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Herbert Riggs Top real estate agent in Alexandria

Herbert Riggs

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17 Years of Experience
(102)
$21M
Total Sales Last Year
17
Years of Experience
58
Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years
$763.2K
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About Herbert Riggs

Associate Broker (15 years experience) Specialties Buyer's agent Listing agent Consulting Moving Property Management As principal of Riggs & Co, Herbert has established a real estate practice that pays attention to every detail, provided extraordinary intelligent advice, and successfully guides each client to achieve their unique quest all while having fun on the journey He is dedicated to understanding his clients' individual needs and providing them with exceptional real estate experiences -- putting each unique client at the center of the process, delivering superior service with insight, innovation, honesty and integrity. He has earned the reputation of providing prompt, personal, effective attention and the devotion and flexibility that every consumer should expect. In addition, Herbert brings over 15 years of applied legal, finance and the art-of-negotiation into each transaction. He has a BA and JD from Brigham Young University; an MS in Finance from Johns Hopkins University and a Certificate Degree in Negotiations from Harvard. Herbert helps clients develop a real estate strategy to reach their financial goals using current market data, cost-to-value comparison and quantitative analysis to ensure each client enters a negotiation from a position of strength, safety and confidence. With extensive experience in law, finance, and negotiation, he is able to cut through complex issues and help guide decisions with professionalism and focus. Born in Maine and a Virginia resident since 1995, Washington DC is home. Herbert believes that your home is where you create memories, build families and live your dreams. Allow Herbert to understand your values, lifestyle and dreams, and together customize a winning strategy for a fun real estate journey. When he is not working, you can find Herbert enjoying time with his wife, Jenna Stott and their four children. Family provides the "Why" in his life. His passions are baseball (Go Nats) and sailing the Chesapeake Bay. Herbert is honored to be ranked as one of America's Best Agents by Real Trends and the Wall Street Journal. He is ranked among the top 1.5% of all agents nationwide and the top 1% in Virginia. Herbert has been recognized by the Washingtonian Magazine as a 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 "Top Agent". He is a member of the NVAR Platinum Club and Top Agent Network.
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  • Sellers
  • Residential Property
  • Commercial Property

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Date
Address
Price
Represented
11/22/2024
3150 Anchorway Ct UNIT N Falls Church, VA 22042
Sold For $355K
11/22/2024 Seller
11/14/2024
5710 Broadmoor St Alexandria, VA 22315
Sold For $885K
11/14/2024 Buyer
09/30/2024
4910 Sprayer Ct Alexandria, VA 22309
Sold For $630K
09/30/2024 Buyer
09/13/2024
6026 Ricketts Walk Alexandria, VA 22312
Sold For $685K
09/13/2024 Seller

Herbert Riggs's Reviews & Ratings

102 Reviews
(5/5)
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  • Hard working
  • Excellent negotiator
  • Attentive
  • Sold Quickly

Winston Diaz

Review for Member: Winston Diaz
September 17, 2024
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We had the pleasure of working with Herbert when we were selling our Alexandria home and buying a property in Arlington, and we couldn't be happier with the experience. From the get go, Herbert stood out for his personal approach. He took the time to understand our familys needs and preferences, making sure that every house he showed us was tailored to our goal of having enough space for everyone in the family and our recording studio. Herbert has extraordinary patience; the house-hunting took much longer than expected, but he never showed any frustration or impatience. Instead, he consistently reassured us that finding the perfect home was a process that shouldn't be rushed. His calm demeanor and encouraging words made the entire experience much less overwhelming. On top of that, Herbert provided invaluable insights. He has a keen eye for quality and value, and he helped us evaluate each property's potential; thanks to his expertise, we were able to make informed decisions and eventually found a home that exceeded our expectations. Herbert is an exceptional realtor who combines empathy with professional excellence. We highly recommend him to anyone in search of a new home.

User8326993

Review for Member: User8326993
July 6, 2024
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Herbert did an excellent job helping us purchasing our home in Arlington Virginia and then selling 4 years later. He came to us highly recommended by a few others in our prior neighborhood. Things that stuck out to me are his attention to detail, insight on the current market, and his strategies to help get our home sold - and sold quickly! There were several items we wanted to address before listing our home, and Herbert was a fantastic quarterback to get them addressed through his extensive contacts from many years in the area. Items were addressed quickly, our home was showed in a timely fashion, and had offers sooner than I was anticipating. His transparency through every step of the process helped us feel like our best interest was in mind. He made both buying and selling a home a great experience and I highly recommend him.

