Patti did a great job selling our house after we moved out of the area. She coordinated cleaners…read moreand repair and many other issues by herself with minimal impact on the busy schedule of my family. She dealt with a difficult neighbor situation and the giant mess that we left behind. Most importantly, she was able to get a much higher price for our house than we were expecting. I highly recommend Patti as the most ethical and hardworking real estate broker that I have ever known! I wish I could give her more than 5 stars!

When we bought our house in Belmont we used Hammond, specifically Monika Sainsbury, 617-484-1900…read moreext.407, and she was wonderful from beginning to end. Once we called Monika about an house we saw without her and we were excited about, she said no we couldn't buy there. The land on that street had been polluted by an nearby business, she told us resale would be impossible. Saved us! Now we just listed our house for sale with Monika, she told us the range she would put our house on the market at, we thought the low end would be accurate, she said no, and asked $20k more and we sold for $8K over ask!! At the same time another house in Belmont was for sale, pretty much the same house as ours, they asked $90k less! They ended up getting less than our ask. Monika helped us stage our house perfectly, even bringing over her own flowers, etc. Our house looked awesome. Honest is what you need and Monika is that. When we bought the selling broker was from Coldwell Banker in Belmont, our inspector said the circuit box had water in it, Coldwell broker said he would fix it, we just paid an electrician $800 to fix it. Dishonest Broker is not what you want. Go Hammond and know you are safe, too big an investment to go with just anyone.

Thalia and Todd were amazing when I was trying to sell my place in the summer of 2012. I NEVER had…read moreissues getting in touch with them when I needed to. Whether it was phone, email, or text message, I was always able to reach them when I needed to. I had been trying to sell my place for 2 years with other agents and it was Thalia and Todd who made it finally happen. Todd went so far as to personally stage my condo for me which is really above and beyond what any other real estate agent has done. At the end of the deal, they donated a portion of the commission to a charity of my choosing. I honestly can't say enough good things about this real estate firm. They are personable, attentive, and experts in their field and particularly in Somerville, Cambridge. I think they are active in the Somerville/Cambridge community and have a lot of good advice when it comes to buying/selling there. I've worked with several agents before and since and haven't found anyone who put in the time and effort the way they did.

Thalia Tringo is simply the best! She helped us buy our first apartment, and she was so attentive…read moreto our needs. Not only is she a lovely and smart person, but her local knowledge is unparalleled. She knows everyone in Somerville and Cambridge! She really guided us well throughout the whole process (and we needed guidance!), and she gave us excellent recommendations for contractors, electricians and plumbers. She also donates $250 from real estate transaction to a local charity of her customer's choosing. She's a gem!

Really great. Fast and effective work style - doesn't stop at anything to get the apartment you…read morewant. They follow an online application process where you don't have to sit and fill out paperwork all day or multiple times if your first apartment isn't accepted. Quick fix to the online form, a signature and away it goes! Would recommend to anyone thats looking for a new apartment.

Michela Nionakis was easily one of the worst realtors I've ever worked with. From the beginning,…read morecommunicating with her was a nightmare. I would wait days for answers and had to follow up multiple times just to get basic information. When we scheduled a tour, she didn't even confirm the showing until we reached out two hours beforehand. She confirmed 3:15 p.m., but we told her we were driving from out of state and traffic would put us closer to 3:30. When we got there, she acted like we were late and told us we would have to reschedule. The showing itself was just as bad. She showed up in a graphic sweatshirt, didn't greet us professionally, and barely explained anything about the apartment or application process. When we asked normal questions, she was dismissive and impatient, even sending texts like "..." as if we were bothering her. Since she gave us almost no useful information, we had to contact management ourselves. The application process was where it got even worse. After we completed the lease, she told us on 4/20 that we needed co-signers, then disappeared for the rest of the day because she was off for "the holiday." She was rude and unhelpful to our co-signers, including my friend's mother, whose first language is not English. I asked to speak with her by phone so we could get on the same page and I could help walk our stressed-out co-signers through the process. She refused and said, "I don't need anything from you. If the co-signers need anything, they can contact me directly." Our co-signers were already overwhelmed because of her lack of guidance, and she still couldn't be bothered to help. The next day, she gave us an ultimatum to get the new paperwork signed by 2 p.m. or she would refund our deposits and pull the application. When I told her to go ahead and pull it (because I didn't want her getting the commission for doing NOTHING), she suddenly claimed there were other pending applications and that we wouldn't be able to reapply. We called management directly, and they confirmed we were the only application........ Overall, Michela made this process SO STRESSFUL than it needed to be. She was slow to respond, dismissive, rude, unhelpful, and misleading, and SO UNPROFESSIONAL. I would absolutely not recommend working with her, even our co-signers commented on how horrid it was working with her.

I recently hired Lynn for the sale of my condo & parking spots. And my new condo purchase. It was a…read morevery easy communicating with Lynn all three transactions went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend her .

Not a good attorney. Lynn failed to catch a number of details in our condo docs, one of which…read moreresulted in the loss of over half of our common deck. She was also ineffective in getting timely and accurate updates from the sellers attorney on the timing of our new construction deal. After my experience I pinged experts in the industry and learned that Lynn is widely regarded as "terrible." Shame on me for not doing my homework on Lynn before hiring her. I recommend looking elsewhere for your legal needs.

