The Essential Home Buyer’s Guide
The Essential HomeBuyer’s Guide
GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON DC
Your home is more than a building or an address. It’s where you
experience life, connection, and growth. And in the Washington
Metropolitan Area, only one real estate firm offers a signature standard
of service designed to elevate your property as one of its own.
For those on a journey, there is only TTR Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Your Trusted Real Estate AdvisorSince 1744, Sotheby’s has been united collectors with world-class works of art. Today, with an international network of over 1,000 offices in 72 countries worldwide, real estate professionals at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty are uniquely positioned to help buyers of homes at all price points and serve as your trusted real estate advisor for life.
Local Expertise. Global Reach.Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a sophisticated real
estate investor, the process of buying your next home requires
local area expertise.
At TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, real estate professionals
offer home buyers of all price points hyper-local market
knowledge with an eye for global real estate market trends.
OUR BROKERAGES
GEORGETOWN, DC
DOWNTOWN, DC
MCLEAN, VA
ARLINGTON, VA
ALEXANDRIA, VA
THE PLAINS, VA
CHEVY CHASE, MD
ANNAPOLIS, MD
BETHESDA, MD
OUR BETHESDA MARYLAND BROKERAGE
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA
The Buyer JourneyWe believe that luxury is not a price point, but rather a level of service.
Discover how our specialized real estate services create an extraordinary
buying experience for home buyers of all price points.
CLEVELAND PARK, WASHINGTON DC
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SearchThe journey to your dream home begins with a
personalized property search that maps your hopes
and dreams with active, available, and off-market
real estate listings in your neighborhood of choice.
From tracking active and off-market inventory and
analyzing market trends, to scheduling personal
showings and neighborhood tours, we create a buyer
experience tailored to your needs.
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FinancingAs your trusted advisor, we are well-versed in the
art of financing. With a portfolio of lending partners
available for home buyers of all price points, we have
a track record of success in matching home buyers
with financial services that meet your unique needs.
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Formulating An OfferLeveraging comprehensive market research,
neighborhood insights, and exclusive broker
relationships, we are uniquely positioned to
craft an offer that will stand out from the crowd.
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Contract NegotiationsSkilled and savvy negotiators, we apply proven
strategies to successfully negotiate on your behalf
and get you from contract to close with ease. 4
Performing InspectionInspections are a critical step in the home buying
process. That’s why we help guide you through
the home inspection process, connecting you with
the best service providers in the local area and
facilitating the process on your behalf.
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ClosingThe final step in your home buying journey comes at
closing. We help facilitate and manage this process
by organizing critical paperwork, documentation,
and approvals to help reach your desired outcome.
6
Move InThrough our exclusive partnership network, we
connect you with the finest designers, contractors,
and home service providers to ensure a move-in fit
for your needs.
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Insuring Your DreamAs you look forward to life in your new home, we
can assist with all of your home insurance needs by
providing access to a trusted network of providers
vetted to provide competitive rates and premium
services to home buyers of all price points.
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Conduct Your Home SearchAs members of the world’s leading luxury real estate firm, we
offer home buyers of all price points a seamless home search
experience, both online and off.
The Sotheby’s International Realty Apple TV app is a fun and easy way
to explore the global real estate market from the comfort of your own
home. And with unique geographic, lifestyle, and amenity filters, it’s
never been easier to discover the home of your dreams.
SothebysRealty.com & TTRSIR.comEach month, millions of prospective home buyers from around the world use
SothebysRealty.com to help their home search.
As the world’s number one luxury real estate website, SothebysRealty.com
offers a modern user experience replete with high resolution imagery and
video, unique geographic, lifestyle, and amenity filters, as well as language
and currency translation for a truly global experience.
Search for homes on the go using SIR Mobile. A
GPS-enabled mobile app, home buyers can easily
browse our selection of global real estate listings
and collaborate with real estate professionals in
real time all in the palm of your hand.
Available on both Apple’s App Store and Google
Play App Store.
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Access to Off-Market and Private ListingsSometimes, the home of your dreams can be hard to find.
That’s why we understand how to access to an inventory of
off-market and private real estate listings.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON DC
Market KnowledgeAt the heart of every successful real estate transaction is a real estate professional who
conveys in-depth market knowledge to their client — not only of the local area, but of
the macro-economic trends powering the housing market at large. At TTR Sotheby’s
International Realty, our roster of trusted real estate advisors offer access to best-in-
class market trends data, robust in-house training programs, and business training
programs to insure we provide best of class service to every client.
Global NetworkWith over 1,000 offices and over 32,000 real estate professionals
throughout the world, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty offers
access to the global real estate market to home buyers of all price
points. Whether you are seeking an efficient condominium in
Washington, D.C. or a sprawling estate in the south of France,
no buyer need is out of our league.
PARIS, FRANCE
ACROSS THE GLOBE
22,500 AGENTS
990 BROKERAGES
72 COUNTRIES
PARK CITY, UTAHNANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Packing & Moving
Moving can be a pain. That’s why clients of TTR Sotheby’s
International Realty enjoy access to turn-key moving, storage,
and packing services designed to make the process of moving
a delight (and at no upfront cost).
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
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Virtual Staging & Augmented RealitySeeing is believing. That’s why we leverage Curate, a state-of-the art
mobile app that helps home buyers envision, design, and experience
the home of their dreams through the transformative power of
augmented reality (AR).
Download Curate by Sotheby’s International Realty today.
Title Insurance & Settlement Services
Every home sale requires a trusted partner to help seal the deal. That’s why
we offer buyers and sellers of homes of all price points a suite of exclusive
settlement services that help get you from contract to close with ease.
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Closing Repairs
Sometimes, home buyers can be discouraged when an inspection report
comes back with a long list of repairs. We simplify this step for buyers
of all price points through Punchlist, the all-in-one home repair solution
that matches your inspection report with cost estimates and a network of
licensed contractors ready to knock out your repairs at a moment’s notice.
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