Why Work With Us?

“It was a pleasure to work with Mona and Shari on both the sale of our home and purchase of a new one. They were confident in their strong pricing and I received 4 offers in 24 hours. Also, they helped craft my winning bid on our new house, which has brought us so much happiness, and they facilitated an earlier closing. They were extremely kind, professional, confident and calm throughout the process and a pleasure to work with.”

“Mona and Shari made the sale of our long-time home painless and efficient. Their knowledge of the Brookline market was deep and well-founded, as evidenced by their suggested selling price resulting in an offer over the listing price within four days of going on the market.

“They understood our request for privacy and marketed accordingly. Their professionalism, responsiveness and attention to all details of the sale were constants in the process.”

“Shari and Mona are the ultimate team for any family looking to buy a new home. Shari is a mom and understands what young families need in a new house. Mona balances her perfectly with her decades of experience and no-nonsense advice (like my own mom would give me!). We were so grateful for Shari and Mona when we bought our home in Newton.

“We decided to relocate from the city with our two young children during a period of low housing inventory. Shari was so critical in helping us make the right decision for our family. She stopped us from making a rash decision and bidding on the wrong house for our needs even though inventory was low.

“When we did find our perfect home, she gave us the best advice about putting in the right offer (she stopped us again from making an emotional decision - totally the right move!). While buying a home is stressful, I seriously looked forward to seeing and talking with Shari - she is so warm and relatable as a mom. It was like having a good friend help us navigate through this crazy experience!”

“We recently worked with Mona and Shari on the sale of a large, valuable, 2-family residence in Brookline. They did an exemplary job working around multiple complicating factors, leading to a fast, successful sale at a good price for the market.  They were also a pleasure to work with, given their solid, professional attitude clearly based on years of experience. This was a particularly complicated situation involving a probate sale with an executor, rented units with tenants that had to be worked with, a difficult housing market, and other extraneous factors.

“Mona and Shari executed behind the scenes to make this happen, successfully negotiating with all parties to remove barriers, and presenting the property in the best light possible. Their connections in the local community added to the value they brought. We would heartily recommend their services to any seller.”

“We had no idea about how to sell a home - from price setting, assessing repairs, and staging (house, yard, and even flowers!) to attracting interested buyers, ensuring compliance to regulations, traversing legalities, and simple buyer-owner etiquette. In addition, our jobs simply did not give us the time to handle the selling of our home. Mona and Shari handled everything, even the unexpected and, ultimately, everything went better than anyone could have expected... even during the pandemic. 

“Thus, we recommend Mona and Shari unconditionally and would return to them if ever we were to find ourselves in a similar situation."

“After raising 4 children in our Brookline home, my wife and I decided it was time for us to downsize.  Having been out of the real estate market for the past 26 years, we were looking for expert help to guide us through this difficult and emotional process.  We contacted four of the top Realtors based on recent sales to present us with proposals for marketing our property, and ended up selecting Mona and Shari Weiner of Hammond Residential to represent us.  We could not have made a better choice!

“Mona and Shari had the experience and historical knowledge of the marketplace to tell us everything we needed to know about how to sell our home for the highest price in the shortest amount of time.  A lot has changed since we bought our home, and Mona and Shari educated us on current trends among those buying homes today.  Selling a home is about more than just pricing. We were advised on the various phases of preparing our home for sale: Decluttering, cosmetic repairs, staging, etc.  

“Not only were these steps suggested, we were told how to complete them. Since going through 26 years’ worth of memories and accumulations can be daunting, Mona and Shari recommended top notch professionals in each area to help us if we felt like we couldn’t do it alone.
  
“Of course, pricing a home properly for sale is critical and Mona and Shari came with exceptional knowledge of the current marketplace, including detailed comparisons.  They didn’t try to dazzle us with outlandish price estimates but provided a reasoned and well thought out pricing strategy based on the current market, to maximize foot traffic in order to find the right buyers.  

“Everything they told us was spot on!

“The best part about working with them was that their services didn’t end upon signing the P&S.  There are many unknown steps in getting to closing and Mona and Shari were there all along the way.  They set up appointments for the building inspection, the pest inspection, water meter readings, smoke detector inspections, etc.  They were organized, efficient and prompt, and relieved us of the burden of having to deal with many of these hassles.  They also seemed well-connected to make each step go smoothly.  When glitches did pop up (as they often do) Mona and Shari were calm, reassuring and extremely insightful in how best to deal with the stumbling point. 

“In the end, we sold our home quickly, at an excellent price and closed uneventfully at a convenient time for us.  Mona and Shari were the perfect pair to represent us and we highly recommend them to anyone selling their home.”

“I want to thank you ever so much for your help with the sale of my condo.

“Even though we only met once, I felt so comfortable and confident with you both as my agents. You understood I had already moved on from the condo and was interested in just moving forward with a sale.

“Your staging recommendation was spot on and I have no doubt that was a big lure for the condo, because as we know there is a large fee and the absence of washer/dryer working against it.

“Thank you for your help securing the offer and coaching me about how to proceed. The closing process was a bit tricky with the lender issue, the on-going assessments, etc. I am so grateful to have had agents who are so well known in the Brookline real estate community. I know that made a big difference and it also helped set my mind at ease.

“Thank you, I am very grateful to have made it past the closing and I know it couldn't have been done without you both.”

“On the basis of our recent experience with Mona Wiener as our real estate broker in the sale of our house, we are delighted to wholeheartedly recommend her to others.

“She is knowledgeable, attentive and extremely helpful. She gave us timely and excellent advice at every step throughout the process. It went smoothly and successfully. She was a pleasure to work with.”

"It was great to work with Mona and Shari, in every aspect of our home sale project. They are true advisors, from pricing the house right, to thoroughly navigating the agreement details.

“Each phase of the process was handled with professionalism and talent:

during the viewing phase they constantly created demand and had potential buyers coming to see the house.
at the negotiation phase they acted upon what was right for us and respected our position without putting pressure.
they also took very good care of the logistics and details related to the final stage of the closing. The closing was smooth and swift -- to the satisfaction of both sides.
“Mona and Shari, as a team, were always available even when away on personal time.

“To us they were more than our brokers on the deal, they were true partners.”

“We enthusiastically recommend Mona and Shari Wiener as real estate brokers if you are considering putting your home up for sale.  We had a universally positive experience this spring with Mona and Shari as our listing brokers.

“Mona and Shari came highly recommended, and we immediately felt comfortable with their approach to marketing our home.  Their photos really showcased our home, and they gave us sound advice about when to list the house for sale.  With Mona and Shari’s sound marketing through Hammond, we immediately had significant interest.  Within 48 hours of our first open house (and less than a week on the market), we had several offers to purchase.

“Mona and Shari continued to be incredibly helpful throughout the entire selling process.  They worked seamlessly with the buyer’s broker so that details and negotiations went smoothly.  We had already relocated, and it was immensely helpful that Mona or Shari were always willing to be at the house to meet repair people and smoke detector installers and inspectors so that the sale could proceed in a timely manner.

“Overall, we were impressed with Mona and Shari’s professionalism throughout the marketing and selling of our home.  Choosing a skilled listing broker is undoubtedly the most important decision that you make once you have decided to sell your home.  We are convinced that we made the right choice listing our home with Mona and Shari Wiener, and we wholeheartedly suggest that you make the same choice!”