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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Editors Choice, from most recent to least.
The Uncertain Future of TOPA
Andrew Siddons | April 20th 2011
The funding for the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a program that gives DC residents the right of first refusal if their landlord puts the... read»
DC's March Home Sales Surge Represents Return to Normalcy
Mark Wellborn | April 11th 2011
MRIS reported today that pending home sales jumped 34.3 percent in the DC area between February and March. While the news is optimistic, RBI analyst J... read»
WSJ: What a Government Shutdown Could Mean for Housing
Mark Wellborn | April 6th 2011
The looming shutdown of the federal government at the end of this week has been in the headlines for quite awhile, but The Wall Street Journal recentl... read»
Getting in on the Ground Floor in Southwest
Will Smith | March 30th 2011
In a city where real estate watchers are always speculating about the next hot neighborhood, it is curious that DC's Southwest quadrant gets so little... read»
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A Closer Look at the February Home Sales Surge in DC
Mark Wellborn | March 10th 2011
In February, the DC area had the largest year-over-year increase for pending sales of existing homes in a decade, according to data released recently.... read»
Will New Smart Meters Bring an End to Huge Pepco Bills?
Andrew Siddons | February 26th 2011
Pepco has been the target of recent criticism, not only because of power outages during last month's winter storms, but also because of surprisingly h... read»
Preview: The Solidago, DC's First LEED Platinum Condo Development?
Mark Wellborn | February 7th 2011
UrbanTurf has been given a sneak peek at The Solidago, a new three-unit row house residential project that could be DC's first LEED Platinum condo dev... read»
DC Area High-End Housing Market Makes a Comeback
Andrew Siddons | January 28th 2011
There are a number of signs that luxury home buyers in the DC area who were scared to hop off the fence 18 months ago are now diving back into the mar... read»
Google Maps Retires Real Estate Listings
Mark Wellborn | January 26th 2011
Google has announced that real estate listings will no longer be displayed on Google Maps. Details after the jump. ... read»
The Not-So-Secret (and Profitable) World of DC’s Short-Term Rental Market
Bryce Baschuk | January 20th 2011
Short-term subletting has become a lucrative endeavor in DC. Bryce Baschuk explores just how successful some renters and companies have been in taking... read»
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