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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Housing, from most recent to least.

The Difference That Seven Years Makes in DC's Housing Market

The Difference That Seven Years Makes in DC's Housing Market

Nena Perry-Brown | September 27th 2017

In light of Census data being released earlier this month, UrbanTurf is taking a look at how the housing stock and affordability of the District has c... read»

Is the DC Area Building Enough Housing?

Is the DC Area Building Enough Housing?

Nena Perry-Brown | July 19th 2016

A new report from Trulia suggests that the housing market in the DC metro area is over three times more elastic than the market nationwide.... read»

Mama's Boys: 20 Percent of DC-Area Millennials Live at Home

Mama's Boys: 20 Percent of DC-Area Millennials Live at Home

Nena Perry-Brown | May 6th 2016

Across the country, the share of 24-34 year-olds living at home with their parents has steadily risen over the past decade. Today, one in five millenn... read»

GW Underestimates Off-Campus Housing Costs, Report Finds

GW Underestimates Off-Campus Housing Costs, Report Finds

Tianna Mañón | September 14th 2015

Trulia looked at the housing costs associated with staying on or off campus at colleges around the country, and found that George Washington Universit... read»

People Leave DC Because of Housing, Survey Shows

People Leave DC Because of Housing, Survey Shows

Lark Turner | June 10th 2015

36 percent of those who leave the District give housing as their reason, according to a new post from the blog District Measured.... read»

DC: The Country's Priciest Housing Market in 2012

DC: The Country's Priciest Housing Market in 2012

Lark Turner | September 8th 2014

A new report shows that DC was the most expensive housing market in the country in 2011-2012.... read»

Pipeline: New Condos & Apartments Coming to the DC Area

DC Real Estate Guides

Short guides to navigating the DC-area real estate market

We've collected all our helpful guides for buying, selling and renting in and around Washington, DC in one place. Start browsing below!

First-Timer Primers

Intro guides for first-time home buyers

Red Flags Revealed During a Home Inspection Top 5 Tax Breaks For Homeowners Tax Relief for DC Homeowners
Condo Fee Tutorial What is a Rent Back? 10 Ways To Tell If a Home Renovation is Well Done
Obtaining a Basic Business License For Your Rental What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? The Splitting the Rent Formula
How Much Cash Do You Need to Buy a House? Is This Condo Building Financially Healthy? Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
The Scoop on Mortgage Insurance

Unique Spaces

Awesome and unusual real estate from across the DC Metro

The Most Intriguing Loft in DC The R Street Firehouse DC’s One-Room House
Dupont Circle’s Old Frat House To Become Alley Home Best Transition From a Garage To a Home The Roundhouse
Tilden Gardens Restaurant-Turned-Home Hits Market Next Week Logan Circle’s Most Intriguing Garage Frank Lloyd Wright Goes Green in Kensington
Sears Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover Old Town General Store Becomes Three-Level Home Making the Most of a Skinny House
A Studio 27 Renovation on Capitol Hill Once a Carriage House, Now a Home The Bank that Became a Home
From Pie to Hooch to Heroin to Home The Live-Aboards of Gangplank Marina A Treehouse with Rock Creek Park As A Backyard
Modern Tranquility in Sperryville Saddle Up For Stable Living Throwing a Curve at 550 Square Feet
A Modern Hilltop Retreat Tilden Street Restaurant Becomes Spacious Home Focus on Design: A Vastu Unit at 22 West
The DC Area’s First Net Zero Home A Yankee Goes Green DC’s First Carbon Neutral Home
Eco-Friendly Alley House Off H Street The Gym, The Stables and The Firehouse