Sold price: $9.1 million
Date sold: May 16, 2016
Size: 6-bed, 9-bath, 6,518-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $1,204
The skinny: People have paid money just to be inside this home. In 2011, DC Design House had 20 interior designers redo a number of rooms in this single-family home in order to raise money for Children's National Medical Center. This year, it became the priciest sale of 2016. It comes with a swimming pool and a little over an acre of land. It last sold in 2012 for $4,247,500.

Sold price: $6 million
Date sold: April 20, 2016
Size: 7-bed, 4.5-bath, 8,840-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $662
The skinny: This is a home for the famed and the fortunate. One previous homeowner was U.S. Senator Robert Taft, who was also the son of 27th U.S. President and tenth Chief Justice William Taft. This home was constructed in c. 1870 and offers a library, built-ins, and elevator.

Sold price: $5.8 million
Date sold: January 26, 2016
Size: 6-bed, 7.5-bath, 9,710-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $619
The skinny: This single-family home was built in 1929 and later restored and updated with stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, and coffered ceilings. Some of the original details still in this listing include its French doors, moldings, and wood flooring.

Sold price: $4.7 million
Date sold: May 27, 2016
Size: 6-bed, 4.5-bath, 4,712-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $974
The skinny: The last time this Cleveland Park home sold, it went for $4.495 million in October 2014. Earlier this year, it returned to the market and sold for roughly $200,000 more. Some of the features in this home that may have caught the homebuyer's eye include its covered porch, Sonos sound system throughout, and wine cellar.

Sold price: $4.625 million
Date sold: June 1, 2016
Size: 6-bed, 6.5-bath, 7,011-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $685
The skinny: This regal mansion first landed on the market in June 2012 for $6.25 million. It then went on and off the market over the next few years before returning in March 2015 for $5.65 million. For this listing to sell, it had to undergo another price chop. A previous owner of this residence was the former Georgia Congressman William Stuckey.

Sold price: $4.575 million
Date sold: January 18, 2016
Size: 7-bed, 7-bath, 6,000-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $745
The skinny: This c. 1923-constructed listing comes with two kitchens, a wine cellar, and a three-car garage. Other highlights include solar panels and an outdoor pool.

Sold price: $3.65 million
Date sold: N/A
Size: 4-bed, 4.5-bath, 3,966-square-foot condo
Price per square foot: $920
The skinny: With views of the Potomac River, this condo is located in only a block away from the Georgetown Waterfront. It is more specifically located in the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, one of the most expensive condo developments in the city. This unit offers a private master balcony with views of the river and Rosslyn skyline. In the kitchen, there are stainless steel appliances. Two-car parking was also included.

Sold price: $3.6 million
Date sold: March 16, 2016
Size: 6-bed, 5-bath, 3,820-square-foot single-family home
Price per square foot: $913
The skinny: Last on the list is this Kent home, which was designed by Walter Gropius, a pioneering modern architect and and founder of the Bauhaus School. According to the listing, this home comes with a fully finished lower level, swimming pool, tennis court, and floor-to-ceiling windows.