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Best Of 2011

Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Best Of 2011, from most recent to least.

Best Real Estate Idea (If It Works): Popularise

Best Real Estate Idea (If It Works): Popularise

Shilpi Paul | December 19th 2011

If Popularise can get beyond a few obstacles, it could revolutionize the way the development process works. ... read»

Best Real Estate Amenity of 2011: Bathroom Pencil Sharpener

Best Real Estate Amenity of 2011: Bathroom Pencil Sharpener

UrbanTurf Staff | December 19th 2011

As far as home amenities go, the range can be pretty wide. But a unit in Logan Circle may take the cake for having the most peculiar bathroom accessor... read»

The Best Listing of the Year For Mere Mortals

The Best Listing of the Year For Mere Mortals

Shilpi Paul | December 19th 2011

UrbanTurf featured hundreds of homes for sale this year and combed through many thousands more, so picking out the top listing of 2011 (for the mere m... read»

Best (or Worst) New Neighborhood Moniker: Silicon Hill

Best (or Worst) New Neighborhood Moniker: Silicon Hill

Shilpi Paul | December 16th 2011

Back in October, UrbanTurf made a vain attempt at coining a new neighborhood moniker, based on DC's growing tech scene. ... read»

The Best Listing of the Year For Well-Paid Lobbyists

The Best Listing of the Year For Well-Paid Lobbyists

UrbanTurf Staff | December 16th 2011

In an effort to make you wish you had a few more zeros in your paycheck, we head into the thin air of DC's luxury real estate market and pick out the ... read»

Best (And Most Ridiculous) Real Estate Rumor of 2011: R. Kelly Apartment Hunting on Capitol Hill

Best (And Most Ridiculous) Real Estate Rumor of 2011: R. Kelly Apartment Hunting on Capitol Hill

Shilpi Paul | December 16th 2011

If only this rumor were true, maybe the District would have gotten its own rap opera.... read»

UrbanTurf's Best of 2011

UrbanTurf's Best of 2011

UrbanTurf Staff | December 16th 2011

UrbanTurf usually stays away from publishing rankings or lists...except at the end of the year when we look back at the best that DC’s residenti... read»

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