David Shotwell

David Shotwell is a skilled listing agent who helps his sellers understand how to use the current market conditions to achieve the best sales price in the shortest amount of time.  He also has an expertise in assisting out of town sellers, and estate sales providing them with white glove service, as well as tenant occupied properties, and cooperatives (coops) and condominiums (condos). 

With buyers, David uses a consultative approach to fully understand what his clients are looking for and matches that with the best properties for sale - including any off-market homes. 

David’s clients have consistently raved about his responsiveness, market knowledge, friendly approach, and fierce advocacy their behalf.

David works all kinds of clients, from first-time buyers and sellers to seasoned investors, with a special focus on livable and walkable neighborhoods, and empty nesters as well as estates. 

Before he began his career real estate, David worked at AARP for 13 years, where he led national efforts to promote livable communities, including walkable neighborhoods, accessible housing, access to transportation options, smart growth, and mixed-use development. He is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS), an Accredited New Urbanist from the School of Architecture at the University of Miami, and a member of The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU).

David holds the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), and At Home With Diversity (AHWD) designations and has completed graduate coursework in real estate as a Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI). David is also a member of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance.

He has also been quoted in numerous leading publications including Washingtonian magazine, The Washington Post, Amtrak's Arrive magazine and has been seen on NBC4 News.

David takes his love of the city and its surrounding neighborhoods beyond buying and selling — since moving D.C. in 1998, he has lived Shaw; Logan Circle; U Street; Woodley Park; Old Town, Alexandria; and Del Ray. He and his husband currently live in DC's Bloomingdale neighborhood. David also owns a home in Rehoboth Beach, DE and has vacationed there since the early 1990's. David is hooked on real estate shows and blogs, but he isn’t always thinking about home. An avid traveler, David has visited all seven continents including, most recently, Antarctica.

David is licensed to sell real estate in the District of Columbia (DC), Virginia (VA),  Maryland (MD) and Delaware (DE).