Posts By Shilpi Paul
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Shilpi Paul, from most recent to least.
Slow But Steady: Existing Home Sales and Prices Rise
Shilpi Paul | May 22nd 2012
The National Association of Realtors announced today that existing home sales and prices rose in April, indicating a continued, but slow recovery in t... read»
DC Real Estate Versus the Facebook Effect
Shilpi Paul | May 22nd 2012
We know that housing prices are high in San Francisco, but with the recent creation of several thousand new Facebook millionaires, prices are set to s... read»
Lovely: Making Apartment Hunting Less Painful
Shilpi Paul | May 21st 2012
Tired of scrolling through the minimalist, black and white Craigslist interface when searching for an apartment? A new website is making the process m... read»
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Best New Listings: A Tudor, A Co-op and Chocolate Mint in the Garden
Shilpi Paul | May 18th 2012
In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Tudor tucked away off 16th Street, a bungalow in Takoma Park with a prolific garden and a Be... read»
The Pursuit: What to Expect When You're Expecting
Shilpi Paul | May 18th 2012
When Maureen Miesmer and her husband Josh learned they were having a child, the then-DC residents decided to do what a lot of young families do: move ... read»
This Week's Find: A 33-Foot Wide Living Room in Kalorama
Shilpi Paul | May 17th 2012
In This Week's Find, we take a look at a home whose layout reaches into the house next door. ... read»
House Hunters Drawn By Warmers Climes...and High Unemployment?
Shilpi Paul | May 17th 2012
According to data that was unearthed by the analytical team at Trulia, house hunters are looking for large homes in warm climates...in cities with poo... read»
3.79: Yet Another Record Low
Shilpi Paul | May 17th 2012
For the third consecutive week, mortgage rates dropped to a new record low, with Freddie Mac reporting 3.79 percent with an average 0.7 point as the a... read»
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