Terrible experience with this appraiser who was chosen by the lending bank. It took over a full…read moremonth since initial contact to schedule and perform a requested appraisal. On the day of the appraisal, Steven Long (owner) was also an hour late. It also took him another week after that to turn around the report to the bank. The massive delay had put us in serious jeopardy of losing our 20% down payment because we could not meet the seller's very strict closing date. Multiple communications expressing the urgency of the matter throughout the process pretty much went ignored. It could not have been easier to find comparables for this property (simple googling revealed public information on recent closings and values on multiple similar units IN THE SAME BUILDING). Yet, Steven insisted that comparables were challenging to find, which contributed to the delay. It got so bad that the bank mentioned they would never use this appraiser again. To put this into some perspective, we recently also appraised a separate property with a DIFFERENT appraisal company. The total turnaround time from initial contact, scheduling, execution, and appraisal report submission was 5 business days. I hate leaving negative reviews, but the "Long" delays and resulting bottleneck in the loan process created a horrible relationship between us and the seller. We had to get lawyers involved to fight for and save our down payment. The uncertainty caused multiple sleepless nights. In the end, we had to spend thousands in additional legal fees and bank fees to try to expedite the remaining steps of the process, all due to uncommonly and unexpected slow turnaround of the appraisal.

I've been living in Boston for almost 10 years and when it came time to find my next place, Clovis…read moreAlves helped me quickly find the perfect unit. The process was so easy and straightforward. He was very attentive, personable, and took the time to carefully listen to what I needed, and then suggested a few units - he was right on. It was everything I wanted. I really felt like he took the time to really listen and shared his knowledge of the different available options. I had reached out a bit early and as soon as units became available, he took the initiative to follow up with me to schedule a time. It was a wonderful experience and I highly recommend him if you're looking for your next home! You want someone who cares, is knowledgeable and has your best interest in mind.

I had a true Dis pleasure working with ((((((Laurent Plaisimond))))))…read more from Boston city properties- Use at your Own RISK!!! Very very pushy habits, I experienced such a Hostile experience with this agency- very shady very sketchy, as I'm prepared to launch an ethics code with board of realtors against these dishonorable company! From day one, they pushed and pressured my Agent to obtain keys *****earlier to avoid obtaining prior****** to the Long holiday weekend The priority shifted to convenience on behalf of the NEW prospective tenants, vs the existent occupants- and the landlord needs The focus was to Get Keys as Promptly as possible, BY pass any essential details in between in a very highly dysfunctional approach Laurent Had a Nerve to ASK for the *****Commission check PRIOR to even having his clients move in***** He figured to obtain keys fast, and get Paid RAPIDLY prior to the 1st of September which he knows is (((((Prohibitive and also UN lawful)))) Above all, he was aggressive on the phone when I informed him, his boss would be briefed on the subject matter and valid warranted feedback would be posted on Google, Yelp and Zillow Laurent created a NIGHTMARE experience to the old occupants, and to my broker who had an awful experience with Laurent as well

Tom made an extremely fast turn around for a survey needed for a permit. It was a pleasure to work…read morewith him.

Tom could not keep his appointments. Tried scheduling for weeks. Wasted weeks and delayed project…read more I was called "pushy" just for trying to confirm a date.

R Capital was amazing to work with. They were professional, responsive, and really took the stress…read moreout of the process. Their knowledge of the market and attention to detail made everything smooth from start to finish. They even provide you with a checklist when you are buying your home. Highly recommend!

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Will and his staff made the process very smooth from the start to closing…read more He was always responsive to any questions we had and helped secure the deal on our Purchase. I would recommend using him John A

Viva Real Estate really helped us with selling our home and buying one. They made sure we got what…read morewe truly needed and really put effort in to what they do. Our family had an amazing friendship with the agent and we love to support them by watching there YouTube videos. I hope that anyone who reads this will have a good experience with them and will be just as happy as we are. :) -Luna Family

Maria worked tirelessly to list, stage, show and sell my waterfront condo. The market was/is…read moredifficult, but Maria helped me get our listing price, and in a very timely manner. Her depth of real estate knowledge, combined with her superior level of professionalism, will serve you well. I am grateful that Maria was my Realtor, and she well deserves all these accolades and more!

Recently had Maria Salzillo as my realtor and found her to be highly professional in helping me in…read morea complicated sale that was difficult to say the least. She kept me informed and her advice and support was invaluable when I was getting discouraged and impatient...Would choose Maria again if I needed another realtor.

I was scheduled to meet with Jake Stewart for an open house showing but when I arrived, he never…read moreshowed up. So I called him and he said that he was preoccupied with something else. That was very unprofessional of him not to let me know ahead of time.

My experience with Century 21 was Ok. I think they did a great job on the selling side for me and a…read moremediocre job on the buying side, at times making me forget about the great job they did selling my place. On the buying side it felt like they were just along for the ride, while on the selling side they were stellar for the most part.

The entire team at Brad Hutchinson are all fantastic. They've been a pillar of Melrose for decades…read more They are responsive, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, passionate, experienced, vetted, and friendly. I highly recommend them for all your needs around buying and selling of real estate. Call them today! You won't regret it for a moment.

When it was time for my mom to move closer to family I arrived back in Boston to do a very fast…read moremove. I called five different major players in the local real estate arena with what I knew was a prime piece of property to list. Of those five messages that I left saying that I had seven days to pack, move,clean, list and sell my mothers home only one person from one office returned my phone call and that was Zehra. Her enthusiasm and knowledge as well as the ability to handle a very emotional seller was beyond exceptional. Being in the business myself I realized immediately that she was extraordinarily talented and effective. We discussed strategies and first and foremost she handled my mother with kid gloves. Needless to say in that amount of time, she had the house listed, helped me find reliable local people to empty it and get it ready for market. Needless to say by the end of that week when we flew out of Boston everything she promised had been done flawlessly. On top of that within a few days of landing home we had a signed contract 16% over asking price. Trust me Brad Hutchinson real Estate and Zehra Our five-star all the way , it's all in the results And I am forever grateful. P.S. As of this review I've still not gotten a return phone call back from any of the other major agencies

I have had several successful transactions with Tache both as a buyer and as a seller. They were…read moreable to find us good deals as a purchaser and have sold every property over asking price as a seller. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone. I can't speak to the rental part, but it seems like a couple people had a bad experience. Tache has been in business for many years with thousands of transactions, so three bad rental reviews isn't a huge problem in my opinion.

My boyfriend and I found a beautiful apartment on Zillow and, after two weeks of working with Tache…read moreReal Estate, we had lost all desire to sign the lease due to the awful experience we had working with our agent: Virginia. Virginia was over three hours late to our first viewing, was rude to both of us on the phone (to such an extent that we were hung up on multiple times), and was either unwilling or unable to answer many of our questions about the property without a considerable hassle. Virginia repeatedly insisted that we pay her broker's fee (equal to one-month's rent) before the company would write up a lease, and didn't provide us with any written contract detailing the terms of this payment until after we directed her to legal codes requiring such a statement. When we finally received a lease, the terms were objectively different than those that had been discussed on the phone and in person. We both felt that our time, energy, and passion for this apartment were not valued by our agent at Tache Real Estate. The only reason we didn't sign the lease was because of the awful experience and service we had with this company.