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Ash McGinty & Co., REALTORS® is a boutique residential & commercial real estate brokerage firm based in Washington, DC.

We are proudly a Black owned company providing real estate sales and consulting services for clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Georgia.

Our team is dedicated to bringing our experience and expertise to the table for every deal, every time.

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Black History in Real Estate

From Restrictive Covenants to Racial Steering –

black real estate company — Black History in Real Estate – Deed Restrictive Covenant, August 1941

black owned real estate company, black realtors — Black History in Real Estate – Deed Restrictive Covenant, 1939

Black owned real estate brokerage, Black owned real estate companies — Black History in Real Estate – Restricted Neighborhood in Washington, DC; Now located in “The Gold Coast“, an enclave of affluent African-American neighborhoods in Upper NW DC alongside 16th Street.

Black real estate agents, Black realtor, Black owned brokerage firms, black owned real estate companies — Black History in Real Estate – Restricted Neighborhoods in Washington, DC, May 1926

Oscarville, GA (Forsyth County)

Black history in real estate, Black owned real estate brokerage, Black Realtors — In 1912, racists white mobs terrorized and forced out approximately 1,100 residents of the Black populated Oscarville, GA. By the 1950s, the empty town of forfeited homes in Oscarville were demolished and buried in water. Now known as Lake Lanier, a hotspot for boating and water sports, less than an hour drive outside of Atlanta.

Warren, Maryland

Black history in real estate, Black owned real estate brokerage, Black real estate agents — In 1876, free blacks and former slaves purchased land in the small rural area of Martinsburg, later named Warren, MD. There were 30-40 homesteads built, along with a church, the Warren Methodist Episcopal Church, a schoolhouse, the Martinsburg Negro School, and a community center, The Loving Charity Hall.

By 1914, the town contained 900 residents and 1.5 billion gallons of water. In 1922, after several years of legal haggling with the citizens, the Warren, MD was dismantled and disappeared under 23 billion gallons of the Loch Raven Reservoir. Currently, the main source of drinking water for Baltimore, MD.

Madam C.J. Walker built for $250K in 1917

African American owned real estate brokerage Black real estate history — Purchased in 1917 and built for $250,000 by Madam C.J. Walker. In 1993, the estate was purchased by Harold Doley, the founder of the oldest African-American owned and operated investment banking firm in the U.S.

December 2018, the estate was purchased by the New Voices Foundation, founded by current Essence magazine owner Richelieu Dennis.

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