Most Popular Posts - Ever
Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Best New Listings: The Hidden Features Edition
Nena Perry-Brown | March 30th 2018
This week’s edition of Best New Listings includes an unassuming Capitol Hill loft, an artistically architectural Tudor in Wesley Heights and a flexi... read»
$200 a Month: The Difference a Year Makes in Interest Rates
UrbanTurf Staff | August 26th 2020
A year ago, rates were 56 basis points higher, so UrbanTurf is taking its semi-regular look to see how the much lower rates are impacting mortgage pay... read»
School Ties: Families Staying in DC, Holding Out Hope for Better Schools
Michele Lerner | February 17th 2010
The steady exodus of families from DC to the suburbs for the promise of better schools may be slowing. Anecdotal and hard evidence suggest that more f... read»
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Despite Lower Rates, Mortgage Demand Falls
UrbanTurf Staff | May 15th 2024
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported Wednesday that mortgage application volume to purchase a home fell 2% last week, as long-term rates fe... read»
Friday Eye Candy: Custom-Built Bethesda Craftsman
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2011
For your Friday afternoon viewing pleasure, we give you a look at a custom-built five-bedroom craftsman in Bethesda that recently hit the market. ... read»
76-Unit Roadside Development Project in Shaw To Go Before HPRB
Nena Perry-Brown | May 13th 2016
The development team behind the project planned at 8th and O Streets NW will present updated plans and renderings to the Historic Preservation Review ... read»
48 Apartments, Activated Alley Space And An Ode To Duke Pitched For DC's West End
UrbanTurf Staff | September 12th 2024
The new residential project would take the place of largely vacant office buildings along Ward Place and Ward Court.... read»
HomesDatabase 2.0: Yay or Nay?
Mark Wellborn | February 6th 2009
Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, or MRIS, the company that runs the multiple listings service for the DC metropolitan area, has released ver... read»
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A look at the many reasons that prospective homebuyers seeing varying quotes for a 30... read »

A new bill would give builders a shelf of ready-made housing plans that the city has ... read »

A paperwork snag is holding up one of the larger for-sale housing projects in the wor... read »

Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at the large residential developments in the works for ... read »

Trump targets DC's mosquitos; DC's Central Kitchen expands at Buzzard Point; and a co... read »
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