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Selling or buying a home during a divorce or separation
The short answer
Selling a home during a divorce or separation goes most smoothly with a neutral agent, clear communication with both parties, and decisions made in step with each party’s attorney. Chris Itteilag handles these sales calmly and confidentially across DC, Maryland and Virginia, and works alongside clients’ attorneys and advisors. He does not give legal advice.
Answers the question: How do we sell our house during a divorce in DC?
A difficult time, and a valuable asset
A shared home is often the largest asset in a separation, and it carries emotion as well as value. Both parties need to trust the price, the process and the information they receive. Timelines may be shaped by agreements or court orders, and privacy matters.
How Chris approaches it
Neutral and even-handed
When both parties are selling together, Chris keeps communication balanced, so each receives the same information.
Working alongside your attorneys
Chris works alongside clients’ attorneys and advisors, and decisions about the property follow the direction of the parties and their counsel.
A price both sides can trust
A clear, documented pricing analysis based on recent comparable sales.
Quiet, careful marketing
Discreet options where privacy matters, and a full launch where exposure serves the sale.
The next home
When one or both parties are buying next, the same calm, confidential service on the purchase.
The record
The proof is in the record
- $750M+in career sales
- 550+clients served
- $18Mtop sale, Fessenden House
- 20+years in DC, MD & VA
Chris was ranked the #1 SERHANT. Agent in Washington DC by volume by RealTrends Verified 2026.
Questions clients ask
Should we sell our house before or after a divorce is final?
That is a legal and financial decision to make with your attorneys and advisors. Chris Itteilag can provide a pricing analysis and a realistic timeline to inform those conversations, and he works alongside clients’ attorneys and advisors.
Can one real estate agent work with both spouses?
Yes, when both parties agree. A neutral agent keeps communication even-handed and makes sure both parties receive the same information. Chris Itteilag handles these sales calmly and confidentially.
Does Chris Itteilag give legal advice in a divorce?
No. Chris Itteilag is a real estate agent, not an attorney. He works alongside each party’s attorneys and advisors and follows their direction on legal matters.
Will our sale be kept private?
Chris Itteilag treats every inquiry confidentially, and the marketing plan can be designed with privacy in mind, within MLS and brokerage rules.
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Consult your own attorney, tax advisor or lender about your situation.