Why Work With Us?

“After unsuccessfully looking for a house by ourselves we decided to go with Maxine. She took the time and patience to help us understand what we were looking for in a home. As first-time homebuyers, we relied on her to explain the process in detail. She did so with care and professionalism. She came with us to open houses, helped us think through our choices, and answered any questions we had. Maxine was crucial to helping us understand the Boston market and navigate conversations with our sellers, lawyers, inspectors, and lender. We found a beautiful house, and got our offer accepted thanks to her advice, in a great neighborhood thanks to her, and would highly recommend her to anyone! We have been living in our new home for many months and are very happy with our decision.”

"Brenda was a great asset to us as we moved from Chicago to Boston. We needed to decidequickly where we would settle our family in the greater Boston area. Brenda was most knowledgeable, resourceful, and patient. She truly listened to our priorities and responded accordingly with the properties she showed us. Brenda goes the ""extra mile"" to make it all happen. We are very grateful and would use her services again without a doubt!"

"Brenda van der Merwe was our broker for selling our home and purchasing a new home, and we give her 5 GOLD STARS!! We have bought/sold ~10 properties in our lifetime and have dealt with many real estate agents over the years - and Brenda stands out as an agent that we trust, highly recommend and would absolutely use again!! Brenda is not only experienced and professional (which is essential), but more importantly, she makes it a priority to get to know you, her clients, and understand your goals and objectives so she can develop a plan for selling or buying a home that is right for you. She always made herself available anytime and was immediately responsive to any questions or concerns. She had her finger on the pulse of what was going on in the market, and provided us with timely information and showings. Buying and/or selling a home (and we did both at the same time during the pandemic) is STRESSFUL - yet Brenda always remains calm, cool and collected - she is no-drama, and is always ready to respond in any crisis or challenge (and we all know this happens when selling or purchasing a home)! Bottom line - you will absolutely love having Brenda as an agent! She's who you need and who you will be glad is working for you - so give her a call!"

“I have bought a number of properties and Maxine Freedman clearly was the best agent I have worked with. For me, she was a buyer’s agent. From initial engagement to follow through at the closing, she is thorough and professional in the process. She takes the time to understand the goals of you, the customer, and makes sure she supports you in your buying goal. She proves good data to help support your buy decision. She never pressures you to make the deal. I would without hesitation work with her again.”

“Michael was the best! He dealt masterfully with all aspects of our sale--pricing the property, writing a dazzling description, coaching us to get the house ready to show, handling the large and small matters involved in the sale--he approached everything with charm, intelligence and enthusiasm. He was always sensitive to our needs and requests. The end result was a successful sale in record time. We could not have wished for a more positive experience.”

“Thank you for your great appreciation of our wonderful home, for your staging suggestions, hard work, and enthusiasm.  You did a great job making the house more youthful for the younger generation.  The place looked great, therefore the sale!”

"We greatly appreciated Ann Marie Paul's and Kathy Krongel's professionalism and diligence during our house search. They are very knowledgeable and demonstrate the highest standards of integrity. We would seek their services again."

“Michele is in a class by herself. She is very smart, hard-working, responsive and trustworthy. She takes her job very seriously and cares about people and serving them. We needed to find a larger home for our family and sell our current home and Michele handled both with ease and grace, guiding us the whole way, from hiring a top-notch photographer for our brochure, to getting us the best home inspector in town, to connecting us with a fabulous lawyer, Bill Friedler, who happens to be her husband in addition to being one of the best, more thorough lawyers I have ever met.

“Michele is funny and warm and very supportive of her clients' needs. She is very knowledgeable about the market and the area, and knows a great deal about house construction as well. She was always very honest with us about potential flaws as well as assets we hadn't considered. We were looking all over Brookline for a larger home, and Michele was very patient with the fact that our criteria changed and narrowed as it became clear what we needed most. We also had quite a large budget range, and Michele was as happy to sell us a house for $600,000 as one for $1.3 million, which we appreciated. We ultimately decided we needed to stay at the school that our children already attended, and we needed to be near the T. Since there were only 10 streets or so that we wanted to be on, Michele contacted us the moment our current home came on the market. We saw it the first day (at the Broker's open house) and put in an offer within an hour. She helped us to navigate a tricky bidding war and also helped us shave an appropriate sum off the purchase price based on the inspection report.

“With our house sale, Michele navigated the timing for listing the house, so that we could get it on the market before the November/December holidays hit, but after we had secured the P&S on the house we were buying. We got 2 offers the first day we listed our home, and she helped navigate the competing bids, allowing us to get an offer that was solidly above the asking price-- all this in a soft real estate market in mid-November. Buying and selling homes is extremely stressful but Michele (and Bill) made it manageable during tough spots and fun during most of it.

“My husband and I have very high standards for competence and service. Michele exceeded those in every respect. It was thrilling (and an honor) to work with someone who is so outstanding in her field. I can't recommend Michele highly enough.”

“Debby Belt is the talented professional you will want to navigate through the complex labyrinth of a real estate transaction. She is an expert on the real estate market and an excellent negotiator. She employs her keen intellect to craft a thoughtful transaction that meets her clients' needs. Debby is also a fantastic person - charming, friendly, and kind. She is meticulous and extraordinarily attentive to detail. Debby keeps all of the trains on track and smooths over bumps in the road with unparalleled patience. Her expertise, competence, and intelligence will make any real estate transaction a pleasure.”

“My experience with Kathy, Ann Marie, and Pierre was pleasant and extremely gratifying. Selling your home can be stressful and exhausting but Hammond’s agents made me feel confident and minimized my concerns because of their professionalism and personal approach.”