Why Work With Us?

“My husband and I are very happy that we chose Janice Lipof to help us sell our house in Newton. She guided us through determining exactly when to put it on the market, how to get it ready, and how to price it to get the most competitive offers. She was always available for questions and support, especially with the emotional roller coaster that accompanied selling a house we'd owned for 30 years. The result was multiple offers and a selling price that we were very happy with. We can't recommend Janice enough to anyone who wants to work with a broker who is reliable, thorough, communicative and kind.”

I'm very grateful to Julie for helping me to sell my condo. Her patience, professionalism and easy, unassuming, yet thorough and attentive to detail style made the process much smoother and more pleasant than it could have been in this difficult process. I appreciated her knowledge and wise guidance and also really appreciated her quick responsiveness whenever questions came up. I felt very secure and confident with Julie and would full-heartedly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate.

"This was our first experience buying a home and Michele was enormously helpful throughout the entire process! She was able to answer all of our questions and also prompted questions we didn't know we needed to ask. We learned a great deal about all aspects of the home-buying process. Michele is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable about real estate in the greater Boston area, and she made herself readily-available for showings and for questions over the phone/text, even while traveling out of town. We highly recommend Michele!"

"Amy was an incredible property manager to work with. She is very attentive, professional, and hard working. She works around the clock and always has a quick response time. You can tell she cares about the people she works with and tries her best to help in any way she can."

"Zach truly went above and beyond helping my fiance and I find our home. Beginning to end, he was incredibly responsive by phone and email and also would make himself available in person whenever. Further, he played an instrumental role in helping us completely change our buying strategy mid-way through the buying experience, ultimately landing us in our dream home in Needham and for under asking price! We couldn't be more thrilled and would recommend him to anyone. He is flexible, smart, committed and a true partner in real estate."

“As first-time homebuyers, we were nervous about the process of finding a house, but Mrs. Freedman held our hands every step of the way. She helped us understand what we were looking for and she found a listing that met all of our requirements. She worked with us to put in an offer and thanks to her efforts, our bid was accepted before someone else took the property.

“She also referred us to a couple of great lawyers and loan officers. During the walk-through, she told us what to look out for and which questions to ask. After we bought the property, she followed up with us to ensure that we were settled in and helped us work out the issues that arose. We were very happy with our experience with Mrs. Freedman and would recommend her to other homebuyers and sellers.”

“You have been a stellar guide and facilitator every step of the way for the selling our two family houses and family home in Newton.  It could have been an enormous challenge, as we live in D.C. and were in Newton only part-time.  We were daunted by all that loomed ahead; but, from the first moment, you gave us professional, clear information and strategic options.  You made sure every process went smoothly and went out of your way to take care of extra issues that came up along the way.  We always felt confident with your advice and knowledge.”

“When we decided that we were ready to move to a different kind of living space in Brookline, and therefore wanted to sell our home of 35 years, a friend who is also a Realtor recommended Ezra. From the start he was helpful in presenting options and opportunities, and was patient with our ambivalence about when and how we could get our condo on the market, and what kind of new home we wanted to look for. 

“When we finally did list our condo, Ezra brought an amazing array of marketing tools to the project, and made great recommendations for all the services we needed, such as a lender, a staging service, an electrician, a lawyer, a moving company – all of which we used, and were very pleased with. We also appreciated how easy he made it for us, often going to the house himself after we’d moved out, to meet with the stager or service people, in addition to holding open houses. 

“Ezra knows Brookline and the real estate business so well, we can’t imagine anyone who could have done a better job representing us.”

"I had the great pleasure of working with Barrie when I moved to Boston. I was looking to buy a house in Brookline and a friend recommended her. During the first interview I realized that Barrie was very knowledgeable of the region and the real estate market. In addition, she was honest, flexible and easy to work with. Barrie listened very carefully to understand my personal situation and showed me a significant number of properties for sale to find the best possible balance with a house that fitted my needs. Once we found the right deal, Barrie assembled a team with inspector, attorney and loan agent that worked very effectively toward the closing. Barrie is, without any doubt, the best real estate agent I have worked with and recommend her without reservation."

“Buzz Birnbaum and Elissa Rogovin were the Hammond listing brokers for the home owned by my wife and me on West Newton Hill that was sold in July 2019. We were very pleased with the professional services rendered by Buzz and Elissa. These brokers had been recommended to us by a friend who is a real estate attorney.

“After living in our Newton home for 33 years, we decided to sell and move to a smaller home on the North Shore. We closed on our new house in October, 2018, months before expected. Time was of the essence, in order to maximize the attractiveness of the Newton property for the spring market. In addition to recommending a listing price, Elissa and Buzz met with us on many occasions. Their business contacts in the community were particularly responsive to our needs as they have an on-going referral network with these brokers. For example, they recommended a painting and carpentry contractor who worked with us and these brokers to have work on the house completed as soon as weather conditions allowed. As we had moved out well before the closing date, Elissa kindly took the lead in communicating with our alarm company and the fire department to obtain the fire certificate required for the closing. Unlike another broker we had interviewed, Elissa and Buzz were not overbearing when giving recommendations regarding decluttering or the need for staging. 

“Selling one's home is a stressful process. It is a pleasure recommending Elissa and Buzz, as we were pleased with the sale price and highly professional services that Elissa and Buzz provided throughout the listing process.”