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Kanye West is Making a Foray Into Low-Income Housing

Kanye West is Making a Foray Into Low-Income Housing

UrbanTurf Staff | June 4th 2018

One of West's first projects as part of the YEEZY Home line will be the Social Housing Project, a low-income housing concept that would be constructe... read»

28 Percent of Homes in DC Are Priced Above $1 Million

28 Percent of Homes in DC Are Priced Above $1 Million

UrbanTurf Staff | June 1st 2018

Rising home prices in DC are resulting in an increasingly high number of homes on the market with seven-figure price tags. ... read»

Mortgage Rates Drop From 7-Year Highs

Mortgage Rates Drop From 7-Year Highs

UrbanTurf Staff | May 31st 2018

On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported 4.56 percent with an average 0.4 point as the average for a 30-year mortgage, a ten basis point drop from last week'... read»

Steve Case's Merrywood Estate Purchased By Saudi Arabia For $43 Million

Steve Case's Merrywood Estate Purchased By Saudi Arabia For $43 Million

UrbanTurf Staff | May 30th 2018

A week after the estate of AOL co-founder James Kimsey was listed for almost $63 million, Steve Case's Merrywood estate in McLean, Virginia has found ... read»

30 Percent of Home Buyers Halt Search Due to Rising Rates

30 Percent of Home Buyers Halt Search Due to Rising Rates

UrbanTurf Staff | May 30th 2018

Rising interest rates are having an effect on the housing search of DC-area homebuyers. ... read»

At $62.95 Million, AOL Cofounder's Northern Virginia Estate is Priciest Home Ever in the DC Area

At $62.95 Million, AOL Cofounder's Northern Virginia Estate is Priciest Home Ever in the DC Area

UrbanTurf Staff | May 24th 2018

AOL might be a bit of a has been in the internet world these days, but its founders are making some noise in the DC area real estate world of late. ... read»

Mortgage Rates Remain at 7-Year Highs

Mortgage Rates Remain at 7-Year Highs

UrbanTurf Staff | May 24th 2018

For the fifteenth time in the last 21 weeks, long-term mortgage rates increased... read»

Will Rising Interest Rates Delay Your Housing Search?

Will Rising Interest Rates Delay Your Housing Search?

UrbanTurf Staff | May 23rd 2018

Last week, long-term interest rates spiked to their highest rate in seven years. Prospective homebuyers, has this rise in rates resulted in you delayi... read»

Above Asking with No Contingencies: The Climate of the DC Housing Market in 2018

Above Asking with No Contingencies: The Climate of the DC Housing Market in 2018

UrbanTurf Staff | May 18th 2018

While the market got off to a slow start this year, it has picked back up such that the level of competition may rival that of recent years.... read»

Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level in Seven Years

Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level in Seven Years

UrbanTurf Staff | May 17th 2018

Long-term mortgage rates just hit their highest level in quite some time.... read»

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

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial What is a Rent Back? 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House? Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy? Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Unique Spaces

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC The R Street Firehouse DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home Best Transition From a Garage To a Home The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse