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

A Deluge of Demand: How Lenders Are Dealing With Record-Low Rates

A Deluge of Demand: How Lenders Are Dealing With Record-Low Rates

Nena Perry-Brown | August 14th 2020

With rates at or near the lowest they have ever been, some lenders are getting creative in how they approach new purchases and requests to refinance.... read»

Obama Encouraging Lenders To Loosen Their Restrictions

Obama Encouraging Lenders To Loosen Their Restrictions

Shilpi Paul | April 3rd 2013

In a move that worries some, the Obama administration is encouraging lenders to make home loans available to those with weaker credit, The Washington ... read»

Tight Housing Market Means More Cash From Buyers

Tight Housing Market Means More Cash From Buyers

Shilpi Paul | May 10th 2012

We know that in the current market homes are getting snapped up within days, receiving multiple offers and often getting bids much higher than the ask... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

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First-Timer Primers

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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