Mortgages
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Mortgages, from most recent to least.
First-Timer Primer: What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?
Shilpi Paul | March 15th 2017 | 2 Comments
The preferred mortgage product among most home buyers is the fixed-rate mortgage. However, the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is another option for... read »
Buyers Week: Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
UrbanTurf Staff | March 14th 2017
While long-term interest rates have risen from historic lows, they still remain quite low. However, the rates announced by Freddie Mac each week are... read »
Mortgage Delinquencies Rise for the First Time Since 2013
Nena Perry-Brown | February 16th 2017
Recent data suggests that the rise in mortgage rates has already had an impact on the housing market, causing an uptick in mortgage delinquencies in... read »
Will Rising Mortgage Rates Repress Home Value Growth in 2017?
Nena Perry-Brown | February 10th 2017
Experts expect that rising mortgage interest rates, likely to reach 4.75-5 percent by the end of the year, will have the largest impact on mortgage... read »
DC Area Homeowners Spend An Increasing Portion of Their Income on Mortgages
Nena Perry-Brown | January 30th 2017 | 1 Comment
According to a recent Zillow study, DC-area homeowners spent 5.5 percent more of their income on mortgages in 2015 than in 2012. ... read »
Federally-Backed Mortgage Loan Limits to Rise for the First Time in Over a Decade
Nena Perry-Brown | November 28th 2016
In some "high cost" counties, such as those in the DC metro area, the loan limit is already higher than what is typical nationwide and will increase... read »
Monday’s Must Reads
Nena Perry-Brown | September 12th 2016
ANCs partner to petition for clearer H Street preservation standards; single women: less likely to default, more likely to overpay for mortgages; and... read »
How Airbnb Can Undermine Mortgage Refinancing
Nena Perry-Brown | August 31st 2016
Homeowners who are Airbnb hosts are finding out the hard way that their rental activity classifies their property as commercial rather than... read »
The Brexit Effect: Mortgage Rates Drop to 3.48%
UrbanTurf Staff | June 30th 2016
Following the United Kingdom's vote last week to leave the European Union, mortgage rates drop to new lows for the year. ... read »
Why a Brexit Could Mean Lower Interest Rates For Homebuyers
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2016
Long-term interest rates have been below 4 percent since the beginning of the year, and in the last two weeks, rates hit their lowest level since... read »
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Bedroom Community Gets Buzzing Cache
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Coming Back After A Rough Year
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DC’s Most Diverse Neighborhood, But For How Long?
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A Posh View From Embassy Row
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Trendy Now, But Not By Accident
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Mount Vernon Triangle
From Seedy to Sought-After
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Petworth
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The Difference a Decade Makes
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Deceptively Residential
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Adams Morgan
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A Neighborhood Where A Change Is Gonna Come
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Brookland
New Development Could Shake Up Pastoral Peace
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Deanwood
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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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Still Growing
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Congress Heights
Gradually Rising
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Hillcrest
Notable for Its Neighborliness
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Future Promise Breeds Cautious Optimism
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