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Posts By Mark Wellborn

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

New Carriage Homes Could Be Coming to Shaw

New Carriage Homes Could Be Coming to Shaw

Mark Wellborn | July 29th 2011

UrbanTurf recently learned that plans are in the nascent stages for Naylor Court Stables, three new carriage homes on Naylor Court in Shaw. ... read»

Quick Hits: Rates Hold Steady, Pending Home Sales Up

Quick Hits: Rates Hold Steady, Pending Home Sales Up

Mark Wellborn | July 28th 2011

Today in Quick Hits, interest rates remain steady, pending home sales unexpectedly rise, and Shaun Donovan comes out in favor of lowering loan limits ... read»

How Debt Ceiling Stalemate Could Affect DC Housing Market

How Debt Ceiling Stalemate Could Affect DC Housing Market

Mark Wellborn | July 27th 2011

Unless you have been under a rock (on purpose or otherwise), you are likely aware of a little upcoming August 2nd deadline that could have large impli... read»

Capital Bikeshare Announces Locations of 32 New Stations

Capital Bikeshare Announces Locations of 32 New Stations

Mark Wellborn | July 27th 2011

Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the locations for 32 new Bikeshare stations, which will be installed in the fall. ... read»

Case-Shiller: National and Local Home Prices Rise Slightly

Case-Shiller: National and Local Home Prices Rise Slightly

Mark Wellborn | July 26th 2011

The latest Case-Shiller report released this morning showed that home prices rose about 1 percent nationally between April and May 2011, but that pric... read»

Sale of Columbia Heights Home Sets New Bar For Neighborhood

Sale of Columbia Heights Home Sets New Bar For Neighborhood

Mark Wellborn | July 25th 2011

A home in Columbia Heights recently sold for $1.4 million, making it the highest-priced home to ever sell in the neighborhood. ... read»

Best New Listings: U Street, 16th Street Heights and Del Ray

Best New Listings: U Street, 16th Street Heights and Del Ray

Mark Wellborn | July 24th 2011

In this week's edition of Best New Listings, we look at a two-bedroom that takes up the full floor of a row house on U Street, a five-bedroom Arts and... read»

A New Tactic: Federal Government Renting Foreclosed Homes

A New Tactic: Federal Government Renting Foreclosed Homes

Mark Wellborn | July 22nd 2011

In a new effort to stabilize the country's housing market, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Obama administration is considering ways to r... read»

This Week's Find: The Judge's Chambers

This Week's Find: The Judge's Chambers

Mark Wellborn | July 21st 2011

Built in the mid-19th century, This Week's Find is a four-apartment Victorian that 100 years ago was home to the chambers of a Rockville judge. ... read»

NAR: Existing Home Sales Fall Unexpectedly

NAR: Existing Home Sales Fall Unexpectedly

Mark Wellborn | July 20th 2011

A day after some optimistic news on the housing front, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales unexpectedly dropp... read»

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