Laura is the most amazing realtor that we could ever find to help with the buying of our first…read morehome. She is knowledgeable, patient, caring, diligent, responsible and furthermore she dose her job with excellence, respect and dignity. She helped us out Throughout the whole process, She took the time to answer All our questions and concerns. Even though we made our purchase Under very Unique circumstances Due to the worldwide health emergency, Her services were outstanding. She deserves more than five stars!!!!! Do not hesitate to call her for your real estate needs. Thanks again Laura for making my dream of becoming a property owner come true. Sincerely Wayne, Amanda and Vanessa

From the owner: Since 1994, thousands of buyers and sellers throughout Massachusetts' South Coast region and beyond…read morehave turned to Alferes Realty because of our proven track record, impeccable customer service, and trustworthy, on-point market advice. Serving New Bedford, MA and surrounding areas, we are here to assist you with all of your real estate needs. We represent buyers and sellers and work diligently to help you sell your home or find the new home of your dreams. Contact us today for more information or to get started selling or buying your home.

Oh my gosh, where to start? I lived here for about 2 years and it was miserable. If I had an option…read moreat the time to go somewhere else, I would have. You can hear EVERYTHING happening in your neighbor's apartments. I was subject to hearing a woman cry and beg her male companion to leave her alone weekly. I contacted property management, concerned, and was threatened that I, too, have noise complaints about my loft because of my service dog, (who is trained not to bark). When I asked for the time/date of these complaints, I received no response. I was made to feel as if any complaints on my behalf would result in action against me for my service dog. Any further communication with property management was met with return complaints about my dog peeing on the grass, where we walked her in the neighborhood, etc. At one point I was repeatedly approached by security every time I took my dog out to use the restroom, her asking me for "papers" to prove she is a service dog, asking me what services she provides, and for what disability, and if I have "any proof" on me that she's allowed to be in the apartment complex, (and yes, we had gone through all the appropriate channels). I was also required to register my dog's saliva for feces testing, which is not legal. The absolute attitude from management was despicable. At one point, after speaking with other residents with service animals, I requested a trash can be located near an entrance to the building to dispose of dog waste - and was told that having an employee "walk to empty the trashcan would be an undue burden." The heating and cooling costs a fortune because there is no insulation between floors. This matter is so bad, that if my upstairs neighbor spilled anything, even a bottle of juice, it would immediately leak through the ceiling, oftentimes onto our bed. It is so costly and hard to keep these apartments heated, that one time we turned on the hot water in the bathroom and the sink itself shattered. It took much back and forth with management to get them to fix it, over 4 months, and then they tried to charge us for it because "there's no way you didn't drop something heavy in it." The bugs are ridiculous - I would have swarms of ants and ticks coming up through the floorboards from the parking garage below every spring and was told "every apartment building has some ants." I genuinely feel bad for people renting in New Bedford, as this is one of the main companies that own the apartments here.

I have been living in Victoria Riverside Lofts for 8 years. Beautiful space, kind staff and great…read morelight. The quality of your experience will completely depend on who lives above or below you. I have been very lucky, until now. A few new tenants moved in around me and all smoke. My apartment smells like an ashtray, every day. Though management has repeatedly tried to find out who is violating the leasing agreement of a no tolerance smoking policy, they have failed. If you smoke, this is the building for you! Sadly, I do not.

We had Doris Arruda represent us on selling 2 properties, Trust me I would Never have chosen this…read moreperson to represent me, she did not have my best interest in mind, her poor judgement and ineffective communication had us reduce the price by 50% of what was her evaluation of the property. In my opinion her evaluation had to have been extremely way off if she had to have us reduce the cost of the properties by 50%. If you need someone to be your agent and have your interest as a seller do not I repeat do not hire this person.

Steve Ferreira was who was assigned to us in the sale of our Somerset home. Trust me we NEVER…read morewould have chosen that little weasel. He did not have our best interest at all, was condescending and just spiteful. Stay away from this little man

Used to manage our condos when we needed help collecting fees and maintenance issues. Brought us…read morefrom the brink to a somewhat healthy balance sheet. Was not renewed due to one Trustee's relative starting up a management company. Place sucks now and glad I sold and got out when I did.

