Most Popular Posts - Ever
Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Clarendon: Happily Straddling the Line Between City and Suburb
Amanda Abrams | May 11th 2010
In this week's neighborhood profile we look at Clarendon, an area that residents love for its unique mix of urban and 'burbs.... read»
When Is a Contract Really a Contract?
Craig Davitian | June 18th 2013
When a contract for a home purchase actually becomes official is a reasonable concern for both buyers and sellers, as the date of the contract is the ... read»
80 Famous People and Where They Lived in DC
UrbanTurf Staff | October 1st 2012
UrbanTurf launched a new site today that shows where famous people have lived throughout the DC area over the years. We call it Bigwig Digs.... read»
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Potomac: A Suburb on Steroids
Amanda Abrams | July 7th 2011
Almost everything in Potomac, Md. is oversized. The houses are huge, the lawns are wide, and in order to live here, one needs to have a pretty large a... read»
Gentrification in DC: Five Takeaways From a Recent Forum
Shilpi Paul | October 3rd 2012
On Thursday night, Tabaq bistro was packed with residents eager to hear the the thoughts of the speakers on the DC Humanities Council's latest panel d... read»
Tenleytown: Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
Amanda Abrams | March 10th 2011
Tenleytown is similar to other northwest DC neighborhoods where those with means choose to settle. The area's commercial strip is uninspiring on the r... read»
A Netflix Renovation: DC Firehouse Turned Home Gets a Made-for-TV Makeover
Nena Perry-Brown | August 24th 2018
A historic Shaw firehouse was featured on a new Netflix series about getting the most out of an Airbnb.... read»
Changes to BB&T's CHIP Loan, The FHA Alternative
UrbanTurf Sponsor | January 12th 2012
BB&T’s Community Homeownership Incentive Program, better known as CHIP, is one of the best alternatives to FHA financing. Recently, however, a n... read»
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A Home Equity Line of Credit, commonly referred to as HELOC, is a borrowing product t... read »

Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at what remains in the residential pipeline for Union M... read »

Today, UrbanTurf is taking a look at the areas around DC that have seen the highest h... read »

Why the BZA is shut down; why a new DC sushi counter is a bargain; and why home build... read »

Regular UrbanTurf readers will remember the triangle house in Adams Morgan.... read »
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