Jingle All The Way Home

As the year winds down, the holiday lights twinkle, and the scent of gingerbread fills the air, it’s safe to say we've reached the "home stretch" of 2025!

This December, we're putting a bow on a truly remarkable year in real estate. Whether you "decked the halls" of a brand-new home, successfully sold your property to move on to your next adventure, or simply watched the market with interest, it's been a busy and dynamic twelve months.

For those of you still hoping to find a "holly jolly" closing before the ball drops, this isn't the time to put your search on ice! Highly motivated buyers and sellers are taking advantage of this low-inventory holiday season.

We're here to make sure your final real estate wishes of the year come true.

Real Estate in the News

Why Some Homes Sell Quickly - And Others Don't Sell At All

There are more homes for sale today, but that doesn't have to work against you...

Courtesy of Keeping Current Matters

Jeanne Phil Meg Team News

2025 Gingerbread Party Rocked the House!

Now in it’s 13th year, the JPM Team Gingerbread Decorating Party is the OG Capitol Hill Gingerbread gathering. We’ve loved sharing this tradition with you and your families!

Thank you to all our clients and friends for another fantastic Gingerbread Party at Red Bear. It was so fun to share food, drinks, and conversation with you all, watch many of our friends and clients recognize each other, and see all the amazingly talented gingerbread house decorators at work. We love this party and are so happy you all do too!

🐾Calling All Pet Lovers!🦜

Want your furry, feathered, or scaly friend to star in our January JPM newsletter? Share a snapshot and a fun fact about your pet for a chance to feature in our Pet of the Month spotlight. Let’s ring in the New Year with pawsome cuteness! 🐶🐱🐍

Send 1 favorite photo to chrisitne.oreilly@compass.com.

Local Happenings

through December 23

Downtown

Holiday Market

Check out this beloved local tradition for holiday shopping! It features dozens of pop-up tents with a rotating lineup of local small businesses, artists, and crafters, plus live music and seasonal treats like hot chocolate and mini-donuts.

through December 29

Winter City Lights

An immersive, outdoor holiday experience featuring a mile-long walking trail with over a million twinkling lights, a 52-foot programmable Christmas tree show, an eight-lane snow tubing hill, and a holiday village with bonfires, s'mores, and concessions. This is a massive, highly-rated light spectacular.

through January 4

Winter Walk

of Lights

A beautiful, light display at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. This half-mile walking trail features hundreds of thousands of lights, choreographed light displays, nature-themed light sculptures of butterflies and flowers, concluding with a gazebo and lake reflection view.

Lifestyle Tips and Tricks

Home Exterior Mistakes That Designers Want You To Quit Making

Avoid these common design mishaps to help your home look its best.

Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

How to Make Sure Your Sale Crosses the Finish Line

If there was one simple step that could help you make your home sale a seamless process, wouldn't you want to know about it?

Courtesy of Keeping Current Matters

Best Places to Retire in the U.S. 2026

The best places to retire ranking can help you decide where to spend your golden years.

Courtesy of U.S. News

Take a Look Back at 25 Years of Design Trends

These were the hottest trends each year since 2000. How many did you try?

Courtesy of HGTV

Collections

Collections is a tool we use to share a curated, visually-pleasing group of listings with our clients. Every month we set up new public listings as a collection so we keep our clients up to date on any new listings that have popped up. Check them out below and CALL US to discuss how we can help you find the home of your dreams!

Featured Listings

Capitol Hill

650 G St NE

4 BD 2.5 BA In-law Suite $999,000

Capitol Hill - for sale in compass private exclusive

421 4th St NE

4 BD 3.5 BA 2-car Parking $1,150,000

The Jeanne Phil Meg Team at Compass

jeannephilmeg@compass.com

jeanne harrison: (202) 841-7717

phil guire: (202) 255-8401

meg shapiro: (202) 329-4068

alex schindlbeck: (202) 699-0141

annie richardson: (202) 740-5084

christine o'reilly, team manager

o: (202) 545-6900

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