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Posts By Mark Wellborn

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

The Best New Listings in the DC Area

The Best New Listings in the DC Area

Mark Wellborn | July 13th 2009

This week's best new listings include a renovated three-bedroom row house with an in-law suite in Capitol Hill, a one-bedroom condo next to the Nation... read»

Know When the Metro is Arriving Before Entering Station

Know When the Metro is Arriving Before Entering Station

Mark Wellborn | July 10th 2009

Technology that tells riders when the next Metrobus or Circulator is arriving is old news. However, what about an application that lets people know wh... read»

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

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

Mark Wellborn | July 10th 2009

This week's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a three-bedroom colonial in Cleveland Park. The first floor of this home is its true asset with a kitchen... read»

What Does $700K Buy You in DC?

What Does $700K Buy You in DC?

Mark Wellborn | July 9th 2009

For $700,000, you can own one of the nicest penthouses (in our opinion) in Mount Vernon Square. This 1,800 square-foot duplex, renovated in 2005, with... read»

DC Area Residents, Beware of Mortgage Fraud

DC Area Residents, Beware of Mortgage Fraud

Mark Wellborn | July 9th 2009

Mortgage fraud is on the rise in the DC area. In her Local Address blog, Elizabeth Razzi points to a recent FBI report that shows Maryland as one of t... read»

Ask An Agent: How Long Do You Wait Before Reducing the Listing Price?

Ask An Agent: How Long Do You Wait Before Reducing the Listing Price?

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

In this week's installment of Ask An Agent, a reader inquires about the factors that go into determining when to drop the price on a property listing.... read»

GoogleMaps Improves Real Estate Search Function

GoogleMaps Improves Real Estate Search Function

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

GoogleMaps is already at the top of the internet map pecking order, used by people who don’t know how to get to everything from that specialty f... read»

PMI: Home Prices Could Be Lower in 2011

PMI: Home Prices Could Be Lower in 2011

Mark Wellborn | July 8th 2009

A report from mortgage insurer PMI Group shows that home prices may fall in many of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. (including the DC area)... read»

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Should I Wait Until the Summer is Over to Put My Home on the Market?

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Should I Wait Until the Summer is Over to Put My Home on the Market?

Mark Wellborn | July 7th 2009

In this week’s installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who wants to put her home on the market wonders if she should wait until September... read»

Harney: Home Prices Are Bottoming

Harney: Home Prices Are Bottoming

Mark Wellborn | July 7th 2009

In his Realty Times column this morning, Kenneth Harney indicated that the bottom for housing prices is near. Pointing to the latest monthly survey fr... read»

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