Temi Akojie started real estate school two days after losing her accounting job in the 2008 crash, right as Prince George’s County led Maryland in foreclosures. Here’s how that hard start still shapes how she protects buyers today.

After 20 years in DMV real estate, James Grant has learned that buyers don’t just want a home. They want a feeling. Here’s how he turns that into a search strategy across condos, row houses, and the region’s toughest micro-markets.