Residential Real Estate Transactions District of Columbia
How to Recover Your Earnest Money Deposit After a Failed Home Purchase in D.C.
Wiring an earnest money deposit (EMD) of 3% to 5% of the purchase price-often $20,000 to $75,000 or more in neighborhoods like Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, orLogan Circ...
PCSing to the District of Columbia: A Legal Guide to Remote Real Estate Closings for Military Families
Receiving Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to the National Capital Region-whether to the Pentagon, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Fort Lesley J. McNair, the Washingto...
Foreign Nationals Buying Residential Property in the District of Columbia: Tax Withholdings & FIRPTA
As home to more than 175 foreign embassies along Massachusetts Avenue, alongside the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Inter-American Devel...
Navigating D.C. TOPA Rules When Selling a Tenant-Occupied Single-Family Home
Listing a tenant-occupied rowhouse in Capitol Hill, a single-family colonial in Chevy Chase, or an investment condominium in Dupont Circle involves a legal hurdle unique to Washing...