Local real estate firm Evers & Co. officially opens the doors of its second D.C. office today and plans to double the number of agents working for the 20-year-old firm. The Dupont Circle location will supplement its existing Friendship Heights office and add 20 agents to its current staff of 42.

In a cooling housing market, owner Donna Evers is using the expansion as a way to signal her confidence in Washington-area home sales.