Jemma is originally from Southern California and moved to DC after graduating from Occidental College. Jemma immediately fell in love with the beautiful Nation’s Capital Region as a result to the close proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia’s wine country, and the Chesapeake Bay. Throughout her career, Jemma’s unwavering goal has been to make the process of buying a product or service as fun, easy, and most importantly stress-free. Jemma is excited to apply these objectives when working with Buyers Edge clients. After her first meeting with the Buyers Edge team, it was clear that Jemma was sold on the value that an exclusive buyer’s agent company has to offer. Jemma currently holds her license in DC, VA, and MD as a Real Estate Salesperson. 

Before joining Buyers Edge, Jemma spent her career in commercial real estate working in sales and business development. She started her real estate career in Los Angeles, working in investor relations for a boutique multifamily development firm. Her most recent role was at Zeus Living, a real estate tech and hospitality startup that provides short-term furnished housing.

Jemma has always had a passion for education, specifically literacy, and through her involvement in the Junior League of Washington, Jemma has been volunteering weekly at the Washington School for Girls, supporting the students with their literacy efforts. Jemma currently lives in VA with her husband and their two dogs, Cosmo and Rover (who can be found hanging out in our Dupont office from time to time).

Education

Occidental College
Bachelor’s Degree - American Studies Urban Education

Georgetown University
Master’s Degree - Real Estate
Capstone Project - Affordable Housing in the DMV

TESTIMONIALS

“As first time homebuyers, we were incredibly grateful to work with Jemma from Buyer’s Edge, overseeing this magnificent but daunting journey from start to finish. From the beginning, she used her vast knowledge of the market to identify the best houses for sale that fit within our specifications and price range. From there, we toured over a dozen houses with Jemma and were beyond grateful for her time, attention, and generosity in accommodating our busy schedules (many times meeting us on odd weekend hours). Each new house revealed layer after layer of Jemma’s deep expertise as she pointed out things that we never would have noticed on our own and taught us the full spectrum of home buying considerations from assessing roof tile flow to inspecting cabinetry builds. Once we found the PERFECT house (a special lead from Jemma), she advised us on crafting the optimal offer that kept us competitive but didn’t break our bank. After our offer was accepted(!), Jemma coordinated a phenomenal team of professionals (many of whom she recommended from her personal network) to perform an array of house inspections, mortgage prep, and legal work all with tight deadlines and little margin for error. At long last, we signed for our house and have been enjoying every minute there for the past two years! Jemma provided us the superb customer service that we would wish for anyone going through the home buying process. We can’t recommend her + the Buyer’s Edge team highly enough!”

Client: T.T.

“My husband and I had the best experience buying our first home with Buyer's Edge, and were so lucky to work with Steve Carpenter-Israel and Jemma Parsons Ruggiero!! From the beginning, they both offered incredible insight into what to look out for when touring a home and strategies for being successful in this market. Jemma and Steve were always there for us whether we needed a late-night question answered or a last-minute look inside of a property. As first-time homebuyers, we needed a lot of guidance along the way. Steve's authentic feedback and assessment of homes we toured together made us feel really confident when we eventually found the right one for us. Steve and Jemma advocated for us, provided fast and clear communication, and got us to a quick settlement in a house we love. We recommend Buyer's Edge wholeheartedly and feel so grateful for their help in this process!!”