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How the Government Shutdown Will Affect Home Loans
Nena Perry-Brown | January 8th 2019
As the shutdown continues, UrbanTurf takes a closer look at how it could affect federal home loan servicers. ... read »
Trump Administration Suspends Mortgage Insurance Rate Relief
Nena Perry-Brown | January 23rd 2017
One of the Trump administration's first acts post-inauguration was to halt an initiative to keep mortgage insurance premiums low. ... read »
New Rules on Reverse Mortgages Protect Spouses from Eviction
Lark Turner | June 15th 2015 | 1 Comment
The Federal Housing Authority issued rules on Friday that prevent foreclosure from kicking borrowers' spouses out of their homes. ... read »
Report: One in Three FHA Borrowers Would Benefit From Refinancing
Lark Turner | February 17th 2015 | 3 Comments
More than a third of FHA borrowers could save by refinancing, the Urban Institute reports. ... read »
Obama To Announce Reduction in Insurance Premiums for FHA Loans
UrbanTurf Staff | January 7th 2015
The president is slated to make an announcement on Thursday that will make many potential homebuyers happy. ... read »
600 Is The New 640: Wells Fargo Relaxes Credit Requirements for FHA Loans
Lark Turner | February 19th 2014 | 2 Comments
Wells Fargo announced last week that it will relax its mortgage lending standards, allowing FHA borrowers with credit scores as low as 600 to qualify... read »
FHA Loans Still Available During Goverment Shutdown
UrbanTurf Staff | September 30th 2013
If the government shuts down tomorrow, FHA loans will continue rolling along. ... read »
How Will the FHA’s Money Woes Affect Borrowers?
Shilpi Paul | November 20th 2012
Earlier this month, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) reported a deficit of $16.3 billion. So, what does this mean for FHA borrowers? ... read »
FHA May Loosen Up Rules Regulating Condo Sales
Shilpi Paul | May 21st 2012
FHA officials are considering loosening up requirements that limit the number of individuals eligible for FHA-backed loans, reported The Washington... read »
From the Homestead Act to the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
Shilpi Paul | May 1st 2012
The Building Museum's new and extremely comprehensive House and Home exhibit has plenty of tasty offerings for UrbanTurf readers. On our trip there,... read »
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A recently-released report takes stock of how the regional housing market has evolved... read »
As D.C. representatives attend the ICSC Retail Conference in Las Vegas, big grocery s... read »
A key site along the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail is inching closer to construction.... read »
For the last few years, AU Park has been one of the fastest-moving and most competiti... read »
Georgetown and Glover Park are two other neighborhoods where developments are either ... read »
- Since 2000, the DC Region Added Twice as Many People as Housing Units
- Lidl Will Open First DC Grocery Store at Skyland Town Center
- A Look at the Plans For a Bridge Between the Arboretum and Anacostia Waterfront
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- Converted Gas Stations and Heating Plants + Trader Joe's: The 450 Units Planned in Georgetown
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First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Northern Virginia
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods across Northern Virginia
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Ballston
Looking to Give People A Reason to Stay Past 6pm
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Clarendon
Happily Straddling the Line Between City and Suburb
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Columbia Pike
Arlington’s Neglected Stepchild is Getting a Makeover
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Crystal City
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
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Lyon Village
Developing An Air of Exclusivity?
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Rosslyn
Hitting Its Growth Spurt
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Shirlington
An Urban Village Hitting Its Stride
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Del Ray
Virginia’s Small Town Near the Big City
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Eisenhower Avenue
The Vibrancy Might Take a Few Years
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Huntington
The Quiet Neighborhood By the Beltway
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Old Town
Mayberry By The Potomac
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Parkfairfax
132 Commerical-Free Acres
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Downtown Falls Church
Staying the Same in the Midst of Change
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Tysons Corner
Radical Change Could Be On The Way
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Maryland
Profiles of 14 neighborhoods in suburban Maryland
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Annapolis
Small-Town Living in the State Capital
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Bethesda
Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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Cabin John
In With The New While Maintaining the Old
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Chevy Chase
Affluence, Green Lawns and Pricey Homes
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Downtown Silver Spring
Experiencing a Resurgence After a Bumpy History
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Potomac
A Suburb on Steroids
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Rockville Town Square
Despite the Dynamism, Still Somewhat Generic
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Takoma Park
More Than a Little Bit Quirky
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Wheaton
A Foodie Magnet on the Verge of Change
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Capitol Heights
Kudzu, Front Porches and Crime
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Hyattsville
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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Mount Rainier
Artists, Affordable Homes and A Silo Full of Corn
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National Harbor
A Development Rises Next to the Potomac
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Riverdale Park
A Town Looking For Its Identity
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Northwest DC
30+ neighborhood profiles for the city's biggest quadrant
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16th Street Heights
DC's Sleeper Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale
Where (Almost) Everyone Knows Your Name
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AU Park
One of DC’s Last Frontiers Before the Suburbs
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Brightwood
DC’s Northern Neighborhood on the Cusp
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Burleith
DC’s 535 House Neighborhood
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Cathedral Heights
Do You Know Where That Is?
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Chevy Chase DC
Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase
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Cleveland Park
Coming Back After A Rough Year
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Columbia Heights
DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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Crestwood
An Island of Serenity East of the Park
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Dupont Circle
The Best of DC (For a Price)
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Foggy Bottom & West End
Where the Institutional Meets the International
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Forest Hills
Ambassadors and Adventurous Architecture
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Foxhall Village
350 Homes Just West of Georgetown
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Friendship Heights
A Shopping Mecca With a Few Places to Live
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Georgetown
History, Hoyas and H&M
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Glover Park
One of DC’s Preppier and More Family-Friendly Neighborhoods
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Kalorama
A Posh View From Embassy Row
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LeDroit Park
A Quiet Enclave in the Middle of the City
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Logan Circle
Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Pleasant
Sought-After Homes Surround Main Street in Transition
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Palisades
The Long, Skinny Neighborhood at the City’s Northwest Edge
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Park View
It’s Not Petworth
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Penn Quarter/Chinatown
DC’s Go-Go-Go Neighborhood
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Petworth
Getting a Vibrancy of Its Own
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Shaw
The Duke’s Former Stomping Ground
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Shepherd Park
DC’s Garden of Diversity
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Spring Valley
A Suburb With a DC Zip Code
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Takoma
Not To Be Confused With Takoma Park
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Tenleytown
Not Quite Like Its Neighbors
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U Street Corridor
The Difference a Decade Makes
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Woodley Park
Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
No Longer DC’s Hippest Neighborhood, But Still Loved by Residents
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Southwest DC
The little quadrant that could
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Southwest Waterfront
A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Northeast DC
Profiles of 10 neighborhoods in NE
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
A Little Bit of Country Just Inside the District’s Borders
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Eckington
Not to Be Confused With Bloomingdale
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Fort Totten
Five Years Could Make a Big Difference
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H Street
A Place To Party, and To Settle Down
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Langdon
The Northeast Neighborhood That Few Know About
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Michigan Park
A Newsletter-On-Your-Doorstep Community
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NoMa
Evolving from a Brand to a Neighborhood
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Rosedale
Ripe for Investment Right About Now
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Trinidad
The Difference 5 Years Makes
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Woodridge
Big Houses, A Dusty Commercial Strip and Potential
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Southeast DC
6 neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to East of the River
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Capitol Riverfront
Still Growing
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Hill East
Capitol Hill’s Lesser Known Neighbor
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Historic Anacostia
Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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Eastern Market
A More European Way of Living
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Off the Beaten Turf
Overlooked parks, shops, cafes, and miscellany throughout DC
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro
