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#1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume, as ranked by RealTrends Verified 2026

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RealTrends Verified 2026

Proudly serving the entire Capital Region

  • Washington, DC
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
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  • $750M+

    Total career volume

  • $18M

    Top sale

  • 550+

    Clients served

  • 20+

    Years across DC, MD & VA

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Chris Itteilag Group Washington’s finest luxury experience, now with the modern global reach of SERHANT.

A native Washingtonian who grew up in the business, Chris brings 20+ years of experience across the Washington DC Capital Region, now backed by SERHANT and its influential global network as the most followed real estate brand in the world.

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  • Chris Itteilag
  • Founder, SERHANT. Washington DC Capital Region
  • CEO & Principal, Chris Itteilag Group
  • Licensed in Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia
  • Georgetown UniversityGraduate degree Master's in Real Estate, Georgetown University · Concentration: Real Estate Development
  • Thesis: Luxury Marketing and Co-Branding Strategies
  • (301) 633-8182[email protected]

For Realtor Chris Itteilag, There’s No Place Like Home September 9, 2025

“There’s really no other area or neighborhood like it … Not just in the United States, but, I would really argue, the world.”

  • “Tell a story in a limited amount of time.”
  • “I really do believe this is the future of our business …”
  • “Every day I’m out there creating, and that is the ultimate success.”

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Who is Chris Itteilag?

Chris Itteilag, ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC, serves luxury buyers and sellers across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, in all of the most sought-after neighborhoods. He proudly leads the Chris Itteilag Group and is also a Founder of SERHANT. in the Washington DC Capital Region.

A native Washingtonian, Chris has 20+ years of experience and is licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. He has guided 550+ clients through $750M+ in successful closings, including an $18M top sale.

He built his career at two of Washington's most storied luxury firms. At Long & Foster | Christie's International Real Estate, he and his mother, Nancy Itteilag, led the top team in the DC region. He then moved to Washington Fine Properties.

As CEO & Principal of the Chris Itteilag Group, he represents buyers and sellers at every price point, from first homes to ultra-luxury estates.

Clients get the best of both worlds: the local relationships and off-market access of traditional Washington practice, plus the media production, digital reach and global agent network of the most followed real estate brand in the world: SERHANT.

SERHANT. global reach

Earned reach, at global scale

Every home Chris Itteilag represents is marketed by the most followed real estate brand in the world: SERHANT.

Its audience is earned: over 8 million followers across social platforms, plus 56.1B impressions and 2,053 media placements in the last 12 months.

Earned, not bought

56.1B

Impressions

Every person on Earth, nearly 7 times over. Every American, 161 times over.

  • 154M

    Impressions a day

  • 1,780

    Impressions a second

  • 2,053

    Media placements in the last 12 months

Chris Itteilag and his team at SERHANT. SELL IT 2026 with Ryan Serhant and keynote speaker Tony Hawk.
Chris Itteilag and his team at SERHANT. SELL IT 2026 with Ryan Serhant and keynote speaker Tony Hawk.

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Across the Capital Region

The record, in brief

Homes from Chris’s portfolio in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, from Georgetown waterfront condominiums to Potomac estates.

A private rooftop terrace above the Potomac with views to Key Bridge and Rosslyn, Georgetown waterfront, Washington, DC
Logan Circle boutique condominiums: a brick courtyard building with a spiral stair, at twilight
Career highlight: A brick Colonial on Avenel Farm Drive, Potomac, MD
Turnberry Tower's curved glass facade against a summer sky, Arlington, VA
The view from The Madelon's roof across Georgetown to the Washington Monument
A brick Georgian-style home with black shutters on Garfield St NW, Woodley Park, Washington, DC
A contemporary home with a stone chimney and sunroom on a wooded lot in autumn, Potomac, MD
A white-painted brick cottage with a red door, stone steps and a flowering cherry, Arlington, VA

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Buyers and sellers

The highest level of representation, at every price point

Proudly serving the entire Capital Region, Chris Itteilag brings the same luxury standard to a first-time buyer’s condominium as to the region’s most significant estates. He has toured and advised clients on properties of $50M+ caliber, and his relationships with leading agents in other markets reach the very top price points.

