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Posts By Shilpi Paul

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Shilpi Paul, from most recent to least.

3.54: Mortgage Rates Drop, Reversing Course

3.54: Mortgage Rates Drop, Reversing Course

Shilpi Paul | March 21st 2013

After a jump up last week, rates have reversed course, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.54 percent with an average 0.8 point as the average on a 30-year f... read»

Trulia: Buying is 41 Percent Cheaper Than Renting in DC

Trulia: Buying is 41 Percent Cheaper Than Renting in DC

Shilpi Paul | March 21st 2013

Despite rising home prices, it is still cheaper to buy than to rent in DC (along will the 100 largest metros in the U.S), according to a report publis... read»

Profit Margins Shrink for Anacostia Investors As Prices Rise

Profit Margins Shrink for Anacostia Investors As Prices Rise

Shilpi Paul | March 20th 2013

As competition and property values rise, it appears those hoping to turn a threefold profit on an investment property in Anacostia may have missed the... read»

14th Street's The District Has Been Sold

14th Street's The District Has Been Sold

Shilpi Paul | March 20th 2013

UrbanTurf has learned that The District, the long-awaited 125-unit residential project at the corner of 14th and S Street NW, has been sold.... read»

Deal of the Week: Petworth Rowhouse Price Dropper

Deal of the Week: Petworth Rowhouse Price Dropper

Shilpi Paul | March 19th 2013

This larger-than-average rowhouse in the northern section of Petworth has fallen in price by $25,000, bringing it into deal territory at $258 per squa... read»

One on One: Making Murals To Transform a City

One on One: Making Murals To Transform a City

Shilpi Paul | March 18th 2013

In this edition of One on One, UrbanTurf went to visit the DC outpost of Albus Cavus, a group of artists who are responsible for many of the murals th... read»

Six-Story Arts Development Coming to Rhode Island Avenue

Six-Story Arts Development Coming to Rhode Island Avenue

Shilpi Paul | March 18th 2013

A six-story mixed-use development is set to go up on Rhode Island Avenue in Brentwood, MD. The structure will have commercial space, ground-floor reta... read»

A Tiny Glass House For Your Yard

A Tiny Glass House For Your Yard

Shilpi Paul | March 15th 2013

While tiny houses may be popping up in urban alleys, a similar product could soon be coming to suburban backyards and country fields: The Bunkie.... read»

Best New Listings: Sinkhole Street, 1850s House, and a One-Way Street

Best New Listings: Sinkhole Street, 1850s House, and a One-Way Street

Shilpi Paul | March 15th 2013

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, UrbanTurf looks at a Kalorama condo on a newly-famous street, an 1850s Eastern Market home with a giant t... read»

Under Contract: Every Listing From Last Week

Under Contract: Every Listing From Last Week

Shilpi Paul | March 14th 2013

Every property that UrbanTurf wrote about last week is now under contract. Welcome to the new normal in the DC market. ... read»

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