What's Hot: Restaurants, Recreation Venue in the Works as Art Place Seeks More Time for Final Phases
Posts By Mark Wellborn
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Mark Wellborn, from most recent to least.
Shrinking Inventory and Rising Prices Could Mean the Return of a Seller’s Market
Mark Wellborn | November 13th 2009
We saw two news items recently that made us think the housing market pendulum could be swinging back in favor of sellers by next year. Take a look aft... read»
WBJ: Senate Square Headed Toward Foreclosure
Mark Wellborn | November 13th 2009
It appears that another one of DC’s large apartment complexes is heading toward foreclosure. Less than a week after reports that Allegro Apartme... read»
How Much to Live in a Loft in Manhattan's Greenwich Village?
Mark Wellborn | November 13th 2009
In our weekly departure from DC-related real estate fare, we bring back the popular price-guessing game for homes in other metropolitan areas. In this... read»
Get the (free) newsletter:
Get the (free) newsletter:
Best Open Houses: Capitol Hill, Chevy Chase, Mount Rainier
Mark Wellborn | November 12th 2009
This weekend's best open houses include a two-bedroom flat front row house in Capitol Hill, a well-priced three-bedroom brick colonial in Chevy Chase ... read»
FHA Announces More Lenient Guidelines for Condos
Mark Wellborn | November 11th 2009
The FHA recently announced temporary changes in order to provide a little surge to the condo sales market. The temporary modifications to its policies... read»
Prices Down, Volume Up: A Snapshot of the DC Market in October
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
DC home sales guru Keith Gibbons has done a quick roundup of the just-released MRIS sales data for the DC area. In short, prices are down, sales volum... read»
Ask An Agent: What Steps Do I Need to Take to Make My Rental Legal?
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a couple buying a home with a basement rental unit inquires about what steps need to be taken in order to ... read»
Allegro Apartments Hits the Auction Block
Mark Wellborn | November 10th 2009
It appears that incentives like free rent and free parking are not enough to keep Allegro Apartments in the black. The Washington Business Journal rec... read»
Most Popular... This Week • Last 30 Days • Ever

In this edition of First-Timer Primer, we look into the question of how to determine ... read »

This is one of the more intriguing adaptive reuse proposals of the year.... read »

The developer wants to transform the 1960s motor lodge into "Union Market Cabanas" �... read »

This week we bring back What X Buys You as UrbanTurf takes a look at how far an $850,... read »

The Archdiocese of Washington is asking DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment to sign off, ... read »
- First-Timer Primer: Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy?
- The Plan To Turn A Rock Creek Park Estate Into A Suburban-Style Pool and Tennis Club
- From Motel 6 to "Union Market Cabanas": Interim Plans Filed for Union Market Site
- How Far $850,000 Goes In The DC-Area Housing Market
- Archdiocese Seeks to Revive 80-Townhome Plan In North Michigan Park
DC Real Estate Guides
Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market
We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!
First-Timer Primers
Intro guides for first-time home buyers
Unique Spaces
Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro












