My search for a home in DC was a long and complicated one. I was a first time home buyer with very…read morespecific needs, a family who was very involved in the process, a unique financial situation, a definitive time-frame where purchase would need to be completed by, and a very tough schedule to visit properties. I was referred to Maria Fernandez, interestingly enough, through my first real estate agent (who was making career changes). At this point, I had all but given up on finding a property for purchase in DC and was going to settle on renting for the remainder of the time that I was going to live here. However, I found Maria to be extremely knowledge (both of the city and of the market), friendly, patient, and above all honest. She was able to unravel the extremely complex and convoluted path to purchasing a home in DC while working with a myself, with a very difficult work schedule, and my family who are located a few hours away. With every property we visited, she was able to give a thorough summary of the highlights and possible shortcomings of the property. She was honest when she did not have the information I asked for and was timely in response when she found my answer. When working with Maria, it does not feel like she is trying to sell you a property, it feels like she is trying to help you find your future home. Whether it was last minute calls to see a property, or when I was late to a showing due to work constraints, she always met me with a friendly demeanor and understanding. As a first time home buyer and a transplant to DC, I cannot imagine a better first agent with whom to make a purchase of a home.

We had the pleasure to work with one of the REALTORs ( Christina Brown ), the experience was…read moreamazing. From the very 1st day we met her she started taking notes of our needs & wants. She made it her priority to keep in touch with us on a regular with new properties that popped up on the market that fit our list and were around our budget. If I could give her a 10+ star instead of 5, i would, she did an excellent job.

We have been thrilled with the exceptional professionalism, responsiveness, and pleasant service we…read morehave received from Chris, Bryce, Danielle, and the rest of the team from start to finish. They have always been patient in educating us as first-time home buyers, and we never questioned that they were working in our best interest. They quickly ran many different scenarios and provided pre-approval letters for us on multiple properties that didn't come through, and finally for the house where our offer was accepted. One of the reasons we went with Chris and his team was their extensive experience and deep knowledge related to renovation loans (203k and HomeStyle) and conventional non-renovation loans, which gave us flexibility to switch to a different type of loan if the home we are purchasing did not end up qualifying for a non-renovation loan. We appreciated them expediting the appraisal, which was critical for this determination and luckily resulted in what we were hoping for. We always received quick, helpful, and easy to understand responses from Chris and Bryce, even on evenings, weekends, and Father's Day. Our loan was fully approved in about 2.5 weeks, even with a 5 week closing timeline. The rate we received was highly competitive. We have had absolutely zero complaints or hiccups throughout many, many months of working with Chris and the team, and we would unquestionably recommend Chris to friends and use him again.

Christopher Jordan, and his team with First Home Mortgage made my first time home buying experience…read morevery painless. I was able to provide all my financial information for my loan application and few days later I received my loan approval. They were able to give me a very competitive interest rate as well! Once I put my first offer in they were working tirelessly to do all the behind the scenes work. They would send me emails about loan process update and were available to talk to text anytime. I was very happy with my first condo purchase! Even after the condo was closed the First Home Mortgage team was open to answering my questions about all the new home owner mail I received. I would recommend this mortgage company to any new buyer!

I recently sold my house and Chris Walters helped my husband and I purchase our first home…read moretogether. He actually also helped my husband buy a place prior to us getting married and I was so impressed with his professionalism and willingness to help things get to a satisfactory conclusion I told my then boyfriend at the time that when the time came for me to sell my place I'd gladly list with Chris. He was very thorough in walking us through the process of getting our home ready to put on the market, and even when there were a few minor challenges he worked to get things moving. Working with my husband as we used the proceeds of the sale of my place to buy a place jointly with my husband he was terrific in helping make sure all of the back end pieces were moving and we were able to close on our place as scheduled. Chris was always available to answer questions to. It might be a while before we buy another place but without a doubt, if I'm in the market again I wouldn't hesitate to call on Chris.

Bruce was simply amazing! I interviewed 5 local realtors with exceptional reviews and Bruce had the…read moremost comprehensive plan to sell my house and DID IT well ABOVE asking price. Dyanne and Bruce were RESPONSIVE and PROFESSIONAL and best of all made selling my house EASY. They LISTENED to our needs and gave us simple recommendations to get the most value. The most important thing was he KNOWS the area and the MARKET. I would recommend him to my mother. Thank you Bruce and Dyanne!

My boyfriend and I recently used the Wethman Group, and specifically Alli Collier, to purchase our…read morefirst home. We loved using them. They provided a seminar for first time homebuyers, and Alli was great at answering all our questions throughout the process. She was incredibly responsive, had great schedule availability, and made us feel like she was also invested in our homeownership. She grew to understand and remember our property likes and dislikes. Wethman Group also offers a lot of perks for their clients; they hold client appreciation events, and offer complimentary equipment rental for your new home (power-washers, moving van, etc). We highly recommend them for first time homebuyers!

Katie Wethman sold a house for us and helped us buy another. Katie is brilliant, incredibly…read moreknowledgeable, does her homework, and is a terrific person. I'm an economist and have been frustrated in the past that realtors (and others who should understand) don't have a basic understanding of markets and finance. Katie is analytical and bases everything she says on facts and evidence. No bullshit or hand-waving! I loved knowing that she knows so much more about finance than I do. Both the sale and purchase were challenging. Katie helped us resolve the difficulties. The sale was complicated by the fact that there was an open lien on our property. A bank had failed to record a home equity line of credit held by a previous owner as closed. A previous title search had missed this and I foolishly did not have title insurance. The title company offered to solve the problem for $10,000. Katie did a lot of spade work and got the bank to record the lien as satisfied, saving me the money and saving the sale. The purchasers were also difficult and Katie gave us great advice about dealing with them and the sale closed on time. Our subsequent home purchase was also complicated bv the fact that the sellers wanted to do a sale by owner, which effectively made Katie the agent for both seller and buyer (although only compensated by me as my buyer's broker). She again provided infallible advice when issues arose and also gently steered the sellers through all of the many problems they thought they'd surfaced. I'd recommend Katie Wethman and the Wethman Group to anyone buying or selling a home.

Ibi and Fred make a great realty team, and they are even better people. After experiencing how…read morepleasant Ibi was to work with on the buying side in Rockville - and how knowledgeable she was about her profession, Montgomery County, local contractors, area restaurants, etc. - we asked Ibi to help us sell our Rockville home a few years later. She worked the market during the weeks before we went live, and we sold for over-asking on Day 1. When we moved back to Maryland, Ibi and Fred helped us find a great deal in a desirable neighborhood in Gaithersburg. They again helped us find contractors for various repairs and met up with us for lunches to make sure we were settling in. During COVID-19, we decided we needed to find a different home with more of a yard and home office space. We could not afford what we wanted closer in to DC, so Ibi and Fred helped us scour the marker across Montgomery, Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Anne Arundel Counties. We finally found our gem north of Annapolis, and won it in a hot market under asking, while selling our Gaithersburg home again on Day 1 for over asking. Ibi and Fed have come out to visit us by the Bay to check in and have been learning the market on this side of the state. They're great to work with, and now great friends, too.

Ibi Sofilas and My Realty Team are simply the best! She and her associate Fred Levy have expertly…read morehandled three real estate transactions for our family in the past 13 years. After the first experience we knew we'd never have to look anywhere else for our real estate needs. The first two transactions were home sales. With their creative sales strategies, we received top dollar offers in just a matter of days on both properties. The third experience proved to be more challenging requiring all the knowledge and experience only a 20+ year seasoned professional team can offer. With all the ups and downs of a hot seller's market they were able to navigate the real estate landscape and find our ideal retirement home. At each step along the way they kept us informed and updated. Their work ethic, persistence and positive attitude were amazing. I can honestly say that this deal would not have happened without Ibi and Fred leading the way. We recommend them without hesitation to friends, family and neighbors. Jim and Kathy Ruth

Working with Donna was a very frustrating experience. She was the selling agent on a house we just…read morebought and I'm still blown away at how disrespectful she was to me, my husband and our agent. She dropped the ball on major communication related to contractual obligations which did cause issues on the day of settlement. We were very close to walking away from a home we love. She stages beautiful homes for which she takes an extra percent. More importantly, she does not fulfill the basic duties of her job and leaves it all to her assistant, Kate. In our case, she put her sellers at risk of loosing a sale because of her lack of follow through. I would never want to work with an agent like her.

My wife and I decided it was time to move out of our 1 bedroom 1 bath condo into something a bit…read morelarger. We weren't exactly sure what we were looking for, so we did a little house hunting on our own. We met with a few realtors and looked at a few houses, but we didn't find who or what we were looking for. We decided we needed to find a realtor that knew the area and could tell us about the character of the neighborhoods where we were searching. The Donna Kerr Group had some good reviews so we decided to give them a try. It's a small firm that really knows the Internet well. We sent a short email with our contact info, search area, and basic wish list. We immediately got a response from Donna, who referred us to Lewis Temple. Lewis came to meet us at our condo, and had in hand a binder he made for us of areas we should look at, graphs showing property values, school ratings, etc. So we decided that we'd let him show us some things and go from there. Lewis and the Donna Kerr Group do this amazing thing; they set up an Internet search with your specific requests and desired locations. All you have to do is sort the properties into three categories: yes, no, and maybe. We clicked and sorted and came up with a very, very long list. Lewis helped us narrow down our choices; he has an extensive knowledge of the metro DC area, various neighborhoods, and even local realtors, builders, and contractors. We spent a few afternoons driving around with Lewis and looking at homes. Lewis was patient with us as a picked our way through a large list of homes, telling a little history of the neighborhoods and showing us the local haunts. After a month of searching we found our dream home! Lewis helped us put our offer together, and I can now say that we are very proud homeowners. He helped us find exactly what we were looking for in a home and neighborhood that we love. Lewis stood by us through the whole process. As a side note, Lewis is also a master electrician and was able to point to details in the construction of the homes we looked at that even our home inspector missed. Next it was time to sell the small condo we called home for so many years. Lewis sent in his expert, Cara, who told us exactly what to do to de-clutter and stage our condo. She even picked out paint colors for us, and found a painter who could come that same week. Once we de-cluttered and had a little touch up painting done, Cara came back and took the most amazing photos of our condo. The condo was on the market the next day with a perfect description, her beautiful photos, and an open house that weekend. Our condo was under contract at asking price unbelievably fast, less than one month after we listed it. They even designed a unique website for our listing! We have now settled into our beautiful new home and absolutely love it. I can't express how great our experience with this team of service-oriented professionals has been. They are very, very good at their jobs, and they are wonderful people. I recommend that if you are looking to buy and/or sell your home you try Lewis Temple and the Donna Kerr Group!

My husband and I LOVED working with Jason Koitz of the Koitz Group while purchasing our first home…read more Jason listened to our wants and needs and directed us to the perfect options. His efficiency in his work led us to closing in just a few weeks after we began our search! We value responsiveness, knowledge, ease of interaction and completeness in task when working with anyone, and Jason embodies all characteristics. The group's use of technology was also exciting and unexpected. Their website's interface was clean and easy to use on my mobile devices. Very little to no paper exchanges were made, everything was completed digitally. And we continue to enjoy reading about Bethesda/Chevy Chase's real estate community on the group's blog. Jason is also in-the-know regarding DC's food scene. If you're a foodie in the real estate market, he's your guy.

Gretchen and the Koitz Group came very highly recommended by a personal friend of ours who had used…read moreher services in finding every house she's ever owned. So after 2 years of sharing an apartment together and getting married, my wife and I began the hunt for our first home and selected Gretchen and the Koitz group as our Realtors. There is not one bad thing we could say about the process we went through buying our first house with them. Never pushy, Gretchen and her staff believe strongly in educating the buyer to empower them to make an informed decision. They are so incredibly friendly and knowledgeable in both about the area and in the process and all of the details that everything went smooth as silk. They listened well to what we were looking for and continually brought interesting and appealing opportunities to us. Even when we had issues with one house vs another (which always come up, it's just part of finding the perfect house for yourself), they were always understanding, attentive, and diligent so as to then come back to us with new suggestions that incorporated our feedback. This past January we celebrated our 3 year anniversary of buying our first home. We fell in love the first time we walked through it, and have been in love with it since the day we got the keys. We owe many thanks to Gretchen and her amazing team. We now see why our friend trusts Gretchen so much, and we certainly plan on using her again in the future for any of our real estate needs.

Teddy Rojanadit of Bediz Group, Keller Williams went waaaay above and beyond his duties as a real…read moreestate agent! And I am not kidding when I say that! He was very friendly and treated me like a member of his family. Teddy stated that he treats all of his listings as if they were a million-dollar property. We discussed what my listing price should be to attract the most buyers. He offered me suggestions and referred me to other services on how to get my place ready for sale. The professional pictures of my condo were outstanding and true to life. I had about 30 individual showings and about 25 groups of people come to the first day of my open-house!! My condo had 5 offers and initially sold for $5,000 above asking price AND in 6 DAYS!!! I am very thankful that Teddy was referred to me by a friend (this was my second attempt at selling my condo so I was skeptic about about it selling). I have already referred Teddy to my sister and he helped her buy her first home (she was competing against 9 other offers and Teddy helped her offer win)! My parents are interested in selling in the Spring and they want to use Teddy's services then. I will be referring Teddy to all of my friends and family from here on.

I had a great experience at Bediz real estate. Teddy, my realtor, knew a lot about the condos and…read morehouses that I was looking at. He was very helpful is guiding me to my condo purchase. I am very satisfied of his promptness, adequately informed of the progress, and explanation of the process as a first time home buyer. Overall, his great customer service, helpfulness, well organized and his abilty to assess areas of my customer needs has been a positive experiences. Thank you so much, Teddy!!!!