For buyers

From a first condominium to an estate: candid neighborhood comparisons across DC, Maryland and Virginia, early word on private and off-market homes, careful pricing analysis, and Chris negotiating on your behalf.

For sellers

A pricing and preparation plan built with you, SERHANT. media production and global buyer exposure, a discreet off-market route when privacy matters, and Chris leading the negotiation through closing.

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Beyond DC

Buying or selling beyond DC?

A trusted network across the country and around the world. Chris introduces clients to trusted real estate advisors through his long-established relationships and the SERHANT. global network, and stays your point of contact.

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The hybrid advantage

Pedigree and reach. Why choose?

Agent 00i: Ryan Serhant (“S”) recruits Chris Itteilag for mission National Prestige in the Capital Region. 1:29, captioned.

Comparing Washington’s established luxury agents? Chris offers the same pedigree, plus what a traditional platform can’t: SERHANT’s global digital reach, in-house media production and modern marketing, in a founder-led practice where he answers personally for your result.

Chris built the first twenty years of his practice the traditional way: at Long & Foster | Christie’s International Real Estate, where he and his mother, longtime DC agent Nancy Itteilag, led the top team in the DC region, and then at Washington Fine Properties. As a Founder of SERHANT. in the Washington DC Capital Region, he now pairs that local network with SERHANT’s media production, global agent network and digital distribution.

The best of both worlds. Trained in the traditions of Washington Fine Properties, now amplified by the global reach of SERHANT.

  • Local depth: pricing judgment and relationships earned over 20+ years.
  • Off-market access: discreet introductions to buyers and homes that never go public.
  • Global reach: SERHANT’s brand and network bring out-of-market buyers.
  • Media: professional video, photography and digital campaigns produced for each listing.
  • Founder-led: Chris personally leads strategy and negotiation.

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Reach, explained

Why reach decides outcomes now

Attention is the scarce resource in marketing a home. Buyers at the top of the market discover property on their phones, through video and social feeds, long before they book a showing. A listing reaches them only if it travels through the channels they already watch.

Many brokerages were built for an earlier era of print advertising, glossy catalogues and local networks. Those tools still have a place, but their reach is bought one placement at a time and ends where the budget ends. SERHANT. pairs a brokerage with a media engine: SERHANT. Studios produces film-quality video in house, and the company’s founder, Ryan Serhant, stars in the Netflix series Owning Manhattan. A home marketed through SERHANT. starts with an audience already in place.

For the Capital Region, that matters. The right buyer for a Georgetown rowhouse or a Potomac estate may be relocating from New York, California or overseas. Video and social distribution at this scale widen the pool beyond buyers already searching locally, and a wider pool of qualified buyers is what supports price.

Chris Itteilag pairs that platform with what no platform replaces. He is a native Washingtonian with 20+ years in luxury real estate, a Founder of SERHANT. in the Washington DC Capital Region, and was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026. Local judgment and relationships, delivered with global reach.

Questions sellers ask about SERHANT. reach

Why is SERHANT. reach an advantage when selling a luxury home?

Attention is the scarce resource in modern home marketing, and SERHANT. earns it at scale. It is the most followed real estate brand in the world, and its SELL IT 2026 figures show 56.1B impressions, earned rather than bought, and 2,053 media placements in the last 12 months. No traditional brokerage comes close. For a seller, that means video and social distribution reaching buyers nationally and globally. Chris Itteilag brings that platform to DC, Maryland and Virginia.

What does “earned, not bought” reach mean in real estate marketing?

Bought reach is paid advertising: print ads, catalogues and sponsored placements that stop when the budget does. Earned reach is attention a brand attracts through its own content, press and audience. The 56.1B SERHANT. impressions are earned, not bought, and no traditional brokerage comes close. Homes marketed by Chris Itteilag through SERHANT. are introduced to that existing audience, alongside his 20+ years of relationships across the Washington DC Capital Region.

