Most Popular Posts - Ever
Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Unique Spaces: The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina
Jennifer Sergent | Aug 11th | 16 Comments
With this weekend's DC houseboat tour a day away, UrbanTurf thought it only fitting to republish the article that we wrote last June about the Gangpla... read»
Final Stimulus Includes $8,000 Credit and Reinstatement of Loan Limits
Will Smith | Feb 17th | 27 Comments
President Obama travels to Denver this morning to sign the stimulus bill that has been almost the sole focus of his administration since taking office... read»
DC's Houseboat Community Makes A Move
Shilpi Paul | Nov 8th
As The Wharf prepares to begin construction, DC's houseboat community heads to its new temporary home. ... read»
Ask An Agent: How Much Should I Offer Below the Asking Price?
Mark Wellborn | Jun 10th | 6 Comments
In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader wonders if there is a rule for how much under the asking price she should bid on a property that ... read»
Ask an Agent: What Does "Contingent w/No Kick-Out" Mean?
Mark Wellborn | Sep 23rd | 6 Comments
In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader asks a fairly common question that new home buyers have: What is meant when a listing says "Conti... read»
Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin Need a Roommate
Lark Turner | Jan 15th
The real-life Alpha House near the Capitol is looking for a housemate as one of its members retires this year. ... read»
The Future of DC Housing Discussed at Smart Growth Forum
Andrew Siddons | Dec 15th | 1 Comment
In a presentation at the office of the National Capital Planning Commission last night, Director of the DC Office of Planning Harriet Tregoning painte... read»
Buyers Week: How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House?
UrbanTurf Staff | Mar 14th
To kick off Buyers Week, UrbanTurf provides a brief outline of some of the up-front costs associated with buying a home.... read»
Board Approves Pentagon City Project, Residential Component Uncertain
UrbanTurf Staff | Sep 23rd | 2 Comments
On Saturday, the Arlington County Board unanimously approved the massive, five-building PenPlace development on the boards for Pentagon City. ... read»
$275,000 to $625,000: The Anatomy of a DC Property Auction
Shilpi Paul | Apr 19th
On Thursday afternoon, a property auction in LeDroit Park illustrated the truly frenzied nature of DC's housing market. ... read»
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EDENS has big plans to expand its imprint on the Union Market neighborhood.... read »
The design for the Water Street warehouse condos has a new look.... read »
Historic preservation, eclectic restaurants, high-end real estate—welcome to a Shaw... read »
The target specifies 1,000 additional units each for the cities of Gaithersburg and R... read »
JBG's plans for Potomac Yard shopping center; Spike Gjerde's restaurant plans at Rive... read »
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Visit guides.urbanturf.com or start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Northern Virginia
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods across Northern Virginia
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Ballston
Looking to Give People A Reason to Stay Past 6pm
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Clarendon
Happily Straddling the Line Between City and Suburb
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Columbia Pike
Arlington’s Neglected Stepchild is Getting a Makeover
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Crystal City
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Lyon Village
Developing An Air of Exclusivity?
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Rosslyn
Hitting Its Growth Spurt
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Shirlington
An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride
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Del Ray
Virginia’s Small Town Near the Big City
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Eisenhower Avenue
The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years
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Huntington
The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway
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Old Town
Mayberry By The Potomac
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Parkfairfax
132 Commerical-Free Acres
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Downtown Falls Church
Staying the Same in the Midst of Change
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Tysons Corner
Radical Change Could Be On The Way
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Maryland
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods in suburban Maryland
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Annapolis
Small-Town Living in the State Capital
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Bethesda
Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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Cabin John
In With The New While Maintaining the Old
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Chevy Chase
Affluence, Green Lawns and Pricey Homes
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Downtown Silver Spring
Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History
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Potomac
A Suburb on Steroids
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Rockville Town Square
Despite the Dynamism, Still Somewhat Generic
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Takoma Park
More Than a Little Bit Quirky
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Wheaton
A Foodie Magnet on the Verge of Change
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Capitol Heights
Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime
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Hyattsville
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Mount Rainier
Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn
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National Harbor
A Development Rises Next to the Potomac
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Riverdale Park
A Town Looking For Its Identity
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Northwest DC
30+ neighborhood profiles for the city's biggest quadrant
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16th Street Heights
DC's Sleeper Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale
Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name
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AU Park
One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs
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Brightwood
DC’s Northern Neighborhood on the Cusp
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Burleith
DC’s 535 House Neighborhood
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Cathedral Heights
Do You Know Where That Is?
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Chevy Chase DC
Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase
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Cleveland Park
Coming Back After A Rough Year
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Columbia Heights
DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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Crestwood
An Island of Serenity East of the Park
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Dupont Circle
The Best of DC (For a Price)
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Foggy Bottom & West End
Where the Institutional Meets the International
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Forest Hills
Ambassadors and Adventurous Architecture
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Foxhall Village
350 Homes Just West of Georgetown
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Friendship Heights
A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live
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Georgetown
History, Hoyas and H&M
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Glover Park
One of DC’s Preppier and More Family-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Kalorama
A Posh View From Embassy Row
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LeDroit Park
A Quiet Enclave in the Middle of the City
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Logan Circle
Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Pleasant
Sought-After Homes Surround Main Street in Transition
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Palisades
The Long, Skinny Neighborhood at the City’s Northwest Edge
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Park View
It’s Not Petworth
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Penn Quarter/Chinatown
DC’s Go-Go-Go Neighborhood
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Petworth
Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own
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Shaw
The Duke’s Former Stomping Ground
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Shepherd Park
DC’s Garden of Diversity
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Spring Valley
A Suburb With a DC Zip Code
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Takoma
Not To Be Confused With Takoma Park
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Tenleytown
Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
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U Street Corridor
The Difference a Decade Makes
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Woodley Park
Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
No Longer DC’s Hippest Neighborhood, But Still Loved by Residents
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Southwest DC
The little quadrant that could
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Southwest Waterfront
A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Northeast DC
Profiles of 10 neighborhoods in NE
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders
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Eckington
Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale
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Fort Totten
Five Years Could Make a Big Difference
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H Street
A Place To Party, and To Settle Down
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Langdon
The Northeast Neighborhood That Few Know About
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Michigan Park
A Newsletter-On-Your-Doorstep Community
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NoMa
Evolving from a Brand to a Neighborhood
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Rosedale
Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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Trinidad
The Difference 5 Years Makes
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Woodridge
Big Houses, A Dusty Commercial Strip and Potential
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Southeast DC
6 neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to East of the River
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Capitol Riverfront
Still Growing
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Hill East
Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Historic Anacostia
Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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Eastern Market
A More European Way of Living
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Off the Beaten Turf
Overlooked parks, shops, cafes, and miscellany throughout DC
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro
