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Washington DC gets 'Trump Bump' in luxury home market

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More than 60 luxury homes have sold in the D.C. market since the November election, according to The Agency DC managing partner Nurit Coombe .

Trump ’s administration has been a big contributor to the market's recent surge, she said.

The "government employee situation" is also making the market more dynamic, she added.

Kalorama , Foxhall , Georgetown and Kent are among some of the neighborhoods in the nation's capital benefiting.

The nationwide 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.87% on average the week of Feb. 13 .

That marked a 0.02 percentage-point decline from the prior week .

In January , homes in the D.C. and Montgomery County real estate market sold for a median of $ 552,500 .