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Happy July 4th! UrbanTurf Resumes Publishing Next Monday

UrbanTurf Staff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:23 -0500

However you spend July 4th (at the beach, in the yard grilling, going to open houses), we hope you enjoy yourself. UrbanTurf will resume its normal publishing schedule on Monday. Have a great weekend! Keep reading »

National Real Estate Auctioneer Returns in 3 Weeks

Will Smith — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:45:13 -0500

National real estate auctioneer REDC heads back to DC at the end of this month. The company has scheduled a single-day auction on Saturday July 25th at the Grand Hyatt to sell about 250 distressed properties from across DC, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Keep reading »

Obama Expands Foreclosure Program

Mark Wellborn — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:26 -0500

In a move that is sure to elicit criticism, the Obama administration announced yesterday that borrowers with mortgages worth up to 125 percent of their home's value will be able to refinance under the administration’s program to aid foreclosure victims. The one hitch is that the homeowner cannot be behind on their mortgage payments. More after the jump. Keep reading »

Thursday’s “If I Had a $1 Million” Listing

Mark Wellborn — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:29 -0500

Our regular Friday feature is a day early this week. (We won't be publishing tomorrow because of the July 4th holiday.) Today's "If I Had $1 Million" listing is a four-bedroom rowhouse in Glover Park with a great back deck and a possible rental unit on the ground floor. Keep reading »

A Condo Shortage by Next Year?

Will Smith — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:20:02 -0500

Local research firm Delta Associates predicts that there will be a shortage of new condos in the DC area beginning next year, which will drive prices up. More after the jump. Keep reading »

The Future of Real Estate? Realtor Launches Online Reality Series

Mark Wellborn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:04 -0500

Real estate agents have started to do a number of things to distinguish themselves from the pack. Some have started to host first-time homebuyer seminars. Others have started making YouTube real estate tutorials. However, none has gone quite as far as a realtor from New Jersey who Inman News reports recently started an online video series to "promote her goal of $1 million in net revenue from sales commissions in one year." Keep reading »

The Lessons Learned From Buying a Home

Mark Wellborn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:45:42 -0500

Keith Gibbons, author of DC Housing Prices and our go-to-guy for local real estate sales analysis, recently closed on his new home. In the latest post on his blog, Keith outlines a number of the lessons that he learned when buying the home. More after the jump. Keep reading »

What Does $550K Buy You in DC?

Mark Wellborn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:25 -0500

For $550,000, you can have a two-bedroom condo downtown that offers a number of services and amenities for a buyer that works long hours. More after the jump. Keep reading »

UrbanTurf Reader Asks: AU Park or Cleveland Park?

Mark Wellborn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:30:50 -0500

In this week’s installment of UrbanTurf Reader Asks, a reader who is relocating to DC with her family wonders whether AU Park or Cleveland Park is the better fit. More after the jump. Keep reading »

Case-Shiller Index: Home Price Declines Are Slowing

Will Smith — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:39 -0500

The monthly Case-Shiller Home Price Index was published today for the month of April. The report finds that home prices are still declining, but more slowly than before. Price declines in DC are less severe than the index's average for 20 metropolitan areas. Keep reading »