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Special Assessments

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

What Are Special Assessments in Condo Buildings and What Do They Cover?

In this article, UrbanTurf will explain what special assessments are, how they work, and what they usually cover.... read»

When you buy a home in the District, you will have to pay property taxes along with y... read »

The largest condominium building in downtown DC in recent memory is currently under c... read »

The plan to convert a Dupont Circle office building into a residential development ap... read »

The Rivière includes just 20 homes located on the eastern banks of the Anacostia Riv... read »

Why Tyra Banks is serving ice cream in DC; a bike shop/record store opens in Adams Mo... read »

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

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

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