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Best Of 2009

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Best Of 2009, from most recent to least.

Best Deal of 2009: The $419,000 Three-Bedroom

Best Deal of 2009: The $419,000 Three-Bedroom

Mark Wellborn | December 15th 2009

Deal of the Week is one of our most popular features here at UrbanTurf, so we envisioned the process of choosing the Deal of the Year as particularly ... read»

Best Record Set This Year: Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low

Best Record Set This Year: Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low

Mark Wellborn | December 14th 2009

First-time home buyer tax credit? Please. The main reason people are buying homes right now is because interest rates are extraordinarily low, and a c... read»

Best Local Real Estate Idea (That Went Nowhere): Inauguration Rentals

Best Local Real Estate Idea (That Went Nowhere): Inauguration Rentals

Mark Wellborn | December 14th 2009

Renting out your place for the Obama inauguration seemed like a very lucrative idea back in January. However, if there was ever a scheme that was too ... read»

The Best Listing of the Year (For Mere Mortals)

The Best Listing of the Year (For Mere Mortals)

Mark Wellborn | December 14th 2009

This week, UrbanTurf will take a look back at the best that DC's residential real estate market had to offer in 2009. From the best deals to the best ... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

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. Start browsing below!

First-Timer Primers

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial What is a Rent Back? 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House? Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy? Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Unique Spaces

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC The R Street Firehouse DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home Best Transition From a Garage To a Home The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse