First-timer Primer
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under First-timer Primer, from most recent to least.
![First-Timer Primer: What is a 203K Loan?]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2009/10/FixerUpper.jpg )
First-Timer Primer: What is a 203K Loan?
UrbanTurf Staff | November 18th 2024
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look at the ins and outs of the 203k loan.... read»
![Five Red Flags to Look For During Condo Document Review]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2023/09/resized/1309rst550_thumbnail_320x240.jpeg )
Five Red Flags to Look For During Condo Document Review
Pavan Khoobchandani | September 9th 2024
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we review five potential red flags you may encounter when reviewing documents for a condominium you are conside... read»
![Understanding Interest Rates and Mortgage Points]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2011/09/mortgage_points_160.jpg )
Understanding Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
UrbanTurf Staff | August 16th 2024
A look how mortgage points work.... read»
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![First-Timer Primer: Taxes and Profit from Selling a Home]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2013/02/Homestead_Exemption_160.jpg )
First-Timer Primer: Taxes and Profit from Selling a Home
UrbanTurf Staff | June 28th 2024
Here's what you need to know about reporting profit made from the sale of your home.... read»
![First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2009/10/condo_fees_160.jpg )
First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2024
In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look into the question of how to determine if a condo building where you are considering buying is in good f... read»
![First-Timer Primer: A Condo Fee Tutorial]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2010/02/condo_fees_160.jpg )
First-Timer Primer: A Condo Fee Tutorial
UrbanTurf Staff | June 25th 2024
Why condo fees are high in some buildings and low in others can be a difficult question to answer. UrbanTurf provides a quick tutorial for buyers on t... read»
![First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2019/03/resized/mort-approval_thumbnail_320x240.jpeg )
First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2024
As home buyers get the itch to look for a home and start to venture out to open houses, it will behoove them to go through the pre-approval process.... read»
![First-Timer Primer: How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a Home?]( https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2019/03/resized/home-money_thumbnail_320x240.png )
First-Timer Primer: How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a Home?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2024
To help home buyers and sellers both novice and seasoned, UrbanTurf is running a series of primer articles this week about the buying and selling proc... read»
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![Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/broadcast_image_560x420.jpg)
The development pipeline in the Tenleytown and AU Park neighborhoods has dwindled in ... read »
![How Can Parents Transfer Real Estate to Their Children?](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2023/03/resized/transfer_image_560x420.jpeg)
In this article, UrbanTurf will explore some of the more common methods that parents ... read »
![The 10-Year Trajectory Of DC-Area Home Prices In 4 Charts](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/4703%20Banner%20St_image_560x420.jpg)
As we head into the weekend, UrbanTurf decided to take a closer look at how much home... read »
![Jair Lynch Pitches 8-Story, 203-Unit Development For Arlington's Barcroft Neighborhood](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/jair-bar_image_560x420.jpg)
The new project will be located at a site that the developer purchased several years ... read »
![148-Unit Double Winged Apartment Building Pitched In Silver Spring](https://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2025/02/resized/sonina_image_560x420.jpg)
A large new apartment project is in the works for the Long Branch section of Silver S... read »
- Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline
- How Can Parents Transfer Real Estate to Their Children?
- The 10-Year Trajectory Of DC-Area Home Prices In 4 Charts
- Jair Lynch Pitches 8-Story, 203-Unit Development For Arlington's Barcroft Neighborhood
- 148-Unit Double Winged Apartment Building Pitched In Silver Spring
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