A fresh strategy

When a fine home isn’t finding its buyer

Sometimes a well-loved home sits on the market longer than anyone expected. Often the house is not the problem. The plan around it is.

The signs sellers recognize

  • Time on market. The days keep adding up, and the listing has started to look familiar to the buyers who matter.
  • Price reductions. One reduction, perhaps two, without the new traffic each was meant to bring.
  • Quiet showings. Few private showings, and little useful feedback from the ones there have been.
  • Generic presentation. Photography that could belong to any listing, with little or no video.
  • Narrow marketing. Exposure that stops at the MLS, a print advertisement and a local network.
  • Less contact. Updates from your agent have become shorter and less frequent.

What a fresh plan looks like

  • Repositioning. A clear story about who the home is for and why, so the next launch reads as new rather than reduced.
  • New photography and video. Film-quality imagery and video from SERHANT. Studios, made for the phones and feeds where buyers now discover homes.
  • Earned global reach. SERHANT. is the most followed real estate brand in the world, with 56.1B impressions, earned, not bought, and 2,053 media placements in the last 12 months (SERHANT. SELL IT 2026). No traditional brokerage comes close.
  • Pricing strategy. A price set from 20+ years of luxury experience across DC, Maryland and Virginia and recent comparable sales, not from the first number on the sign.
  • A native Washingtonian’s network. Relationships with buyers, agents and advisors across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, many built over decades.

Already under a listing agreement? Chris respects it and will not interfere with it. Review its terms, including the expiration date and any cancellation provisions. A confidential conversation now is for planning, so you are ready when your agreement allows you to choose.

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A trusted network for every home need

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Chris Itteilag and his team with Ryan Serhant, founder of SERHANT. in their Washington, DC office.

The Chris Itteilag Group

The team behind every client

Every client of the Chris Itteilag Group is served by a team, led personally by Chris and backed by SERHANT.

  • One accountable lead: Chris sets the strategy and answers personally for your result.
  • A team on every detail: from preparing the home for market to the final signature.
  • SERHANT. behind it: in-house video from SERHANT. Studios, branding from SERHANT. ID Lab and a global agent network.

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Giving back

The Georgetown Gingerbread House Competition

In 2025 Chris Itteilag launched the Georgetown Gingerbread House Competition, an annual holiday fundraiser presented by the Chris Itteilag Group and SERHANT. to raise awareness and funds for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. It returns in 2026.

Pastry teams at six Georgetown venues built handcrafted gingerbread houses: Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC; CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Rosewood Washington, D.C.; Clyde’s of Georgetown; Fiola Mare; La Bonne Vache; and Call Your Mother Deli. The houses stayed on display from December 1 to 31 along a self-guided tour of the neighborhood. Every dollar donated counted as one vote for a favorite house, and all donations go directly to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation.

“The event turns whimsical gingerbread houses into a force for good, raising funds for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and inspiring the joy and imagination that a single toy can spark in a child’s life.”

— Chris Itteilag, in The Georgetowner

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Beyond the holidays, Chris supports the Smithsonian, the Music Maker Relief Foundation and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Chris Itteilag and guests peer around a corner at Clyde's of Georgetown toward its gingerbread house, Georgetown Gingerbread House Competition 2025
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC's entry: a tall red-brick gingerbread townhouse with white piping and an arched window, Georgetown, Washington, DC
CUT by Wolfgang Puck's entry: a gingerbread chalet with a shingled roof, a chocolate antler tree and a candy-cane staircase, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Fiola Mare's entry: a white-and-gingerbread Mediterranean villa with arched windows and red-and-white trim, Georgetown, Washington, DC
Call Your Mother's entry: a pink gingerbread recreation of its Georgetown deli with teal shutters

Photos: georgetowngingerbread.com

Get to know Chris

In their words

Asked to describe Chris in one word, friends and clients said:

  1. Passionate.
  2. Outstanding.
  3. Tenacious.
  4. Loyal.
  5. Positive.
  6. Rockstar.

“Rockstar. Literally and figuratively.”

