Heide F. had used Ethical Homes to purchase her first home in DC; after getting married and deciding to move up to a larger home, she and her new husband Jim came back to Ethical Homes for assistance with the using their VA eligibility to get financing for their next purchase. Read the rest of this entry »

Jill & Amir Stepak were buyers looking to purchase their first home in D.C, and who wanted an agent who would give them both great information and great perspective while also serving as an advocate for them throughout the process; based on a recommendation from a friend, they chose to work with Ethical Homes, and found exactly what they were looking for in both an agent and a home. Read the rest of this entry »

Melissa B., an expat FSO and first-time buyer, was moving to the D.C. area and had just a few weeks in which to purchase a new home before starting her new job; working with Ethical Homes, she found a condo apartment in downtown D.C. that met all of her needs after just 4 days of searching. Read the rest of this entry »

Alex and Julia were first-time homebuyers who stumbled across their new home while passing by an open house there; rather than using the seller’s agent to purchase it, they followed a coworker’s advice and turned to Ethical Homes for assistance with their purchase, and ended up saving a bundle by doing so. Read the rest of this entry »

Mona was a first-time buyer who was looking for a very specific—and very hard-to-find—combination of features in her new home; Ethical Homes helped her to locate the right home for her needs, while helping her overcome more than a few hurdles along the way. Read the rest of this entry »

Real estate taxes for properties in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area can be levied at up to four levels: by the state; by the county/city; by the town or other locality; and/or by a special tax district. Here is a quick review of the current property tax rates for metro DC area jurisdictions. Read the rest of this entry »

Dawne, a homeowner in DC looking to start acquiring investment properties, has this to say about working with Ethical Homes: Read the rest of this entry »

Heide was an expat and first-time homebuyer looking for an investment property in which she could eventually live when she returned to the DC area; working with Ethical Homes, she was able to purchase the right home for her from halfway around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Why is it in your interests as a buyer to sign an exclusive Buyer-Broker Agreement with your real estate agent in Virginia and the District of Columbia? Read the rest of this entry »