Nsfekeci

Review for Member: Nsfekeci
February 28, 2023
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In 2022, my wife and I were looking to move and find a bit more space as we were expecting our first child in 2023. We initially had found a real estate agent, through a friend?s recommendation, but they were not local to the market as we would have liked, and often would have to drive for hours to see potential homes. After a month or two of trying to navigate the market and the lack of supply in our area (especially given the real estate landscape of mid-2022), we realized that we needed to find an agent, who was local and who would be able to work with both my wife and my busy schedules, on short notice. Enter Herb. Herb had worked previously with family member, and even before we began to work with him, we had noticed that he always seemed to go above and beyond (the little things in life matter). We were impressed not only by his knowledge of the area, his communication skills, and his willingness to be flexible and accommodating with our demands (in my eyes skills that any successful real estate agent should have) but even more so by the things he would do that seemingly were completely unrelated to helping us find our dream home. It felt like we had found someone who not only understood our asks, but went a step further to dig into what really drove us as a couple; what made us tick. Through a deeper understand of us, personally, we felt complete confidence that Herb knew exactly what we were looking for. Given short supply in the housing market in mid-to-late 2022, we went to many, many showings, across a wide range of prices and locations, and never once did we feel any pressure from Herb that we had found the right home, or any reluctance or frustration by the amount of homes that we visited. When we finally did find the right home, all three of us seemed to agree right away that it was the perfect fit. Herb also has a gift for negotiation, and helped us tremendously in getting the right deal made when we finally did find the home of our dreams. A lot of the negotiation tactics were seemingly ?outside the box? and I think Herb utilizes his creativity and experience to help everyone achieve a great deal. They say a great deal is one in which both parties felt like they?ve won, and I think that?s right where we ended up. I would absolutely recommend Herb to anyone looking to sell or buy. You?ll get someone who not only is knowledgeable and passionate about his work, but who genuinely wants to find the right match and not just get another sale.

Mark D Brundage

Review for Member: Mark D Brundage
February 26, 2023
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Lucas Jones38

Review for Member: Lucas Jones38
February 18, 2023
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Herbert Riggs, many experts rolled into one Herbert Riggs? unique skillset allowed us to find a great deal and enjoy the home buying process. Home buyers are nearly universally disadvantaged when buying a home; so many expertise and perspectives are needed in order to make a well informed and wise decision; you basically need a panel of experts on your side like a mortgage broker, contractor, market analyst, negotiator and area expert. When you hire Herbert Riggs as your relator, you actually get all of these experts rolled into one. Because he used to be a mortgage broker, he was able to provide extremely useful insight into the many quotes we received. We then chose our mortgage broker with confidence knowing that we were getting a fair deal. Because of his degree and passion for finance, he can put your current buying window into market context. What kind of seller attitudes and strategies can you expect? Where are interest rates headed? How does the current market compare historically? We had fascinating and informative conversations with Herb that gave us confidence in our timing and strategy. Because Herb is a Harvard-trained negotiator, we knew that we were using all possible resources to win with the lowest possible price. Many realtors just open doors, guess about the value of the property, and wait for their commission. But when you visit a property with Herb, you can rest assured that Herb?s well-trained analytical eye and mind are on the task. From helping you solidify your own criteria to evaluating liabilities, visiting properties will be a substantive and educational experience. In one house that my spouse and I liked, Herb wisely pointed out hidden water damage and a lower quality flooring than what was assumed or advertised. When it came time for our home inspection, Herb even pointed out piping vulnerabilities that the inspector had missed. Some realtors only know that area because they live there; Herb performs in depth-analyses of historical data so that you can know how the current selling price compares to collocated and similar properties. Herb helped put into perspective the geographic forces that could be used to justify or change the value of the property. How does this school rank? What socioeconomic forces influence this area? This is the kind of work that many realtors simply don?t want to do; for Herb it comes naturally. Of the several realtors we worked with, Herb stands out as superior thanks to his holistic approach into every part of the home buying process. From one scared homebuyer to another, let me assure you that Herb?s expertise and experience will guide you to a great deal that you will be happy with, and you will enjoy the confidence of knowing that you have several experts on your side every step of the way.

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1004 King St Alexandria, VA, 22314

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