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Posts By Mark Wellborn

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

This Week's Find: Blagden Alley Home Brought Back to Life

This Week's Find: Blagden Alley Home Brought Back to Life

Mark Wellborn | October 6th 2010

Bought in 2000 when it was a shell and serving as an area crack house, this 1880's two-bedroom Victorian around the corner from Blagden's Alley is ind... read»

$116,000: The Difference That Good Photos Make

$116,000: The Difference That Good Photos Make

Mark Wellborn | October 5th 2010

Listings on the market that use photographs taken by higher-end cameras get between $930 and $116,000 more than listings that use point-and-shoot came... read»

Deal of the Week: Adams Morgan Two-Bedroom Row House For the Patient Buyer

Deal of the Week: Adams Morgan Two-Bedroom Row House For the Patient Buyer

Mark Wellborn | October 5th 2010

This week's Deal of the Week is a well-priced two-bedroom row house in Adams Morgan that we warn readers is a property for the patient buyer. ... read»

Study Calls Near Southeast One of Country's Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Study Calls Near Southeast One of Country's Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Mark Wellborn | October 4th 2010

Near Southeast has been identified as one of the country's most dangerous neighborhoods, according to WalletPop.com. But don't start packing your bags... read»

Best New Listings: Kalorama and Columbia Heights

Best New Listings: Kalorama and Columbia Heights

Mark Wellborn | October 4th 2010

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a Kalorama one-bedroom that has a number of features that will appeal to first-time buyers and... read»

Weekly Departure: Sky-High Living in Hong Kong

Weekly Departure: Sky-High Living in Hong Kong

Mark Wellborn | October 1st 2010

Developing new condo projects in DC is not the only thing that British developer Grosvenor is doing these days. ... read»

GGW: How Parents Pick Schools

GGW: How Parents Pick Schools

Mark Wellborn | October 1st 2010

There was an interesting post recently by Steve Glazerman on Greater Greater Washington that examined the factors that parents take into account when ... read»

This Week's Find: Illuminated on 16th Street

This Week's Find: Illuminated on 16th Street

Mark Wellborn | October 1st 2010

The illuminated rendering of This Week's Find is intriguing reason enough to feature it, but the 4,000 square-foot home is also of interest as it is b... read»

Rahm Emanuel to Renter: Please Let Me Come Home

Rahm Emanuel to Renter: Please Let Me Come Home

Mark Wellborn | September 29th 2010

Speculation has been rampant of late that Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will be leaving his position soon to run for mayor of Chicago. If he does,... read»

DC to NYC in 96 Minutes

DC to NYC in 96 Minutes

Mark Wellborn | September 29th 2010

The train ride from DC to New York currently takes about three hours. Amtrak recently announced that in just thirty years, that trip might take just o... read»

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