The D.C. Real Estate Guide

The D.C. Neighborhood Spotlight provides the geographic location, location of shops and restaurants, public services, and real estate statistics for a specific neighborhood.

Georgetown, founded in 1751 by George Beall and George Gordon, is situated at the farthest point upstream ocean-going boats could navigate the Potomac River, and it grew as a trade port for goods being transferred to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. 200-year old buildings, cobblestone streets, and Georgetown University provide the neighborhood with an old-world charm. Specialty shops, boutiques, cafes, and some national chains make up most of Wisconsin Avenue NW and M Street NW. Georgetown housing consists of mostly beautiful row houses and some apartments in the form of English basements. Keep reading →

Check out the local and national real estate trends and headlines that made the news this week.

The real estate headlines from the Washington Post, RealEstateJournal.com, CNN Money, and Bankrate.com dove into the following topics: appraisal trends, benefits of homeownership, property tax assesments, pending home sales, discounts on brand-new homes, sea-based living, $510 Million Trailer Park, and agent interview questions. Keep reading →

“As with any decision, people should use their resources.”

A real estate transaction is a transaction of choices: the selection of an agent, an asking price, an offer amount, etc. The choices I have selected to discuss today include the selection of a title company and a lender. With thousands of lender options and a handfull of title companies here in the Washington, DC area, what title company and lender should you use? Keep reading →

Check out the local and national real estate trends and headlines that made the news this week.

The real estate headlines from the Washington Post, RealEstateJournal.com, CNN Money, and Bankrate.com dove into the following topics: Loudan County single-sale record, stricter lending practices, calculating tax on home sales, cancellation rates, pricey home markets, the changing demographics of homebuyers, easy upgrades appealing to homebuyers, and flipping.    Keep reading →

If you are about to close on the sale or purchase of your property, you will need to let the utility companies know when you need the utilities transferred. If you don’t do this (from a sellers perspective), you will be paying for another parties utilities and your own. If you don’t do this (from a purchasers prospective), your utilities will get turned off once the sellers stop paying for their old utilities. So, when and how should do you transfer your utilities in Washington, D.C? Keep reading →

The D.C. Neighborhood Spotlight provides the geographic location, location of shops and restaurants, public services, and real estate statistics for a specific neighborhood.

Originally known as Jenkins Hill, Capitol Hill is the home of The US Capitol Building, The Supreme Court, and The Library of Congress. Located within walking distance to five metro stations (Union Station-Red Line, Capitol South-Blue and Orange Lines, Eastern Market-Blue and Orange Lines, and Stadium-Armory-Blue and Orange Lines,) residents have quick, affordable access to the rest of the city. Eastern Market, one of the cities only remaining public markets, can be found at 7th Street and North Carolina Avenue SE. It has been in continuous operation since 1873, and its Market Lunch boasts the best crab cakes in DC. Most of the 19th and 20th century townhouses located  “on the hill” are just steps from one of the many corner shops found here. Keep reading →