Washington

Judicial

In a judicial foreclosure state, the lender must go through the court system in order to foreclose on a property. This process can be longer and more expensive for the lender compared to a non-judicial foreclosure.

Attorneys, title insurance companies, or their agents may conduct closings. Conveyances are by bargain-and-sale deeds. Though mortgages are available, the deed of trust, containing private power of sale, is the security instrument of choice. Foreclosures require at least six weeks and start with a 30-day notice of sale sent by certified mail. ALTA policies and endorsements insure title. Buyers generally pay closing costs, title insurance premiums, and recording taxes. Sellers pay the transfer tax. Property taxes fall due annually or if they’re less than $100,000, semiannually, on September 15th and March 31st.

Annually if more than $100,000 otherwise due on September 15thand March 31st

NO. The District of Columbia is somewhat unique in that a broker's license is not required of a property manager UNLESS he or she will be performing any activities that relate to the purchase, sale or exchange of the property, or negotiating a loan on the property. Property managers, however, must pass the DC property managers exam and obtain a property manager license. Those holding broker's licenses need not obtain a property manager license, as the broker's license is considered superior. According to DC law, a "property manager" means an agent for the owner of real estate in all matters pertaining to property management. "Property management" is the leasing, renting or offering to lease or rent, managing, marketing, and the overall operation and maintenance of real estate. The term includes the physical, administrative, and fiscal management of any real property serviced by a licensee, or his or her employee or agent. For more information about these and other D.C. property management requirements and exceptions, please contact the District of Columbia Real Estate Commission. Before hiring a property manager to manage your D.C. rental property, you should always check that he or she is licensed appropriately. You can check the license status of D.C. property managers at Pearson's VUEs credentials management system.

A broker's license is not required to be a community or condo association manager in the District of Columbia. However, the Real Estate Board of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs does regulate community association managers as "commercial" property managers.