Posts By Mark Wellborn
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.
Pulte Homes Buys Centex Corporation, Becomes Nation's Largest Home Builder
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
Pulte Homes recently acquired Centex Corporation creating the largest home builder in the country. While this may look like a sign of things to come, ... read»
The Providence: Logan Circle's Latest Condo Offering
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
Named after a trolley car that used to run down 11th Street in the 1920s, similarities between The Providence Lofts and public transportation end ther... read»
WSJ on Why You Should Buy a Home Now
Mark Wellborn | April 9th 2009
The Wall Street Journal’s Brett Arends made a pretty compelling (and rather straightforward) argument recently for why you should buy a home rig... read»
The Columbia Heights-Tivoli North Debate Returns
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
The neighborhood name-change debate is back. Prince of Petworth is reporting that there will be a meeting tonight at Harriet Tubman Elementary School ... read»
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Our Tour of 1617 Swann
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
Earlier today, we were given a brief tour of 1617 Swann (we wrote about the development earlier this week). While there is still a fair amount of work... read»
City Council Approves $50 Million in Tax Breaks for NoMa
Mark Wellborn | April 8th 2009
On Tuesday, the DC City Council approved $50 million in tax breaks for developers in NoMa to help jump start residential construction in the area, the... read»
Most Expensive Homes Sold in the DC Area in Q1 2009
Mark Wellborn | April 7th 2009
Local real estate blogger (one of our favorites) Dewita Soeharjono has compiled a list of the top ten home/condo sales in the DC area for the first qu... read»
A Homebuyer's Master Checklist
Mark Wellborn | April 7th 2009
We have received inquiries from a few readers regarding the types of questions that should be asked when looking at a property to buy. We reached out ... read»
Tuesday's Deal of the Week
Mark Wellborn | April 7th 2009
Today’s Deal of the Week is a one-bedroom, one-bath condo at 1833 S Street NW (see map here). Located three blocks north of Dupont Circle, the r... read»
A Condo Development Unlike Any Other
Mark Wellborn | April 6th 2009
A new condo development (that looks quite different than most other developments in the city) will be delivering its units next month just north of Du... read»
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