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Most Popular Posts - Ever

Following are the most popular UrbanTurf articles ever, from most to least popular.

Mortgage Rates Drop Just Below 4 Percent

Mortgage Rates Drop Just Below 4 Percent

Shilpi Paul | March 29th 2012

This morning, rates on 30-year mortgages dropped just below 4 percent, reversing a two-week rise. Freddie Mac reported 3.99 percent with 0.7 of a poin... read»

DC Experiencing Lowest For-Sale Inventory Since 2005

DC Experiencing Lowest For-Sale Inventory Since 2005

Shilpi Paul | January 10th 2012

If you have been on the hunt for a home recently and feel like there is less to choose from, you'd be right. ... read»

Two-Decade High: Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.92%

Two-Decade High: Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.92%

UrbanTurf Staff | October 13th 2022

Freddie Mac reported 6.92% with an average 0.8 point this morning, up from 6.66% last week. Rates have not been this high since April 2002. ... read»

Best New Listings: Cozy, Contemporary and Cottage Core

Best New Listings: Cozy, Contemporary and Cottage Core

Ashley Hopko | November 9th 2023

This week's Best New Listings includes a condo in Logan Circle that was renovated in 2018, a Takoma Park cottage and a studio apartment just a block f... read»

Selling Condos Like It's 2005

Selling Condos Like It's 2005

Will Smith | November 11th 2009

Waterfront Tower in the Southwest Waterfront is selling units at a rate of about one every other day. The I. M. Pei-designed building is almost half-s... read»

Mortgage Rates Drop Down to 5.3%

Mortgage Rates Drop Down to 5.3%

UrbanTurf Staff | July 7th 2022

Long-term interest rates fell 40 basis points today compared to last week.... read»

Best New Listings: An All-American Farmhouse, A Home on the Hill and a Summertime Special

Best New Listings: An All-American Farmhouse, A Home on the Hill and a Summertime Special

Lark Turner | June 27th 2014

A wide front porch in Chevy Chase DC; luxe colonial with a pool in Observatory Circle; and a Capitol Hill rowhouse with a charming exterior.... read»

March Was An Unexpectedly Strong Month For The DC-Area Housing Market

March Was An Unexpectedly Strong Month For The DC-Area Housing Market

UrbanTurf Staff | April 10th 2025

Earlier this week, we reported on evidence that homebuyers were coming off the sidelines in the DC region. A new report finds that March was indeed a ... read»

The Pros And Cons Of A 50-Year Mortgage

The Pros And Cons Of A 50-Year Mortgage

UrbanTurf Staff | November 12th 2025

Floated recently by Donald Trump as a way to make homeownership more attainable, the proposal would stretch the standard 30-year mortgage out by two d... read»

Under Contract: Six-Day Itch in Brookland and on the Hill

Under Contract: Six-Day Itch in Brookland and on the Hill

Nena Perry-Brown | February 20th 2018

This week's installment of Under Contract includes two homes that were listed on the same day and sold on the same day.... read»

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