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Posts By Mark Wellborn

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

Update: All Units Under Contract at The Coronado

Update: All Units Under Contract at The Coronado

Mark Wellborn | June 8th 2009

UrbanTurf has learned that the remaining units at The Coronado have gone under contract. We profiled the 28-unit boutique building at the southern tip... read»

Shiller: Home Prices May Keep Falling

Shiller: Home Prices May Keep Falling

Mark Wellborn | June 8th 2009

Robert Shiller's name rarely shows up in the byline field of one of the country's largest newspapers, but when it does, people take notice. The New Yo... read»

"I Wish the Real World Would Just Stop Hassling Me"

"I Wish the Real World Would Just Stop Hassling Me"

Mark Wellborn | June 8th 2009

The Matchbox 20 lyric actually has a fair amount of relevance to this post. A number of DC-based blogs (DCist and Wonkette, among others) are reportin... read»

The Best New Listings in the DC Area: The (Mostly) Adams Morgan Edition

The Best New Listings in the DC Area: The (Mostly) Adams Morgan Edition

Mark Wellborn | June 8th 2009

This week's best new listings include a three-bedroom co-op in Adams Morgan (with a number of amenities to make living in the neighborhood comfortable... read»

Treasury Secretary Can't Sell House, Decides to Rent It

Treasury Secretary Can't Sell House, Decides to Rent It

Mark Wellborn | June 5th 2009

Even Tim Geithner is not immune from the struggles of the housing market. Numerous news outlets are reporting that the Treasury Secretary has been una... read»

Minimalist Architecture Around the U.S.

Minimalist Architecture Around the U.S.

Mark Wellborn | June 5th 2009

On this rainy Friday afternoon, we take a quick departure from our regular DC coverage to highlight a recent Wall Street Journal article that looks at... read»

30 Percent of DC Area Listings Have Had Their Price Reduced

30 Percent of DC Area Listings Have Had Their Price Reduced

Mark Wellborn | June 5th 2009

More good news for buyers came out today. Real estate search engine Trulia.com announced that 23.6 percent of homes on the market in the U.S. have had... read»

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

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

Mark Wellborn | June 5th 2009

This week's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a four-level contemporary home in Columbia Heights. The house was designed by DC-based architect and desi... read»

Local Blogger Maps All 100 Cheap Eats

Local Blogger Maps All 100 Cheap Eats

Mark Wellborn | June 4th 2009

Washingtonian Magazine is famous for its restaurant coverage and one of its more popular issues is that which covers the best Cheap Eats in the area. ... read»

Mortgage Rates Jump Above Five Percent

Mortgage Rates Jump Above Five Percent

Mark Wellborn | June 4th 2009

Those low, low long-term mortgage rates may be a thing of the past. This week, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages jumped to 5.29 percent from 4.91 percent l... read»

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