Prices Rise 5.5 Percent Nationally
UrbanTurf Staff | January 29th 2013
On Tuesday morning, Case-Shiller reported that home prices increased by 5.5 percent between November 2011 and November 2012 in their 20-city index. In... read»
$19.5 Million: DC's Newest Most Expensive Home
UrbanTurf Staff | January 28th 2013
Late Monday, a 10,000 square-foot mansion near Battery Kimble Park hit the market for $19.5 million, making it the most expensive home currently on th... read»
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Home Price Watch: Peaking in 2007 in 16th Street Heights
Shilpi Paul | January 28th 2013
UrbanTurf has been analyzing the home price data of a dozen zip codes on the area over the past few months. This week we examine 20011, the zip code t... read»
Solar-Powered Townhomes Near H Street Corridor Moving Forward
Shilpi Paul | January 28th 2013
A long-stalled plan to bring 26 glassy, solar-powered, modern-looking residences to Rosedale is moving forward, UrbanTurf has learned.... read»
New Bigwigs: Colin Powell, Donald Hornig & Hubert Humphrey
UrbanTurf Staff | January 28th 2013
This week on Bigwig Digs, we add three men whose historical legacies differ vastly but who’ve all left a clear mark on the world of politics, na... read»
Deal of the Week: Positively 5th Street
UrbanTurf Staff | January 28th 2013
With housing inventory as low as it is in the DC area right now, it can be tough to find bargains. But we imagine that the living room of this week's ... read»
Guess the Price: Out of the Cold Edition
UrbanTurf Staff | January 25th 2013
For Friday afternoon procrastination purposes, try and guess the price of this California home that has a living room open to the warm Los Angeles wea... read»
How Garrison Elementary Was Saved
Shilpi Paul | January 25th 2013
After Garrison Elementary showed up on Chancellor Kaya Henderson school closure list, Garrison parents immediately mobilized. And it ended up paying o... read»
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