Live Data · Row Homes
DC Market Pulse
Fee simple & rowhouse condo · Medians across tracked DC neighborhoods
Median Sale Price
$1.0M
Median Days on Market
20 days
Median List-to-Sale
97.9%
Neighborhoods Tracked
40
Row homes only (fee simple & rowhouse condo) · Median of medians across 40 tracked neighborhoods · Last 12 months · BrightMLS via Compass · Updated periodically
Brian's Take
"DC is not one market. It is 131 distinct neighborhoods with separate pricing environments, and treating them as one is how buyers and sellers miss out on landing that incredible residence or finding that perfect purchaser.
Foxhall Village, Mount Pleasant, and Burleith residences are selling in 6 days at 100% of the list price. Capitol Hill and Shaw are not far behind: 12-day median DOM, sellers capturing 98% to 99% of ask. In those neighborhoods, bringing a below-ask offer is not a negotiating strategy. It is a way to lose the house.
The data points in the other direction are equally clear. Kalorama is settling at 93% of list with a 59-day median DOM. At a $2.5 million median, that gap is real money. H Street is closing at 95% of the list price with 42 days on market, and it has the transaction volume to make the figure reliable. Buyers who show up with financing in order and pricing expectations grounded in evidence have room to work. The buyers who treat all of DC the same way do not."
· Brian R. Hill · Full market data in The Hill Report →
Coverage Area
DC Neighborhoods, Deeply Covered
About Brian
An Owner's Lens. A Founder's Execution.
Before real estate, Brian spent over a decade as a startup operator, building, scaling, and analyzing businesses where every decision was data-driven. He brought that same rigor to Georgetown's Master of Real Estate program, and now applies it to every transaction in DC.
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How I Work
The Selling Process
01
Pricing Strategy
Pricing is the most consequential decision in any sale. We build a rigorous comparative analysis against real closed data, then position your home to attract the strongest buyers at the right moment.
02
Market Preparation
Presentation drives price. We assess what improvements move the needle, coordinate vendors, and stage for the buyer profile most likely to compete for your home.
03
Negotiation and Close
From first offer to settlement, nothing falls through the cracks. Every term evaluated, every contingency managed, every timeline held. You stay focused on what comes next.
How I Work
The Buying Process
01
Market Intelligence
Before we look at a single property, we map the market. Median prices, DOM trends, list-to-sale ratios: the numbers that tell you whether to push or wait.
02
Strategic Offer
Every offer is a negotiation before it is made. We structure to win based on comparable data, not intuition. Escalation clauses, contingencies, and terms built for the specific seller in front of us.
03
Precise Execution
From accepted offer to close, nothing falls through the cracks. Timelines managed, inspectors coordinated, lenders held accountable. You focus on the decision. I handle everything else.
The Team Behind the Work
Why Wardman Residential
Wardman Residential at Compass has closed $775M+ across 1,550+ transactions in the DMV, with 103 years of collective team experience. The name is not incidental: Harry Wardman built more of DC's historic row homes than any developer in the city's history. That is the market Wardman was built to serve, and it is Brian's deepest area of expertise.
Compass is the #1 residential brokerage in the United States, with 34,000+ agents and $186B+ in annual home sales. That platform, the 1,800+ DMV agent network, private exclusive inventory, and full marketing infrastructure, sits behind every transaction Brian runs. Georgetown Master of Real Estate. A decade building and scaling companies. Nearly two decades in this market. You work with Brian directly, from first conversation through closing.
No generalists. No handoffs. One of the most analytically rigorous agents in the city, with the platform to match.
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Closed Volume
$775M+
DMV transactions
Transactions
1,550+
across DC, MD, VA
Team Experience
103 yrs
collective
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