BUYER BEWARE: I was a tenant at a property in New Bedford manages by Mary of Ability-Plus for over…read morethree years. The way she treated myself and the other tenants was sub-human. Under the threat of eviction and without my prior consent, she forced me to pay rent for every tenant at the beginning of each month then do my best to recoup the losses from each of them individually--simply to avoid doing any work herself. She collected security deposits from all of the tenants, did not pay us interest as required by law, did not tell us where the deposits were kept, and SIMPLY KEPT MY $500 SECURITY DEPOSIT when I moved out despite my constant requests for her to inspect the unit (which was left in far better condition than I had received it) and return it to me. Mary and Ability-plus are not just incredibly lazy and ignorant of their legal duties: they are lousy people who mismanage funds and literally steal from tenants. I would avoid any property managed by this sham of a business at all costs.

Decent area of the city with sidewalks and on street parking. We had a bedbug situation due to…read moretenants leaving furniture behind in the room above my partner and I...I was covered in welts and everyone thought it was MRSA or something infectious. Later on we found out about our third floor neighbors getting bugbombed so we had to as well. Even though it is a major nuisance that still gives me the heebie jeebies, Mary and her team were great. Communication wise she knew the company we were going to work with and all expenses were covered, no questions asked. I would recommend this company to anyone who is looking for a first ever apartment. I'm 19 with no prior renters experience and,aside from the bugs which are no ones fault, have had a great experience thus far. It really proves how good a company is when adversities like bedbugs/carpet beetles come up and they deal with it without arguing. Much appreciated!

Do NOT get an apartment through Landlord connections. Owned by RON OLIVEIRA. This man is a slumlord…read moreand doesn't respond when things need to get done. His apartments and properties are uninhabitable. Infested with roaches, mice, bedbugs. I didn't have heat for over a YEAR. His secretary doesn't answer the phone. When she did answer the phone she said she was done dealing with me and gave me Ron's number to go through him because things weren't getting done. My celiling almost caved in. Took weeks to get someone to come fix it. My sink was broken and I had to get it fixed myself because no one showed up to fix it. I've been dealing with infestation of mice and roaches since I moved in and Ron hasn't done what he said he would do to make it right. I've had to contact the exterminator myself multiple times and the last time I tried reaching out to Ron about it, he blew me off and told me to figure it out myself. I have never experienced such an awful situation or landlord in all the years I've rented from anyone. Do not rent from this place. The secretary doesn't answer the phone. And when she does, she's as rude as they come. Her name is Linda. Ron and Linda should be sued and should be taken out of business. I'm currently in the middle of getting the health department involved now because Ron refuses to fix things.

Ya if you need something done in your appartment pay your rent 100% he will send someone to fix the…read moreproblem from 118 sycamore st

I can"t say enough about this team! Kyle and Tony came to inspect my aunt's house the day after I…read morecalled them and by the next day I had an offer that was more than double the offer from the We Buy Ugly Houses people. Throughout the entire process I received emails and texts, I was always kept informed of where we were in the closing process. In 35 day I went from contacting CNS Home Solutions to closing on the sale of the property! That is what I call EXCELLENT service. It was a pleasure working with Kyle and Tony! Thank you for making an overwhelming situation SOOOO easy!

From the owner: Want to sell your Massachusetts house fast for cash, as in within a week? That's possible with us…read more We do not want to list your house for sale, we actually want to make an offer to buy it completely as-is, even if it needs a lot of repairs. We are cash home buyers that buy houses quickly for investment purposes. If you've inherited a house, no matter how long ago and just don't know what to do with it, let us provide an option for you to sell it quickly and without all of the hassles that come with selling a house the conventional way. We pay cash and this avoids a lot of costs, time, waiting for appraisals, having to fix things by demand of the bank and so on and so forth. Regardless of the situation, we'd love the opportunity to talk to you and have a general conversation about your property or land.

My experience with Mathew was enjoyable. He is very professional and knowledgeable about his…read morebusiness and sales in the area. I felt very comfortable dealing with him.