About Liz Lavette Shorb
Learn about Liz Lavette Shorb, a trusted Washington DC-area real estate advisor serving Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Northwest DC, and nearby luxury markets.
A Trusted Real Estate Advisor in the Washington Region
Decades of Local Market Experience
Liz Lavette Shorb is an Associate Broker at Washington Fine Properties with over three decades of experience advising buyers and sellers across the Washington region. Her practice covers Northwest DC, close-in Montgomery County, and select Northern Virginia submarkets, with deep work in Chevy Chase DC, Chevy Chase MD, Bethesda, Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, Foxhall, the Palisades, Cleveland Park, Kalorama, and Georgetown. That breadth, sustained over decades, is the foundation of how she reads pricing, timing, and buyer behavior in each submarket.
Liz is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and a long-time Washington resident. Her work is rooted in the daily realities of the local market: block-level pricing differences, jurisdiction-level closing costs, the rhythm of the spring and fall inventory cycles, and the relationships that produce off-market and pre-market opportunities. Clients work with her because the depth of that experience translates into clearer decisions at every step of a transaction.
Luxury Residential Expertise Across DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Luxury residential representation across DC, Maryland, and Virginia is the center of Liz's practice. The Washington luxury market sits at the intersection of three jurisdictions with three different tax codes, three different closing structures, and three different inventory profiles, and the right advisor needs to be fluent in all three. Liz routinely guides sellers and buyers across the District line and the Virginia line as part of a single relocation or move-up plan.
Her work spans row houses in Georgetown and Kalorama, detached center-hall colonials in Spring Valley and Wesley Heights, estate parcels in Potomac and McLean, and full-floor and penthouse condos in select Northwest buildings. That cross-property-type experience is essential at the higher end of the market, where buyers and sellers often consider more than one property type at a time and pricing logic differs across types.
Recognition, Results, and Reputation
Sales History and Professional Recognition
Liz is recognized in Washingtonian magazine's '100 Agents You Want On Your Side,' Bethesda Magazine's Top Producing Agents list, and the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) Gold tier of producers ($30M+). She is consistently among the top producers at Washington Fine Properties, ranking #3 within the firm, and ranks #8 in the District of Columbia and among the top one percent of agents nationally.
Recognition at that level reflects long-running results across the higher-value segments of Northwest DC, close-in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The list is a useful proxy for sustained performance over multiple market cycles, not a single year's totals. For clients, the practical implication is that Liz has worked through the conditions the market is likely to present in the next transaction, because she has been through them before.
Third-Party Media and Industry Validation
Third-party recognition from Washingtonian, Bethesda Magazine, and GCAAR is independent of the firm's marketing. Each publication and association runs its own selection process based on production, peer review, or both, and inclusion is a separate signal from any marketing claim Liz or Washington Fine Properties might make. Clients evaluating advisors at this level benefit from those independent reference points.
Industry validation also comes through the everyday work of cooperating with other agents across the region. Liz maintains long-standing relationships with listing and buyer agents across Northwest DC, close-in Maryland, and Northern Virginia, and those relationships drive off-market and pre-market access for her clients. The network is part of what makes representation at the higher end different from a generic real estate transaction.
How Liz Works With Clients
Seller Representation
Seller representation begins with a walkthrough and a structured conversation about timing, target price band, and preparation work. Liz delivers a written valuation built from current active inventory, contract-pending comparables, and recently closed sales on similar lots and condition, plus a written listing plan covering preparation, photography, copy, launch date, marketing push, and offer review approach. The plan is executed, updated as the market gives feedback, and managed through closing.
Liz's daughter Murphy Shorb, Sales and Marketing Manager and a licensed agent, leads listing copy, photography direction, and digital marketing for sellers. Murphy grew up in Chevy Chase MD, attended NCS, studied creative writing and film at the University of Chicago, and now lives on Capitol Hill. The pairing gives sellers both seasoned pricing and negotiation experience and current marketing execution under one coordinated plan.
Buyer Representation
Buyer representation begins with a structured consultation that produces a written brief: jurisdictions, property type, square footage range, must-haves, parking and outdoor space requirements, and a realistic budget that includes carrying costs. From there, Liz sets up a saved MLS search, curates a drip of active listings, contract-pending comparables, and recent closed sales, and surfaces off-market and pre-market opportunities through the Washington Fine Properties network.
Touring is built around a short list of submarkets and a manageable number of properties per visit. Offers are prepared with attention to escalation language, appraisal gap structure, and contingency strategy, and are written so that the buyer wins the right property at a defensible price while preserving the diligence protections that matter most. Liz manages the contract through closing and stays available after settlement for follow-up work.
Private Advisory and Long-Term Relationships
A meaningful share of Liz's practice is built on long-term client relationships. Buyers who purchased a starter home a decade ago return when it is time to move up. Sellers who closed on one home return to plan the next purchase and the next sale. That continuity is the source of much of the off-market activity in her practice, because long-standing clients regularly mention upcoming sales before they list.
Private advisory work also covers situations that fall outside a standard transaction: planning for an inherited property, weighing a renovation against a sale, evaluating a potential investment property, or coordinating a multi-property move across jurisdictions. Liz handles those conversations with the same written discipline as a standard listing or buyer engagement. To begin, reach Liz at (301) 785-6300 or lizlavette.shorb@wfp.com, or visit the Washington Fine Properties office at 3201 New Mexico Avenue NW, Suite 220, Washington DC 20016.
Frequently Asked Questions
What areas does Liz serve?+
Liz works across Northwest DC, close-in Montgomery County, and select Northern Virginia submarkets, with deep experience in Chevy Chase DC, Chevy Chase MD, Bethesda, Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, Foxhall, the Palisades, Cleveland Park, Kalorama, and Georgetown.
What types of properties does Liz specialize in?+
Her practice covers row houses, detached single-family homes, estate parcels, and select condos at the higher-value end of the Washington market. She regularly works across property types within a single client engagement.
What recognition has Liz received?+
Liz is recognized in Washingtonian's '100 Agents You Want On Your Side,' Bethesda Magazine's Top Producing Agents list, and the GCAAR Gold tier ($30M+). She ranks among the top one percent of agents nationally, #8 in DC, and #3 at Washington Fine Properties.
How can I reach Liz to begin a consultation?+
Liz can be reached at (301) 785-6300 or lizlavette.shorb@wfp.com. The Washington Fine Properties office is at 3201 New Mexico Avenue NW, Suite 220, Washington DC 20016.
Looking at Washington DC Region?
Liz Lavette Shorb has worked this market for over three decades. Reach out to schedule a private consultation — buyer or seller.