Realtor profile

Name: Jeff Lockard

Company: Tutt, Taylor & Rankin/Sotheby’s International Realty

Address: 1206 30th St. NW, Washington, DC 20007

Phone: 202/246-4433

Fax: 202/265-6156

E-mail: Jeff@lockardgroup.com

Web site: www.lockardgroup.com

Year started: 1995

How did you get started in real estate? I started out thinking that real estate would be a great part-time way to supplement my income as I returned to graduate studies. I discovered quickly that I had a passion and love for the business and that I was consumed by the business and appreciation for history and architecture.

How long have you been with the current company? 12 years

Licenses: Real estate sales in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia

Awards: Sales achievement in 1999, 2000 and 2001; top producer in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; platinum status award 2001 and 2003; top producing team 2003, 2004 and 2005

Greatest accomplishment over the past 12 months: Taking up painting again as a hobby and studying the work of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. Life-changing.

What is your area of specialty? Kalorama, Dupont Circle, Logan Circle and Upper Northwest; Northern Virginia

Highest-priced home sold: $3,900,000

Most memorable house: I sold a spacious contemporary in Great Falls, Va., which, in its previous configuration, was a prominent farm dating to the 1920s. This beautiful residence is situated on a winding private lane and is built on a 2-acre parcel. The sellers and purchasers were as rare and delightful as the property itself.

Worst experience: We represented the purchasers of a shell in Columbia Heights who had planned on renovating it into the home of their dreams. Little did we know that settlement would never occur. Undisclosed to us, the seller had been fighting for seven years to clear a $30,000 water lien. We were released from the contract and to everyone’s surprise found a home the next day they loved even more.

Age: 39

Pets: Dachshunds, Dieter and Audi

Education: Bachelor of business administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992

Community service: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s steering committee; volunteer for youth AIDS.

Last book read: “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” by Malcolm Gladwell

Last movie seen: “The Queen”

What kind of car do you drive? I drive a Mercedes-Benz.

What is your personal dream home? It would be a villa on Santorini, Greece, or maybe a modern Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified Dwell home (www.thedwellhome.com) in Rock Creek Park.