Residential brokerages and property managers in Washington, D.C.
Eight firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 5 residential brokerages and 3 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in Washington, D.C..
The local angle: slower price growth: home prices up 16.7% in five years
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 17,990 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 10,168 single-family (57%), 430 in 2–4 unit buildings and 7,392 in buildings with five or more units (41%). The 5+ share ranks #11 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 0.5% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 16.7% over five years, #29 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the Washington, DC-MD division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 6,436,489 residents on July 1, 2024, +2.5% against the April 2020 estimates base (#16 of 30 for growth; #7 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
10,168 single-family (57%) · 430 in 2–4 unit buildings (2%) · 7,392 in 5+ unit buildings (41%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Douglas Elliman, Redfin, Real (Real REMAX Group), Long & Foster |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | Evernest |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | — |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar |
Residential brokerages in Washington, D.C.
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the Washington, D.C. office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20003 | Capitol Hill Office. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 12 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Douglas Elliman 4.8 / 10 | 1027 33rd ST NW, Washington, DC 20007 | Listed on Douglas Elliman’s offices directory, one of 3 offices it lists in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 2001 South St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Washington, D.C. office, plus Rockville, Chantilly and Falls Church offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Real (Real REMAX Group) Not yet scored | 1765 Greensboro Station Place, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102 | Address listed for Real Broker, LLC on Real’s state-licenses page. Real describes a cloud-based model (see the profile). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long & Foster Regional brokerage · Not yet scored | 1529-B 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Logan Circle office. Its Washington DC page lists four D.C. offices (Chevy Chase Circle, Logan Circle, Navy Yard, Woodley Park). The office page also lists affiliated mortgage, insurance and property management contacts. | Firm page, also |
Property managers in Washington, D.C.
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 6700A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 3 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 4800 Westfields Blvd, #300, Chantilly, VA 20151 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa Community Management Corporation. Associa’s branch list shows 4 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
| Evernest Not yet scored | 16701 Melford Blvd #400, Bowie, MD 20715; Woodbridge, VA 22192 (no street address on the page) | Manages single-family rentals for owners. The Bowie, Maryland address is on Evernest’s Baltimore site (Bowie is in the Washington metro); the Woodbridge listing is on its Northern Virginia site. | Firm page, also |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. RPM Living: we found no page for this metro on its site. Invitation Homes: we found no page for this metro on its site. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Washington Fine Properties: its site asked for a browser check we could not pass, so we could not read an office page. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in Washington, D.C.?
We verified local offices for Compass (660 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20003); Douglas Elliman (1027 33rd ST NW, Washington, DC 20007); Redfin (2001 South St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009); Real (Real REMAX Group) (1765 Greensboro Station Place, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102); Long & Foster (1529-B 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in Washington, D.C.?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (6700A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817); Associa (4800 Westfields Blvd, #300, Chantilly, VA 20151); Evernest (16701 Melford Blvd #400, Bowie, MD 20715).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the Washington, D.C. area?
Permits were issued for 17,990 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 10,168 single-family (57%), 430 in 2–4 unit buildings and 7,392 in buildings with five or more units (41%). The 5+ share ranks #11 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Washington, D.C. residential hub published. 8 firms with a verified local office (5 brokerages, 3 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Douglas Elliman, office page (1027 33rd st nw) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- The Real Brokerage, state licenses page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Long & Foster, Logan Circle office page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Long & Foster, Washington DC offices · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (bethesda md) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (baltimorepropertymanagement.co) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (northern-virginia-property-management.co) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (washington dc metro) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20