Why Work With Us?

“Toby and Susan were thoughtful guides, both responsive and resourceful, buoyed by an excellent network of professional service providers, all of whom turned out to be first-rate.”

“We would strongly recommend Wendy to anyone, but our experience showed Wendy is especially great for people relocating to the Boston area. Wendy generously spent multiple long weekends with us, helping us to understand the features of different towns and neighborhoods, so that by the time we were ready to buy we felt comfortable with the choices we were making. Wendy's knowledge is deep and her advice is true. She is highly responsive, easy to talk with, and never steered us in the wrong direction.  We would definitely work with Wendy again!”'

“Susan Evans and Toby Klebenov were wonderful agents, facilitating the sale of our Newton home. We moved out before putting the house on the market, and once we had emptied the house, Toby and Susan took over, determining the kind of work that should be done to prepare the house for sale, including how to stage it. 

“In the two-heads-are-better-than-one way, they bounced ideas off one another, and I think the advantage of having them both consider the preparation was very productive.

“These are wonderful agents, smart, caring, and personable, who will help you in every way to achieve the best offer for you. My husband and I recommend them without hesitation.”

“You were a great team and both complement one another. We enjoyed working with you during the entire selling process. You both made this stressful and emotional time easier on both of us.

“Professionally, you are both a Ten! It doesn’t hurt to also have warm and caring personalities. We thank you both!”

“Our thanks to you and Susan for your wisdom, hard work and good cheer throughout the process. It is a special pleasure to work with people who know and are committed to the neighborhood.”

Recently, my husband and I sold our home of fifteen years and bought a new house. Toby and Charlie were wonderful to work with. They were knowledgeable, professional, and patient. I was impressed by how perfectly they priced our home so that it sold immediately and how helpful they were during every step of purchasing a new house. They always had our best interests at heart and they knew all the ins and outs of the process of buying and selling a house. Their advice was phenomenal and they were always kind and easy to work with. We have full confidence in their expertise and care.”

Several years ago we purchased an investment property with Julie Agarkov's assistance. She advised us where to buy and she helped with the entire process. Now we were selling this property with Julie's help again. The successful sale proved that her initial advice was 'right on the money!' As a listing agent she handled everything, provided helpful advice and was a catalyst for a successful transaction. When we ran into some challenges and the transaction was close to falling apart, Julie was able to save it and keep it together leading to a very satisfactory result.

We would highly recommend Julie as a very knowledgeable, experienced and professional agent and a pleasant person to work with!

“We have talked about moving to Boston for many years. We hoped for a beautiful new home and a great buying experience. We got both. Truly more than we expected. Highly recommend Michele and her team. Very happy empty nesters."

“Susan and Toby were hard-working and offered great suggestions which we implemented for making the home ready for potential buyers. My husband and I appreciate their perseverance and patience throughout the entire process. They navigated well through some challenging cultural constraints and provide a timely response to questions and comments. They gave some good referrals for services we needed for the house sale as well. We are grateful for their help, honesty, and hard work and successful sale of our house during extraordinary circumstances.”

 “Working with Toby Klebenov of Hammond Residential proved to be the best part of the sale of my Newton home, summer 2018. During a time that was one of the most stressful in my life, Toby was supportive, highly competent and quickly able to develop timelines for a timely sale, move tasks forward without issue, maintain a professional attitude and demeanor at all times, and simply provide me with the most comfortable relationship possible given the circumstances. I couldn't have done it without her and recommend that you call Toby Klebenov of Hammond for any and all home sales.  It's quite a remarkable experience with proven, highly successful results.  I know because I am one!"