Archive - Billion Dollar Broker

Inchconnachan- 100 Acre Island in Scotland Offered at £2.5 Million

If this property speaks to you, let’s talk.

Sep 11 • James Bell

Just Listed! The Ritz Carlton Residences-1111 23rd Street NW Unit 3A - Offered at $3,500,000

2,771 square feet, Southwest Corner, Rarely Offered and Reimagined from the Studs.

Sep 9 • James Bell

Just Listed! Kalorama: Offered at $2,050,000 1730 21st Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009

Offered at $2,050,000.

Sep 8 • James Bell

My Recent Interview in “MarketWatch”

I spoke with Aarthi Swaminathan at MarketWatch about mortgage rates approaching 7% and what that means for buyers and the broader housing market.

Sep 4 • James Bell

BREAKING: The Bond Market Just Repriced the Next Decade of Mortgage Rates

By Jim Bell — a former mortgage-backed securities trader, now a Sotheby’s International Realty executive in Washington, DC and London

Sep 3 • James Bell

August 2026

A Landmark Hampstead House with Formal Gardens and Separate Cottage GBP 22,500,000

Old Grove House is a truly exceptional early eighteenth-century property in the heart of historic Hampstead, one of North London’s most desirable…

Aug 31 • James Bell

Facebook founder buys Irish castle

Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan have reportedly acquired the 440-acre Strancally Estate in Waterford in an off-market deal- Primeresi.com

Aug 28 • James Bell

The Seller Moves First- The Reverse Offer

A tactic Atlanta has used for a decade is arriving in Washington — and London is where it could matter most

Aug 27 • James Bell

SOLD! $2,695,000 Georgetown 3307 O Street

Congratulations to my Buyer!- One of the Best Blocks in Georgetown.

Aug 24 • James Bell

I Went to Law School to Be a Tax Collector

I have often remarked, half in jest, that my nearly thirty years as a settlement attorney have made me something of a tax collector — and the…

Aug 21 • Chris Darby

Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, SW7, London - £7.495m.

If it speaks to you, let’s talk.

Aug 19 • James Bell

Are You a Dragon Slayer or a Milkmaid?

UK Brokers vs US Brokers

Aug 18 • James Bell

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