My partner and I have been working with Arborview Realty - Nate, Christian, and Meredith - for…read moreseveral years through the buying and selling of two JP homes now, and I couldn't imagine a better team of people to help guide us through the process. After our most recent purchase of a single family home that Nate skillfully helped us navigate, he then helped us sell our condo. When I say he worked some serious magic, I mean it. Nate was able to help us get our place ready to sell in a three week timeframe, host a weekend of open houses while we were on vacation in FL, and then coordinate the offer that came through three days later. Nate's knowledge, attention to detail, honesty, and wonderful communication style make him a joy to work with. He always handles (what I consider) a very stressful and fast moving process with ease, professionalism, care, and always steered us with our best interest in mind. Working with Nate was a pleasure, and I know that if/when I ever need to move again I'll be reaching out to Nate!

Arborway Realty was fantastic to work with; we found them to be honest and straight forward about…read moreevery aspect of the experience. Their ability to pull together a team (Manager, Painters, Cleaner, Mason, Inspector) got our JP Condo on the market as fast as possible in the Spring of 22; truly incredible efficiency in building prep. Christian's market knowledge was very helpful in evaluating the offers and closing in a rapidly changing market. We chose to work with Nate for the subsequnt purchase of a 2-Family in Roslindale and the experience was equally positive. Nate invested significant time and effort helping us eventually find and then evaluate opportunity in the house we chose. Because the house was a fixer upper with significant work to be done, Christian, a licensed builder, provided incredibly helpful insight into the cost and the nature of the work necessary to bring the house up to date. Since closing, both he and Nate, continue to be very helpful as the renovations get under way. I provide a very high level of service to my clients and I expect that from other professionals. I was not disappointed. If you are ready to brave the Boston RE Market, you won't find a better team to back you.

We used Eric as our realtor for a Condo purchase in Brookline. Being new to the area it was very…read morehelpful to work with someone who had such knowledge and experience in the area. From our first meeting, Eric was focused on helping us find homes that would work for us - listened to our priorities in what we were looking for in both the property itself and the transaction. He respected that since we had just moved to the area, we would be taking our time to get a feel for the neighborhoods we could see ourselves in and for the local property market. With the housing supply in Brookline being so tight - Eric would alert us as soon as a property that fit our needs came onto the market (or even a bit before) and had the connections with other local realtors to get us in before the open house. He wasn't pushy - trying to talk us into making an offer on a place we didn't love or getting us to bid beyond our comfort zone. After a few months of searching and trying - we successfully purchased a condo. Eric followed up a few times after the purchase to make sure everything was OK and that the property was 'as advertised'. In short - we couldn't recommend Eric higher.

Eric was great during the sale of my condo in Brookline. He was knowledgeable, professional and…read morevery responsive. I would highly recommended him.

We've been looking for an apartment in the Somerville area for about 1.5 months and were getting no…read moreresponses from properties and brokers. We were becoming tired of the whole run around process and never hearing back, especially because we had what most brokers tried to push as a lower price point saying nothing was available in the area for that much. (We currently lived in a place less than what we wanted). While taking a stroll in another neighborhood in Somerville, we randomly pulled up the Zillow app and found out the location we were standing right in front of had a new unit available in the same time frame and price point we were looking for. It actually seemed too good to be true. We called right away and Ranjita got back to us immediately. We rattled off the list of questions we had about the place and she was able to give us answers right away and she promised to get back to us about the answers she didn't (which she did that night). I'm the paranoid one of the two and had /many/ more questions. It's crazy to think we were going to sign a lease at a new apartment we had never been to (thus is the times of covid and my fear of scams was elevated). Ranjita returned with more pictures and a great video walk-through. I was still nervous. She happily provided me with proof of identification and broker's license. She gave us the option to pay by credit card which made me feel safer about my personal funds. She got us the lease working with property management. This always takes time as the broker acts as the go-between and she did her best to get us the papers we needed. When I had a few questions or asked if we could change items on the lease, she listened, was helpful, and reassured me I wasn't annoying her with so many questions (I probably was, but she was nice enough to act like I wasn't ha). She was able to get us in to view the apartment after the previous tenants move out, so at least we were able to see it before move-in day. Quick process overall. Very responsive to emails. Easier than we thought it would be.

Responsive, until you run into issues. We were not refunded 100$ application fee, and we only…read moreapplied because Cambridge Premier Realty failed to communicate all the details of the unit. Ranjita then ignored my email requesting the refund. We applied to the unit in part because it said "cats allowed" in all online listings (see photo attached for example). We were upfront throughout the process that we were about to get a cat. During the showing, a no-pet policy was never mentioned. We were encouraged to apply, and then after we paid the application fee, all of a sudden we were told that the owner of the unit would not consider any pets and the listings were then all updated to "cats not allowed," which seems very misleading. At its worst, it is a malicious "bait and switch" strategy... at its best it's very negligent and disorganized. Just be careful when applying. We were referred to Cambridge Premier Realty by a friend, but we will not be referring them to other friends of ours.

Matt Magoon and MHM Realty turned our dream into a reality. My spouse and I met Matt two years ago…read morewhen we first began our quest to find a home. Matt really got to know us as his clients and fully understands what we desired in a property. He took us around to see many different types of properties and was always willing to go the extra mile for us. Matt is what we consider a 'Truly Dedicated Professional' and he has a pulse on the Boston area real estate market. He was patient with us and really took the time to work with us on finding just the right property.....and we did! I would highly recommend Matt Magoon and MHM Realty when you go find a home or to sell your existing one.

Matt did double duty for us as he simultaneously helped my wife and I sell our condo in the city…read moreand buy a house in the burbs. Through the whole process he was incredibly attentive and didn't miss a beat. He listened to what we wanted, but also lent his professional expertise when needed. His dedication and patience was truly remarkable given how many parties were involved in our process. Matt made this an enjoyably experience and worked with our busy schedules to ensure top notch customer service. I can't say enough about the job he did.