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Lending Reform

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

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»

"Produce the Note" Is Working To Ward Off Foreclosure

"Produce the Note" Is Working To Ward Off Foreclosure

Mark Wellborn | June 1st 2011

Back in 2009, UrbanTurf published a post on the "produce the note" strategy, a technique that home owners facing foreclosure can use to improve their ... read»

October 1st: How Lower Loan Limits Will Affect Housing in DC

October 1st: How Lower Loan Limits Will Affect Housing in DC

Mark Wellborn | May 12th 2011

Today, as legislation is proposed that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with private companies and long-term mortgage rates hit their yearly l... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

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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