March 12, 2013

Seminar: How to Appeal DC Property Taxes [Deanwood, March 26, 2013]

Central Properties agent Ericka Black is hosting a seminar on March 26th to help DC homeowners learn about property tax appeals, which can lead to lower property taxes. Last year Ericka successfully appealed her property tax assessment, and she’s bringing together Campbell Johnson and Kaye Darr of the Urban Housing Alliance to train others for 2013. Don’t miss this FREE seminar, learn about your rights: property tax appeals are due on April 1st! WHEN: Tuesday, March 26th at 6pm WHERE: Ward Memorial AME Church, 241 42nd St NE, Washington DC RSVP by 3/24 to: [email protected] Have more questions? Need help […]
April 12, 2013

Welcome Cathy Kurvers

Central Properties is pleased to welcome Cathy Kurvers, joining as Senior Associate. Cathy sees herself as a facilitator first, salesperson second. She has worked in real estate since 2003, and Cathy appreciates the supportive and creative environment at Central Properties. We’re making strides to raise the standard in operating an independent real estate brokerage. Our Associates and Partners are actively involved in the direction of the company, and their input is a valued and essential component of our success. We offer our clients diversified experience and provide services across all aspects of real estate in the Greater Washington DC area, including Maryland […]
April 18, 2013

Ellen Klein advances to Senior Associate

We are pleased to announce that Ellen Klein has advanced from Associate to Senior Associate at Central Properties! As a member of Central Properties from the company’s founding, Ellen has steadily increased her business and remains a valuable resource to her loyal and growing client base. We are grateful for Ellen’s contributions, and celebrate her continued success and achievements!   Central Properties is making strides to raise the standard in operating an independent real estate brokerage. Our Associates and Partners are actively involved in the direction of the company, and their input is a valued and essential component of our success. We […]
June 20, 2013

Central Properties Mentor Seminar Series: Navigating Landlord and Tenant Issues

EVENT: June 27th 5:30pm – Central Properties Mentor Series invites you to learn from our guest Jonathan C. Windle, Esq., an experienced L&T attorney, who will highlight the keys to navigating DC landlord and tenant issues as well as show you important (and court-tested) lease clauses that will help you avoid common pitfalls. These easy-to-use tips will keep your DC landlord investor clients happy, and will give you the toos to be more prepared and efficient when issues arise. This no-cost workshop, open to all real estate professionals, will run from 6:30-7:15 pm after a meet-and-greet reception from 5:30-6:30 pm. […]
July 1, 2013

Announcing Luxury Edition

When agents at Central Properties expressed a desire for more tools to market their upper bracket listings, we listened. And soon after, Luxury Edition was born. Luxury edition provides agents with unique branding and marketing tools to position high-end homes, including syndication on luxury real estate sites such as the Luxe List. The understated luxury edition yard sign (pictured below) complements the clean Central Properties branding and includes the words “luxury edition” in French, Spanish, and English. Have more questions? Need help buying or selling your home? Talk to us: we can help!   1 Step 1 Pick a time […]
July 2, 2013

Realtors Updated on Handling Rentals – Central Properties Mentors

Central Properties was pleased to host a training for real estate professionals on June 27th 2013 on the topic of work with landlords and compliance with DC’s housing laws. Presenter Jon Windle, Esq., an experienced attorney in Landlord & Tenant Court, explained that it is important to set up a thorough and fair tenant screening process before securing tenants for a property. Windle also stressed the importance of having a lease reviewed by an attorney before using the document to make sure the lease clauses will stand up in court. Central Properties Mentors is a monthly real estate workshop series […]
July 11, 2013

No Strings Attached

At Central Properties, we celebrate the professionalism and integrity of our agents. They represent buyers and sellers with honesty and dedication to their clients’ goals and dreams. As a brokerage, we don’t want to interfere with our agent’s ability to objectively serve their clients; that is why we never form marketing alliances with mortgage companies, title services or other vendors — we don’t now, and never will. Our Partners and Associates work with all real estate service providers on a level playing field. And that leads to our client’s trust and admiration. No cross selling at Central Properties, ever. We […]
June 19, 2014

EVENT: Branding for Success in Real Estate – June 26

WASHINGTON DC−Central Properties will host a free seminar on the fundamentals of developing a strong personal and team brand in real estate on Thursday, June 26th at 5:30pm at the company’s DC office at 1353 V Street NW. The session, part of the Central Properties Mentors initiative, is open to all professional real estate agents, and will be led by local expert on branding and advertising, and founder of the Idea House agency, Dave Mangan. Good branding is critical to the success of real estate agents because it affects how the agent is perceived and discovered in the marketplace. “A […]