Most Popular Posts - Ever
Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Demand Surpassing Supply in DC Area Home Market
Mark Wellborn | August 5th 2009
The inventory of homes on the market in DC fell below 6 months worth in June, an indication that the market may be switching from a buyer's market bac... read»
3.66: Mortgage Rates Slip on Disappointing Jobs Report
Lark Turner | April 9th 2015
Freddie Mac reported 3.66 percent as the average on a fixed-rate, 30-year mortgage on Thursday.... read»
Mortgage Rates Kick Off 2018 By Dropping to 3.95%
UrbanTurf Staff | January 4th 2018
Freddie Mac reported 3.95 percent with an average 0.5 point as the average for a 30-year mortgage on Thursday, dropping four basis points from last we... read»
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DC-Area Renters Need to Earn $81,560 to Afford Median Rent, Per Report
UrbanTurf Staff | January 23rd 2025
Surprisingly perhaps for some UrbanTurf readers, that makes the region one of the more affordable metros for renters in the country.... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Should I Wait Until the Summer is Over to Put My Home on the Market?
Mark Wellborn | July 7th 2009
In this week’s installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who wants to put her home on the market wonders if she should wait until September... read»
At 4.58%, Mortgage Rates Set Another Record
Will Smith | July 2nd 2010
The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sunk to 4.58 percent this week, beating last week's already-historic 4.69 percent, which was the lo... read»
Under Contract: Three Days in Adams Morgan, 13 on the Hill
Lark Turner | January 22nd 2015
In Under Contract, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured recently that were snatched up by DC’s alert buyers.... read»
A Proposed Bill Would Allow Self-Driving Cars To Operate In DC
UrbanTurf Staff | July 14th 2025
The new legislation could pave the way for driverless cars to operate in the District.... read»
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This week's Best New Listings includes two 19th-century homes, one a former stable th... read »

This article discusses the variety of rental restrictions that may exist in condomini... read »

The District's blueprint for the redevelopment surrounding the future Washington Comm... read »

The number of neighborhoods in DC where the median home price hits or exceeds $1 mill... read »

DC's Historic Preservation Office is recommending that the city's Historic Preservati... read »
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