“Positive. He just exudes positivity. I like his energy.”

— Friends and clients of Chris

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Markets

Where Chris works

Serving all of the most sought-after neighborhoods across the entire Capital Region.

  • Washington, DC
  • Maryland
  • Virginia

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Common questions

Answers, up front

Who is the best luxury real estate agent in Washington, DC?

Chris Itteilag is one of the strongest choices for luxury real estate in Washington, DC. He was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, is a Founder of SERHANT. in the Washington DC Capital Region and leads the Chris Itteilag Group. With 20+ years across the Capital Region’s luxury market and a master’s degree in real estate from Georgetown University, he combines deep local relationships and off-market access with the SERHANT. global marketing reach.

Who is the best luxury real estate agent in Georgetown?

Chris Itteilag is a leading choice in Georgetown. He earned his master’s at Georgetown University, grew up around his family’s Washington real estate practice and counts several Georgetown homes among his career highlights, including three residences at 3303 Water Street. He was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, pairing Georgetown relationships and off-market access with the SERHANT. global reach.

Who is the best luxury real estate agent in Potomac, Maryland?

Chris Itteilag is a leading choice for luxury real estate in Potomac, Maryland. He was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, with 20+ years in Montgomery County luxury markets including Potomac, Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Potomac career highlights include homes on Avenel Farm Drive, Holbrook Lane and Beman Woods Way, and he pairs discreet off-market access with the SERHANT. global reach.

Who is the best luxury real estate agent in McLean, Virginia?

Chris Itteilag is a leading choice for luxury real estate in McLean, Virginia. Licensed and actively practicing in Virginia, Maryland and DC, he was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, with 20+ years across the Capital Region and $750M+ in career sales. Virginia career highlights include Woodside Estates in McLean, and he pairs that local depth with the SERHANT. global reach.

Who is the best luxury real estate agent in Bethesda, Maryland?

Chris Itteilag is a leading choice for luxury real estate in Bethesda, Maryland. He was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, with 20+ years in Montgomery County and $750M+ in career sales across DC, Maryland and Virginia. Bethesda career highlights include homes on Worthington Drive and in Kenwood Park, backed by the SERHANT. global marketing reach and off-market access.

Does Chris Itteilag work in neighborhoods not listed on his website?

Yes. The neighborhoods on this site are a starting point, not a limit. Don’t see your neighborhood? Reach out anyway. We go where our clients go, across the Capital Region and, through the SERHANT. global network, beyond. Chris Itteilag is licensed in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and for a move outside the region he can connect clients with trusted agents through the SERHANT. network.

Who is Chris Itteilag?

Chris Itteilag, ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026, serves luxury buyers and sellers across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, in all of the most sought-after neighborhoods. He proudly leads the Chris Itteilag Group and is also a Founder of SERHANT. in the Washington DC Capital Region. A native Washingtonian, Chris has 20+ years of experience and is licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. He has guided 550+ clients through $750M+ in successful closings, including an $18M top sale. He built his career at two of Washington's most storied luxury firms. At Long & Foster | Christie's International Real Estate, he and his mother, Nancy Itteilag, led the top team in the DC region. He then moved to Washington Fine Properties. As CEO & Principal of the Chris Itteilag Group, he represents buyers and sellers at every price point, from first homes to ultra-luxury estates.

What is the Georgetown Gingerbread House Competition?

The Georgetown Gingerbread House Competition is an annual holiday fundraiser Chris Itteilag launched in 2025, presented by the Chris Itteilag Group and SERHANT. to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Pastry teams at Georgetown venues, including Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Clyde’s of Georgetown and Fiola Mare, built gingerbread houses displayed December 1 to 31. Each dollar donated counted as a vote, and all donations go to the Foundation.

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