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Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
New Tool Allows You To Play Street Designer
Shilpi Paul | February 1st 2013
A new website makes it easy to visualize how cars, bikes, pedestrians and trees can all fit together on a street. ... read»
In a Statistical Bake-Off, Fairfax Trumps Montgomery County
Mark Wellborn | January 27th 2010
The Washington Post reported today on a comprehensive study of Fairfax County that was compiled by two Montgomery County government staffers over a pe... read»
Ask an Agent: What Are the Pros and Cons of a Self-Managed Condo Building?
Mark Wellborn | October 7th 2009
In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader wonders about the pros and cons of buying a unit in a self-managed condo building. Keller William... read»
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Married Couples in the DC Area Are Taking on Roommates
Nena Perry-Brown | February 11th 2019
The DC metro area has the tenth-highest share of married couples with roommates nationwide.... read»
If You Build a Coffee Shop, Will the Gentrifying Hipsters Come?
Mark Wellborn | January 13th 2010
DC's big retail news of the week was the opening of Big Chair Coffee ‘N Grill, widely reported to be the first bona fide coffee shop in Anacosti... read»
UT Reader Asks: Should I Sell My Condo in DC?
Shilpi Paul | July 16th 2013
In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a DC homeowner living in San Francisco inquires about the pros and cons of selling a property they own i... read»
One on One: verdeHOUSE
Shilpi Paul | May 4th 2012
For today's One on One, UrbanTurf sat down with Morgan Greenhouse, the founder of verdeHOUSE, a firm that connects communities, artists, corporations ... read»
Best New Listings: Eastern Market, Three Porches, and Exposed Beams
Shilpi Paul | November 30th 2012
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a early 20th century condo near Eastern Market, a Brookland row house with three porches, and ... read»
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