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Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.
Long-Term Mortgage Rates Head Back Toward 7%
UrbanTurf Staff | April 11th 2024
On Thursday, Freddie Mac reported 6.88% as the average on a 30-year mortgage, up 6 basis points from last week.... read»
20% of Homes Purchased in DC in 2016 Were All-Cash Transactions
UrbanTurf Staff | July 29th 2016
The term "all-cash" is music to the ears of a home seller, and in DC this year, approximately one out of five sellers heard this phrase from a success... read»
The Theory of Two Bottoms
Will Smith | June 17th 2009
UrbanTurf usually avoids publishing dense statistics and economic analysis about the state of the housing market. But we saw something yesterday on th... read»
Bigwig Digs: A President, An Heir and A Rock God
UrbanTurf Staff | February 20th 2013
This week on Bigwig Digs, we add three men of generations past: an early U.S. President, an heir to the Mellon fortune and a rock god known as The Liz... read»
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What $700,000 Buys You: The Colonial Edition
Shilpi Paul | January 24th 2012
In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at colonial-style homes on the market in the $690,000 to $700,000 range to give readers an idea o... read»
Pepco Buys Award-Winning Solar Decathalon House
Shilpi Paul | January 30th 2012
WaterShed, the University of Maryland-designed home that took top honors at the 2011 Solar Decathalon, has a surprising new owner.... read»
85-Unit Mount Pleasant Church Conversion Aims For 2016 Delivery
UrbanTurf Staff | August 26th 2015
The conversion of the church, which has been vacant since a fire in 2008, was approved by the Historic Preservation Review Board last year. ... read»
This Week's Find: The Finishing Touches in Wesley Heights
Ashley Hopko | October 5th 2022
This Week's Find is a home in Wesley Heights completed in 2021 by owners who have spent the last year putting the finishing touches on it. ... read»
This Week's Find: A Georgetown One-Bedroom Reportedly Owned By Alexander Graham Bell
Tianna Mañón | June 16th 2015
A one-bedroom house in a historic Georgetown alley that was reportedly owned by the man who invented the telephone. ... read»
Housing is Now Cheap -- Or is It?
Mark Wellborn | December 30th 2009
Brett Arends, The Wall Street Journal columnist who we believe does a great job of explaining financial issues in layman’s terms, declared today... read»
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A look at the closing costs that homebuyers pay at the closing table.... read »
The plan unveiled Sunday for East Potomac Golf Links would make the course a very dif... read »
Trammell Crow is looking to modify options for two parcels at the former McMillan San... read »
The firm purchased 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, located steps from Ballston-MU Metro statio... read »
High Street Residential’s plans for a prominent corner in Shaw will have to wait a ... read »
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