Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia
Local insight on the capital region's most sought after addresses: prices, trends, and standout homes.
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House TourWhere the luxury homes are, and why they cost what they do.
Prices, inventory, taxes, insurance, and the hidden costs that never make the listing photos. One market a week in the newsletter, and the standout homes on YouTube.
The markets we cover
A home market and a map of hotspots.
Local authority at home, national curiosity everywhere else.
Home market
National spotlights
America's luxury hotspots
Beachfront estates, mountain retreats, and city penthouses, with the numbers behind every price tag.
MiamiPalm BeachNaplesLos AngelesMalibuAspenPark CityScottsdaleThe HamptonsNashvilleAustinLake Tahoe
What a House Tour covers
The why behind the price.
The number
Price, and price per square foot
What the home asks, what nearby homes closed for, and what the gap says about the market.
The carry
Taxes, insurance and HOA
The monthly cost of owning the home after the mortgage, which decides whether the price works at all.
Behind the walls
Flood, climate and insurance risk
Public FEMA and National Weather Service data on the address, and how flood risk shapes the insurance decision.
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Inventory and days on market
How many homes like it are for sale, how long they sit, and what that means for your offer.
The money
Loans that fit the price
Jumbo, VA, assumable and conventional options, and the monthly payment each one produces.
The rules
Sourced data only
Every lookup result links to its public source. We describe homes, amenities, prices and data, never the people who live nearby.
Buying in our home market? Transfer and recordation taxes change across Maryland counties, DC and Northern Virginia, and in Maryland and DC they are among the largest closing costs buyers pay.
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