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Shilpi Paul | January 11th 2013
UrbanTurf's Shilpi Paul made her way out to the spectacle that is the international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and reported back on a few ... read»
Best New Listings: Walk-In Closet, Basketball Court, and Mirrored Doors
Shilpi Paul | January 11th 2013
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at an H Street one-bedroom with a walk-in closet, a Silver Spring rambler with a basketball court... read»
From Himalayan to Serbian, DC's Restaurant Options Expand
Rebecca Cooper | January 11th 2013
DC area residents will soon have a longer list of cuisines to rattle off when trying to figure out where to go out to dinner. ... read»
DC Ecodistrict Approved By National Capital Planning Commission
Shilpi Paul | January 11th 2013
On Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission approved plans for the SW Ecodistrict, which will turn 100 acres of concrete jungle in the south... read»
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This Week's Find: Bauhaus in Brookland
UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013
A liberal definition of Bauhaus architecture would say that the style is about being modern and economical with materials, two tenets that Reema Gupta... read»
New Condos Planned Atop Dupont Circle Office Building
UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013
Residential developments have been popping up all over DC, but not in recent memory has one been built on top of an existing office building. ... read»
3.40: Mortgage Rates Inch Up
Shilpi Paul | January 10th 2013
After two months below 3.4 percent, mortgage rates inched up this week, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.40 percent with an average 0.7 point as the avera... read»
Housing Inventory in DC Area Hits Lowest Level in Almost a Decade
UrbanTurf Staff | January 10th 2013
The DC area finished 2012 with the lowest level of for-sale housing inventory in almost a decade, and the lowest number of new listings on record. ... read»
Is DC's $5,000 First-Time Buyer Tax Credit Coming Back?
Shilpi Paul | January 9th 2013
The $5,000 first-time homebuyer credit in DC expired in December 2011, but Eleanor Holmes Norton is working to get it re-instated. ... read»
DC Area Rents Drop As New Supply Hits Market
UrbanTurf Staff | January 9th 2013
The ever-growing supply of new apartments in the DC area seems to finally be catching up with demand. After years of increasing, rents are now droppin... read»
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