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Posts By Mark Wellborn

Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.

Prices Drop at The Lacey

Prices Drop at The Lacey

Mark Wellborn | May 22nd 2009

UrbanTurf has learned that the prices on the remaining units at The Lacey have dropped between $30K to $100K. Of the 26 original condos, 11 are still ... read»

Friday's "If I Had $1 Million" Listing

Friday's "If I Had $1 Million" Listing

Mark Wellborn | May 22nd 2009

This week's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a four-bedroom Victorian on a quiet cul-de-sac in Spring Valley. The home has a large designer kitchen, a... read»

Cleveland Park Magruder's to Close

Cleveland Park Magruder's to Close

Mark Wellborn | May 21st 2009

In news that will certainly hit Cleveland Park residents hard, NBC Washington is reporting that the neighborhood’s Magruder's is closing. Appare... read»

Mortgage Rates Up Slightly

Mortgage Rates Up Slightly

Mark Wellborn | May 21st 2009

Freddie Mac recently released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey that showed 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are averaging 4.86 percent, j... read»

Luxury Lofts and Rooftop Cocktails: Our Usual Wednesday Night

Luxury Lofts and Rooftop Cocktails: Our Usual Wednesday Night

Mark Wellborn | May 21st 2009

On Wednesday night, we dropped by the cocktail reception on the roof of Yale Steam Laundry. While the crab cakes, cocktails and expansive views kept m... read»

Have $7.4 Million (and A Lot of Furniture)?

Have $7.4 Million (and A Lot of Furniture)?

Mark Wellborn | May 20th 2009

UrbanTurf just got a heads up that a $7.4 million six-bedroom property has gone on the market off of Massachusetts Avenue and Embassy Row. The main pr... read»

Toll Brothers Sales Increase

Toll Brothers Sales Increase

Mark Wellborn | May 20th 2009

The Washington Business Journal is reporting that the number of signed contracts for new homes more than doubled for home builder Toll Brothers in the... read»

What Does $500K Buy You in Bethesda?

What Does $500K Buy You in Bethesda?

Mark Wellborn | May 20th 2009

In this week's edition of "What $ Buys You," we look at what you can get in the $500,000 price point in Bethesda. It turns out that if you are willing... read»

DC Home and Condo Prices April 2009 Housing Report

DC Home and Condo Prices April 2009 Housing Report

Mark Wellborn | May 20th 2009

Our go-to guy for local real estate sales analysis Keith Gibbons recently compiled his monthly report for DC property sales in April 2009. After the j... read»

No One Was Safe from the Mortgage Crisis

No One Was Safe from the Mortgage Crisis

Mark Wellborn | May 19th 2009

Perhaps one of the last people that you would expect to fall victim to the sub-prime mortgage crisis would be a journalist that warned it was coming. ... read»

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