Home Buying
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Home Buying, from most recent to least.
One Million New Jobs Means DC Needs More Housing
Shilpi Paul | October 28th 2011
One million new jobs will be created in the DC area over the next 20 years, according to a study released on Thursday by George Mason University's Cen... read»
Report: Median Mortgage Payments Equal to Median Rents
Mark Wellborn | October 14th 2011
Capital Economics is reporting that the median monthly rental payment in the U.S. is almost the same as the median mortgage payment for the first time... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Is the 5/1 Adjustable Rate Mortgage Worth It?
UrbanTurf Staff | October 12th 2011
In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader wonders if a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage makes more sense than a long-term conventional loan i... read»
The Psyche of DC’s Young Homebuyers
Amanda Abrams | August 24th 2011
In recent weeks, UrbanTurf spent some time talking to young renters around DC to see how they felt about home ownership given the uncertainty of the l... read»
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Perception and Reality: What Home Buyers Want
Andrew Siddons | August 19th 2011
This article examines the gaps between perception and reality in terms of home buyer attitudes, based on a survey by the National Association of Realt... read»
Rent or Buy? Trulia Deems DC on the Threshold
UrbanTurf Staff | August 16th 2011
DC straddles the line between a place that people should continue renting and one that residents should dive in and buy a home, according to a third q... read»
July Home Sales Slip in DC, But Still Strong
Mark Wellborn | August 10th 2011
In July, pending home sales in the DC area fell more than expected, according to data released today by RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI), but th... read»
Case-Shiller: National and Local Home Prices Rise Slightly
Mark Wellborn | July 26th 2011
The latest Case-Shiller report released this morning showed that home prices rose about 1 percent nationally between April and May 2011, but that pric... read»
NAR: Existing Home Sales Fall Unexpectedly
Mark Wellborn | July 20th 2011
A day after some optimistic news on the housing front, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales unexpectedly dropp... read»
UrbanTurf Reader Asks: Rent For $1,720 or Buy For $270,000?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 20th 2011
In this installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader looks for advice as to whether he should keep renting his one-bedroom apartment for $1,720 a mo... read»
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A look at the closing costs that homebuyers pay at the closing table.... read »
3331 N Street NW sold in an off-market transaction on Thursday for nearly $12 million... read »
In this article, UrbanTurf will explore the considerations and steps involved in buyi... read »
The most expensive home to sell in the DC region in years closed on Halloween for an ... read »
Paradigm Development Company has plans in the works to build a 12-story, 110-unit con... read »
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