First-timer Primer
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under First-timer Primer, from most recent to least.
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?
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»
First-Timer Primer: How Do Mortgage Payments Work?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2024
In this edition of First Timer Primer, we take a closer look at what you are actually paying for when it comes to sending in that monthly mortgage pay... read»
First-Timer Primer: How A Retirement Account Can Help Buy A Home
UrbanTurf Staff | June 17th 2024
A Roth IRA is one of those accounts that people feel is totally off limits until you reach the age of 59 1/2. But that is not entirely true.... read»
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First-Timer Primer: Zoning and Your Planned Rowhouse Addition
Lark Turner | September 6th 2022
Before deciding to build an addition to your rowhouse, find out whether you'll need to get a zoning exception or variance.... read»
First-Timer Primer: Understanding the 1031 Exchange
Nena Perry-Brown | July 20th 2022
Today, UrbanTurf will explain how a 1031 exchange works and how property owners can use it.... read»
First-Timer Primer Follow-Up: DC Homebuyer Assistance Programs, Part II
Nena Perry-Brown | June 14th 2022
As an addendum to our First-Timer Primer on DC’s homebuyer assistance programs, UrbanTurf is highlighting a couple of additional programs today.... read»
First-Timer Primer: The Do's (But Mostly Don'ts) of Reverse Mortgages
Lark Turner | May 4th 2022
Though the cash offered by a reverse mortgage may seem attractive, many borrowers likely have a better option.... read»
Buyers Week: The Escalation Clause
UrbanTurf Staff | March 16th 2018
In this article, UrbanTurf takes a look at escalation clauses, which can be useful in bidding wars.... read»
Buyers Week: How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House?
UrbanTurf Staff | March 14th 2018
To kick off Buyers Week, UrbanTurf provides a brief outline of some of the up-front costs associated with buying a home.... read»
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Virginia's homebuyer assistance programs can seem complex. This edition of First-Time... read »
The center for the Washington Capitals is listing the 16,000 square-foot home for jus... read »
A Home Equity Line of Credit, commonly referred to as HELOC, is a borrowing product t... read »
Today, UrbanTurf heads down to a portion of Southwest DC to see what large residentia... read »
Back in 2023, Aria Development Group acquired a commercial building in Ballston with ... read »
- First-Timer Primer: Virginia's Home Buyer Assistance Programs
- Washington Capital Nicklas Backstrom Puts McLean Home On The Market
- What is a HELOC and How Does it Work?
- The 6 Big Residential Projects (And Conversions) In The Works For Southwest DC
- A First Look At A New 22-Story, 300-Unit Development Planned In Ballston
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