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New Luxury Apartments Coming to Alexandria in 2012
Mark Wellborn | August 3rd 2010
The Washington Business Journal reported late last night that Post Properties will soon start construction on a 344-unit luxury apartment complex in t... read»
DC Mayor to Lift City's Stay-at-Home Order on Friday
Nena Perry-Brown | May 27th 2020
The first "reopening" phase would coincide with that of Northern Virginia.... read»
A Mortgage Conundrum
UrbanTurf Staff | March 22nd 2012
A young couple in DC wants to buy a new condo while keeping their current unit to rent out. But that is proving to be easier said than done. ... read»
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Coming Soon? DC's Rent Control Database
Nena Perry-Brown | August 15th 2017
While DC may no longer have the 80,000 estimated rent control units tallied in 2011, a law passed that year to create an online database of rent contr... read»
McLean's White House Replica Finds a Buyer
UrbanTurf Staff | October 4th 2021
The 12,000 square foot replica of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue went under contract last week.... read»
How Much Have DC-Area Apartment Rents Risen in the Last Year?
UrbanTurf Staff | July 22nd 2022
A new report sheds a bit more light on how much rents have risen at the top of the market. ... read»
School Ties: Families Staying in DC, Holding Out Hope for Better Schools
Michele Lerner | February 17th 2010
The steady exodus of families from DC to the suburbs for the promise of better schools may be slowing. Anecdotal and hard evidence suggest that more f... read»
Buying Now Twice as Affordable as Renting, Zillow Says
Lark Turner | December 9th 2014
Rent affordability has become historically unaffordable in the 35 biggest metros.... read»
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