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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Dcra, from most recent to least.

Renovating? A Quick Rundown Of How to Get Permits

Renovating? A Quick Rundown Of How to Get Permits

UrbanTurf Staff | July 22nd 2014

For the past few years, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has been attempting to make the much-feared permit-acquiring process easier ... read»

How Does DC Investigate Illegal Rentals?

How Does DC Investigate Illegal Rentals?

Lark Turner | May 29th 2014

Neighbors, not independent investigations, usually tip the city off to illegal rentals, DCRA told UrbanTurf this week. ... read»

Mapping DC's Vacant Real Estate

Mapping DC's Vacant Real Estate

Shilpi Paul | May 22nd 2013

While any loosening of the height limit is years away, DC does have another way to increase the amount of residences in the city: renovating and filli... read»

Burleith Landlords, Your Neighbors Are Watching

Burleith Landlords, Your Neighbors Are Watching

Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2010

If you are operating an illegal rental out of your home in Burleith, beware. DCRA recently received a list of 134 properties from a coalition of Burle... read»

Amateur Landlord: Getting Up to Code

Amateur Landlord: Getting Up to Code

Bryce Baschuk | October 6th 2010

With DC’s rental market being red hot, converting a condo or part of a residence into an apartment can bring in some good extra income these day... read»

DCRA Launches Rent Your DC Basement Apartment Legally

DCRA Launches Rent Your DC Basement Apartment Legally

Mark Wellborn | March 15th 2010

DC’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has launched Rent Your DC Basement Apartment Legally, a website that provides home own... 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