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Selling Your Home in Columbia Heights
Your home prepared, staged and marketed to win, with the prep work covered at no additional cost.
Selling Your Home in Columbia Heights, and What You Get
Selling your home in Columbia Heights means selling a condo, a townhouse or a house in a neighborhood that sits right on Columbia Pike. Buyers here have a lot to compare this fall, especially condos and townhouses, so the homes that sell are the ones that look their best and are priced to match.
We do the work to get yours there. The White Glove Home Sale Method™ covers painting, handyman repairs, caulking, staging, deep cleaning, carpet and window cleaning, power washing and landscaping. We also clear out what you don't want and take donations to the charity you pick. None of it adds to your cost.
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Why Columbia Heights Sellers Choose The Mike Webb Team
Mike and Claudia Webb are The Mike Webb Team at RE/MAX Allegiance, with more than 34 years and over 2,500 homes bought and sold for our clients. About three out of four of our sales are in Arlington, and from October 2025 through September 2026 we listed 11 homes in ZIP code 22204, which includes Columbia Heights.
Across those 12 months, 11 of our 24 listings were on the market 10 days or fewer. We never promise a result for a particular home. Getting ready well and pricing it right is what gives yours the best chance.
Claudia runs the preparation, the crews and the marketing. When offers come in, Mike and Claudia negotiate them with you, together.
A Columbia Heights seller who had moved out of state wrote on Zillow: “Claudia not only handled everything, but we got more than 8 offers in just 3 days, and sold and closed within 3 weeks for 5% over asking!!! And it was in the middle of January.” Every sale is different, and results like that are never guaranteed.
How We Sell a Columbia Heights Home
A condo, a townhouse and a house each sell a little differently, so we plan around yours:
- Assess: we tour your home with you and line it up against recent 22204 sales of the same type.
- Prepare: we go item by item: keep, fix, improve or skip. For a condo, that often means fresh paint, clean carpet and a light, uncluttered look. For a house or townhouse, it can also mean the yard and the outside.
- Position: we show you the homes buyers will compare yours to and recommend a price. You decide.
- Launch: professional photography, a 3D tour, floor plans, paid social media advertising and open houses.
- Negotiate and Move: we review every offer with you and stay with you until closing.
If your home needs a bigger update, such as new flooring, a kitchen, a bathroom or a roof, eligible sellers can use our Concierge Services™. Approved work gets done before you list, and you pay for it at closing, with no upfront cost, interest or fees.
What Columbia Heights Buyers Look For
Location sells here. Columbia Pike and its bus lines are at the north edge, Pentagon City, the Pentagon and I-395 are a short drive east, and the Walter Reed Community Center and Park, at 2909 16th Street South, has a gym, six outdoor pickleball courts, a basketball court, a playground and a sensory garden. The Columbia Pike Branch Library is close by on South Walter Reed Drive.
The neighborhood is served by Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School, Gunston or Thomas Jefferson Middle School depending on the address, and Wakefield High School, and we point buyers to the current Arlington Public Schools boundary map.
Your buyer is likely buying a first home or moving up, and we target your marketing to the one your home fits.
The market has cooled since spring. In 22204, homes that sold from July through September 2026 averaged 54 days on the market and about 97.2% of their original list price, according to Bright MLS, and Arlington County had about 3.9 months of supply in September 2026, up from 3.0 a year earlier. Condo and townhouse sellers feel this most: NVAR reported condo and townhouse listings in its Northern Virginia region up 49.7% from a year earlier in September 2026, while detached listings rose 5.7%.
Read more on our Columbia Heights neighborhood page.
Ready to Talk About Selling in Columbia Heights?
Whether you are moving soon or a few years out, call us. We will come see your home, tell you what it would likely sell for today and help you decide what is worth doing first.
Get a free Columbia Heights home value, contact The Mike Webb Team, or call or text 703-350-3884.
Frequently Asked Questions
I moved away. Can you sell my Columbia Heights home while I am out of town?
Yes. We have sold many homes for owners who had already moved. We handle the preparation, the showings and the paperwork, and keep you updated by phone, text and email.
There are a lot of condos for sale. How do I make mine stand out?
Preparation and price. We get your condo painted, cleaned and staged, photograph it well and price it against the condos buyers are touring that week.
How long does it take to sell a home in Columbia Heights?
It depends on the home, the price and the preparation. In 22204, homes that sold from July through September 2026 averaged 54 days on the market, according to Bright MLS.
What is my Columbia Heights home worth?
We visit your home, compare it with recent 22204 sales of the same type and tell you what it would likely sell for today. It is free, with no obligation.
Columbia Heights
What selling your home looks like in Columbia Heights
Condos, townhouses and single-family houses just south of Columbia Pike, between Walter Reed Drive and Rolfe Street, next to Walter Reed Community Park.
A South Arlington neighborhood along Columbia Pike, where the old trolley line became Walter Reed Drive.
- The homes
- Condos, townhouses and single-family houses.
- Why people choose it
- Often a first home or a move-up home.
- Schools people ask about
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School, Gunston or Thomas Jefferson Middle School depending on the address, Wakefield High School.
- Getting around
- Columbia Pike and its bus lines along the north edge, with Pentagon City, the Pentagon and I-395 a short drive east.
- Nearby
- Walter Reed Community Center and Park, with a gym, six pickleball courts, a basketball court, a playground and a sensory garden. The Columbia Pike Branch Library on South Walter Reed Drive.
- The trade-off
- Choosing it over its neighbors usually comes down to buyer preference more than a trade-off.
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