Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 3.0Blog
Expert advice to help you make informed decisions about your home financing.
A $400 million new neighborhood, an elevated park opening in 2027, a rebuilt town center, and the first new for-sale townhomes in a generation — the investment arriving east of the river, and what it means for owners and buyers.
The 183-acre campus above Congress Heights spent 160 years as the nation's first federal psychiatric hospital. Now it's DC's biggest redevelopment — an arena, new retail, and the first for-sale townhomes.
Historic Anacostia began in 1854 as Uniontown, Washington's first planned suburb — founded on exclusion, and famously integrated by Frederick Douglass himself when he bought Cedar Hill in 1877.
For six glittering seasons in the 1890s, DC high society rode coaches across the new Pennsylvania Avenue bridge to a resort hotel on Hillcrest's plateau — beside the earthworks of a Civil War fort. The street grid still remembers it.
Where Pennsylvania Avenue meets the Anacostia sits one of Washington's oldest river crossings — and the neighborhoods it built. Ferries, an iron bridge, a trolley line, and the houses that followed.
Congress Heights and Randle Highlands share a founder — a newspaper publisher who bet everything on two bridges and a streetcar line. Here's the story behind two of Southeast DC's most historic neighborhoods.
Washington's working river was too dirty and too industrial for anyone with a choice — so the people who lived along it made it their own. A history of the Anacostia's volunteer boat clubs, its swimming holes, Langston Golf Course, and the park we row and skate on now.
DC's neighborhoods each have distinct housing stock, price points, and financing considerations. Here's what homebuyers need to know about Capitol Hill, Navy Yard, Logan Circle, and beyond.
Navy Yard is DC's fastest-growing neighborhood. New construction, strong appreciation, and modern amenities make it ideal for buyers — here's how to finance your purchase.
Capitol Hill rowhouses are iconic — but financing one comes with unique considerations. From historic property quirks to jumbo loans, here's what you need to know.
Logan Circle's mix of historic conversions and modern mid-rises creates a unique condo market. Here's how to navigate financing in one of DC's most vibrant neighborhoods.
Occasional email on DC mortgage rates, programs, and neighborhoods. No sales calls — email only, and you can unsubscribe any time.
We respect your privacy. See our Privacy Policy.
A licensed loan officer can answer specifics about your scenario in 15 minutes — no credit pull, no commitment.
