Why Work With Us?

“Mary and Martha are the dream team. They have helped me purchase two wonderful homes in the past 8 years. Each house had 10+ bids, and because of their guidance and expertise, mine was the offer that was accepted both times. They also listed my Cape last fall, and then sold it in just one day for well  over asking, which was a result of their experience, staging, photography and marketing. When you list with Mary and Martha, their whole rolodex comes with them, which includes anyone you need to fix, paint and update whatever needs to be done in order to sell or move into your house. Anything that made me nervous was easily taken care of by a phone call to one of them, and nothing was ever a problem.”

“Michele proved to be extremely experienced, knowledgeable of the current market and professional in every way -- the process couldn't have gone more smoothly. She gave us excellent advice about staging our house. She, along with Hammond Residential, worked with us on the pricing and established a strategic date for an open house. We received three offers on the first weekend! She worked on the offers to get us the best deal and the most reliable buyers, and finally hand-carried the P&S agreement for all the signatures. She helped us with details and responsibilities prior to closing and was at the closing to assist us. In the end, she made the process as painless as possible for us, the sellers. We can only give her our highest recommendation.”

“When I decided to sell my home I contacted Susan and Jen after receiving recommendations from multiple neighbors. It is nearly impossible to express the complexity and difficulties associated with this sale - difficulties that multiplied during the course of the process. But Susan and Jen never wavered in the face of these challenges. They were simultaneously the proverbial port in the storm and the best captains of the ship one could have, managing all of the difficulties and disruptions while continuing to move the process forward. I will be forever grateful for their savvy handling of extreme circumstances and their upbeat spirits. Their patience, grace and wonderful advice were unparalleled.”

"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."

“We can't thank you enough for the truly seamless process of selling our home from abroad -- we are tremendously grateful to you and your team for everything you did to bring this deal over the finish line.”

“Working with Eileen Martin to sell my home really made all the difference.  She inspired confidence with her knowledge, efficiency and expertise.  She went out of her way on multiple occasions to help me problem-solve aspects of getting the house ready and the sale itself. She generously gave of her time to make sure I was part of the process and to understand what my goals were.  In the end, the sale of my home was a great success.  Eileen made it possible! I will recommend her to anyone wanting to buy or sell a home!”

“I knew Michele a little socially and had heard she was one of the best Realtors in the neighborhood. Then when I heard she had just sold two other houses in my street, I asked her to be our Realtor. She was excellent. Knows the area and her subject extremely well. She was firm and gave advice that in hindsight was exactly correct. She sold our house for the asking price in a couple of weeks – and in December – not an ideal time to sell! I would recommend her and her team without hesitation.”

“I began looking for a new place to live a few months after my husband died. Although we had been renting an apartment since coming to Brookline the year before, it became clear that the cost of renting was too much for me to sustain going forward, plus there were lots of sad memories associated with the apartment.  I decided to buy a condo which would be smaller, but more suited to my new lifestyle. A friend recommended I call Jen Rothstein of Hammond Residential for help.  

“I immediately loved working with Jen, as she did not pressure me into either looking or making offers. She was careful to show me only places which fit my general criteria and in areas that would work for a single older women. It soon became apparent however, that most of the places I really liked were beyond my means, so after about six months I became discouraged and started to believe that I would never find a new home in this community. But Jen kept sending me new listings and offering to show me places she thought fit my needs.  Honestly, during those months I think I just enjoyed Jen's company so much that I went along just to spend time with her. She was professional always, but warm and personable, always upbeat and hopeful.  As the months wore on, I became convinced that there would not be a place for me to purchase in Brookline, a community I had grown to love!   

“Then one day I got a call from Jen. She had a listing that might work for me and, most importantly, it was in my price range. It was in a part of Brookline that I'd never heard of, but once we had driven through the neighborhood and walked through the unit, I knew that we had  found my new home! I couldn't be happier with my choice!  The new condominium is close to the Green Line, shopping, and restaurants. I can walk everywhere and my apt is sunny and bright!  It fit all of my expressed wishes and is in a beautiful neighborhood full of stately homes and lovely walking areas. I know that I wouldn't have found this place without Jen's calm perseverance and hard work. I'm so grateful to her for making  the buying process as streamlined as it was, and for sticking with me through the process. She's the best!“

“Having recently moved from Maine, we found great advice from Mike and are really happy for the property we bought. At all steps of the process Michael was always very transparent and on top of things, providing useful suggestions on how best to go about a mortgage, moving services, and a number of other aspects that could otherwise be daunting if not properly supported by a professional. We would recommend working with Mike any day.”

“My husband and I have bought 2 houses and sold 1 house with Michele Friedler at Hammond Real Estate. MIchele did an outstanding job with all 3 transactions, and I would highly recommend her.

“I was new to the Newton area 8 years ago, and didn't know much about the different neighborhoods, schools, etc. Michele spent a lot of time with us, listening to our needs and helping us to find a great house for us. Eight years later, our needs had changed (we had 2 children and were looking for a property with a larger backyard) so we again turned to Michele.

“When we were selling our house, she provided tips on how best to stage it, to maximize appeal to potential buyers. We were very happy that our house was under agreement within a few weeks, despite it being the slow holiday period, when there are fewer buyers in the market.

“I couldn't be happier with the service and advice we received from Michele. Every part of the transaction was handled promptly and professionally. In fact, I remember she took the time to call us from her son's homecoming weekend, when we had some time-sensitive questions about a property. We knew we could call her at any time, and she would make herself available. In addition, Michele had excellent advice for us on how to structure the offer, for our recent home purchase.”