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Shilpi Paul | July 19th 2012
Yet again, mortgage rates dropped to an all-time record low this week, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.53 with an average 0.7 point as the average on a 3... read»
Putting Up Walls to Bring Down the Rent
Shilpi Paul | July 18th 2012
Many young DC renters have found a way to live in the city's most luxurious apartment buildings without going broke. ... read»
What $1,700 Rents You in the DC Area
Shilpi Paul | July 18th 2012
This week in What X Rents You, UrbanTurf looked in the $1,700 a month range and found a variety of choices for prospective renters in the region with ... read»
Distressed Property Sales Drop to Lowest Level Since 2009
Shilpi Paul | July 18th 2012
According to a report released this morning, DC proper has one of the lowest rates of distressed property sales in the region.... read»
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Just How Important Is the Creative Class?
Shilpi Paul | July 17th 2012
New pop-up shops, cafes and art gallery openings are lauded and certainly have intrinsic value, but do they lead to economic development?... read»
Sponsored: The Meticulously Renovated Apartments of Kenyon House
UrbanTurf Sponsor | July 17th 2012
The appealing qualities of Kenyon House, a 49-apartment apartment building in Columbia Heights renovated by Urban Investment Partners (UIP), are almos... read»
Deal of the Week: Petworth For Under $400,000
Shilpi Paul | July 17th 2012
This installment of Deal of the Week is in good condition, but its need for a little updating may explain its low price.... read»
25 Residential Units and a Fast Casual Restaurant to 14th Street?
Shilpi Paul | July 16th 2012
At Monday night's ANC 1B Design Review Committee, Valor Development introduced a potential concept for the corner of 14th and W Street NW: 25 resident... read»
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Buys U Street Corridor Condo
UrbanTurf Staff | July 16th 2012
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently purchased a two-bedroom condo near the U Street Corridor, according to the Washington Business Journal.... read»
UT Reader Asks: Unwelcome on the Porch
UrbanTurf Staff | July 16th 2012
In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a new resident in a Columbia Heights group house is wondering how to politely ask some unwanted loiterer... read»
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