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"John did an amazing job helping me sell my 4-bedroom townhouse. My house went under contract in only 9 days! I live in Istanbul, Turkey and entrusted John to manage every aspect of the sale of my home while I remained overseas -- from hiring handymen, painters and carpet replacement vendors to marketing, hosting open houses, interacting with buyers and agents, negotiating and providing guidance to me on an almost daily basis. He is a great communicator, trustworthy, reliable, detail-oriented, proactive and was my sole point of contact throughout the entire sales process. I highly recommend working with John." - Onur C.
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"It was great to have John on my side. In today's competitive real estate market, it was important to work with a seasoned buyer's agent who could serve as my partner and advocate. Someone who does more than just arrange showings and unlock doors. Someone who is able to strategically submit the best offer on your behalf and has a track record of successfully negotiating sales prices, closing credits, and issues discovered during home inspections. Someone who might find faults in a home that you might not immediately see. Someone to keep all pieces and parties in sync to guarantee a smooth closing -- such as your lender, settlement attorney, home inspector, bank appraiser, the seller's agent and the pages and pages of legal documents. John greatly simplified the home buying process for me, a first time home buyer." - Evan B.
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"Having been involved with a number of property transactions in the DC area, I canāt speak highly enough about John. Heās efficient, hard-working, patient, knowledgeable about the market and the area, and very responsive. Iād definitely use him again."
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"This was our first time buying a property, and I'm not sure how we would have done it if John hadn't been our agent. He was accessible, knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and savvy. He knows the market and helped us with every step of the purchase. He responded to every text, call, and email within minutes, and took on every issue with infectious calm and confidence. I can't recommend John enough. We will 100% be contacting him if and when we sell our beautiful apartment." - Tom Birner
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"John sold my Adams Morgan condo within 2 days of listing and above the asking price! I was thrilled with that result in a choppy market, and grateful for the solid advice he provided throughout the whole process of getting what had been a 25-year rental property updated and staged for sale. Both the stager and the photographer were arranged by John and they did first class work. The apartment showed and photographed beautifully, really better than I ever imagined. I recommend John highly for his knowledge of the market, his professional skills and most of all, his integrity." - Claudia M.
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"This was our first time buying a property, and I'm not sure how we would have done it if John hadn't been our agent. He was accessible, knowledgeable, professional, friendly, and savvy. He knows the market and helped us with every step of the purchase. He responded to every text, call, and email within minutes, and took on every issue with infectious calm and confidence. I can't recommend John enough. We will 100% be contacting him if and when we sell our beautiful apartment." - Tom Birner
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"John helped me sell my condo during the early days of COVID-19. I was thrilled that we went under contract in only 3 days and that my home was the highest-selling one bedroom condo in the building in 2020. In addition to successfully navigating the challenges of selling during a pandemic, John remained a calming, reassuring force as he helped manage window replacement, minor repairs and sometimes challenging interaction with the lender...all while I was under a tight deadline to move into a new home. John is reliable, a great communicator and was always thinking several steps ahead." - Michelle Saphir
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"John was an outstanding real estate professional for my DC condo. Thanks to him, my condo went under contract in 8 days -- selling above list price with multiple offers. I entrusted John to make ready and sell my property while I was living outside of the country -- a potentially complicated task. However, he managed all staging, minor repairs, showings, negotiations and interacting with settlement attorneys to quickly and effectively guide a remote, overseas closing. John is a great communicator and provided me with detailed updates every step of the way, making the process as smooth and easy as possible. I hired John due to his knowledge of and enthusiasm for the local market, and am so happy that I did! I enthusiastically recommend him!" - Kim K.
Specialties
As a Realtor for nearly a decade (and a 30-year resident of Washington, D.C.), John has great knowledge of the area's diverse neighborhoods and an extensive, proven track record of helping buyers and sellers successfully navigate the sometimes turbulent, fast-moving D.C. sales market.
John has worked extensively with an array of clients, including first-time homebuyers; short and long-term sellers seeking to establish their lives in a different neighborhood or outside of D.C.; parents seeking to move closer to loved ones; newlyweds seeking to upsize; empty-nesters seeking to downsize; seniors seeking to divest of their real estate holdings; diplomats seeking long-term housing during their multi-year tenures in the city, etc. John has managed 130+ sales transactions ranging from $350,000 to $2,100,000.
Born in MA and raised in NH, John received his BA in English and Communications from Boston College. Prior to joining Compass, he gained 20-years+ in-depth experience leading sales, marketing, public relations and corporate communications efforts at publicly-traded companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Convera and Teleglobe (formerly Canada's largest international telecom company).
In his spare time, John serves as Condo Board President of the 68-unit building where he resides, and manages the @AdamsMorganNews Instagram and Twitter/X accounts for his neighborhood. John also enjoys photography, travel, writing and arts/entertainment. He has travelled to nearly 30 countries and lived in Kuwait for three years following the first Gulf War.
Since moving to DC in 1993, John has resided in Chevy Chase (DC), Cleveland Park, Dupont Circle, Mount Pleasant, Penn Quarter, and currently in Adams Morgan for 20+ years. In prior professions, he has worked out of offices based in Dupont Circle, Georgetown, McPherson Square and Logan Circle, as well as Dulles, Reston and Tysons Corner, VA.
John T. Murrayās Listings
$849,000
- 2
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1,369
- Square Feet