Seller resources for DC, Maryland and Virginia.
The official records and rules a seller uses, from tax and deed records to disclosures, lead paint and taxes on the sale, with our own guides and tools.
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Where to start
Know what your home is worth
A pricing range prepared from recent comparable sales and the homes you are competing with.
Value my homeKnow the rules
The listing agreement, pricing, disclosures, offers, the contract, settlement and taxes, jurisdiction by jurisdiction.
Read the Seller GuideEstimate what you will net
The sale price less the costs of selling, in DC, Maryland or Virginia.
Estimate net proceedsPrepare the sale
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Open the Preparation PlannerChoose how it comes to market
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Every stage from signing to sold: preparation, staging, photography, the launch in phases, showings and a report every week.
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Tax and assessment
- Washington, DC
- Real Property Search, MyTax DCThe assessment and the tax on a property, by address or by square, suffix and lot.
Recorded deeds
- Washington, DC
- Recorder of DeedsSearch recorded documents, with images back to 1921.
Permit history
- Washington, DC
- Scout, Department of BuildingsPermits, inspections and certificates of occupancy by address.
Zoning
- Washington, DC
- DC Zoning Map, Office of ZoningThe official zoning map, with zoning cases and historic maps.
Historic districts
- Washington, DC
- Historic districts, Office of PlanningThe city’s historic districts, each with its own map.Permits and design reviewHow work on a historic property is reviewed with its building permit.
Flood zone
- Federal
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterThe flood map in effect for an address.
- Washington, DC
- DC Flood RiskThe flood zone, base flood elevation and elevation certificates, by address.
For your sale
Your disclosure
- Washington, DC
- Seller’s Disclosure Statement, 17 DCMR 2708The form itself, set out in the regulation, which you complete and sign.D.C. Code 42-1302The statement is due before or when the buyer signs the contract.
Lead paint, homes built before 1978
- Federal
- EPA, real estate disclosureGive the buyer the pamphlet, disclose what you know, hand over any records, and allow a 10-day inspection unless it is waived or changed in writing.Protect Your Family From Lead in Your HomeThe EPA pamphlet you give the buyer, revised in 2026.
Taxes when you sell
- Federal
- IRS Topic 701, sale of your homeExclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 on a joint return, after owning and living in the home 2 of the last 5 years.IRS Publication 523Selling your home, with the partial exclusion for a move for work, health or an unforeseeable event.IRS, Form 1099-SThe form that reports the sale of real estate.
- Washington, DC
- Homestead deduction, Office of Tax and RevenueWhen the home stops qualifying, ask for the cancellation on MyTax.DC.gov within 30 days.
Selling from abroad
- Federal
- FIRPTA withholdingWhen the seller is a foreign person, the buyer generally withholds 15% of the amount realized.Form 8288-BApply for a withholding certificate to reduce or eliminate the withholding.
Condominium and association resale
- Washington, DC
- D.C. Code 42-1904.11A condominium: the association’s certificate and documents to the buyer within 10 business days of the buyer signing.
A home with a tenant
- Washington, DC
- D.C. Code 42-3404.09A rented single-family home: written notice to the tenant within 3 days of receiving or soliciting an offer.
The rules: Seller Guide, Settlement