Why Work With Us?

"It was a real pleasure working with Brenda. She knows the market very well. It's pretty incredible how good she is with digging into the details while also being very responsive. If you are thinking about buying a place in the Greater Boston area, trust us, you want to work with Brenda."

"My husband and I worked with Brenda on our first home purchase. From the start, Brenda was extremely responsive, knowledgeable and professional. She knows so much about the neighborhoods, which was invaluable to us as we were moving from another state. We could not be happier that we chose Brenda as our real estate agent -- She truly went above and beyond to make sure not only that all of our questions and concerns were addressed but also pointed out considerations that would never have occurred to us. We definitely highly recommend her!"

"We had a great experience with Brenda. She was hardworking and extremely responsive. It was enjoyable to work with her. We are happy with our condo. Thanks!"

"Brenda was a consummate professional in every aspect of our home-buying experience. Brenda's responsiveness, in particular, was much appreciated and assisted us greatly, as my wife and I needed to move very quickly. When we identified the home we really wanted, Brenda provided expert guidance as tothe offer price and various closing contingencies. Further, Brenda's recommendations for counsel, home inspector, etc. were spot-on. We could not be happier with how everything turned out, and highly recommend Brenda!"

"Brenda is THE best real estate agent I know. With her great knowledge and patience, Brenda helped me find my ideal condo and guided me through the whole process of buying. She knows exactly what is going on in the market and always meets my needs responsively, many times even without me saying it. I have pretty high standard and I can safely say she totally exceeds my expectation. She is also my agent for finding tenants. I trust her in all aspect of real estate transactions and I will not hesitate to have her as my agent in the future. I highly recommend Brenda to anyone who wants to know what a Five-Star real estate professional should be like."

"Brenda is an excellent Realtor. Her professionalism and hard work along the entire process highly contributed to the success closing. We hired her after a thorough research. We surveyed the local market and had interviews with several agents. Right from the first interaction, Brenda surpassed allher rivals. Her marketing presentation was impressive, both depth and width, she put a lot of work on getting all her facts straight. I remember our first conversation. It strucked me how accurated her prediction of the trends for the market had turned out to be. She had invested her time, money and effort with enormous generosity. She is an extremely pleasant person to deal with, very responsive and always on top of every detail. I have no doubt will be work with her again."

"Our first move in 47 years was further complicated by my heart attack on the eve of moving date , and my wife had a stent. After open heart bypass I was in rehab. Brenda Van Der Merwe then assumed seller's tasks and guided us along the process with professional expertise and personal sensitivity. She always apprised us of problems and solutions. She allayed our fears by keeping us informed all along the process. We are grateful to our son who recommended Brenda after assisting them in purchase of their condominium."

"We used Brenda to both purchase and sell our first house in Arlington. She displayed intimate knowledge of the process and educated us on what the necessary steps were to have a successful transaction. Especially since we sold our house living in NYC and had to rely on her for quite a bit. She didn't disappoint as she was effective at pricing the house right so that it went quite a bit above asking, putting it on the market at the right time and the whole strategy surrounding it. We would definitely use her again. Plus, she has a PHD in music. :)"

"I sincerely want to thank Brenda for her support through the process of buying my first home. She is very responsive and her patience is exemplary. It took me a while to find the property which would suit my budget and needs - All through the process - Brenda has been very helpful, supportive and motivational. She knows the area very well and has a network of people to help homebuyers at all the stages. I highly recommended her to anyone who is looking to purchase their home :) Thank you Brenda"

"Brenda has earned our highest honors. She was the quintessential broker for us. We had already moved to another state when our house went up for sale. Between managing snow and ice removal and the oversight and accommodation of multiple workers who needed to enter and leave our home, Brenda did it all with the utmost efficiency, calm and professionalism. She attended every open house and communicated in detail about the multiple ongoing work projects and negotiations with prospective buyers. We could not have managed such a stressful process from such a great distance without Brenda's exceptional skill, energy and integrity. We could not recommend Brenda more highly."