Columbus & Over Group

2025 is off to a powerhouse start with $60M closed and UAG in just the first six weeks! Huge thanks to our incredible clients for their trust and to our dedicated team—sales, marketing and everyone who makes it happen. And of course, shoutout to those who follow along for the Boston real estate insights we love sharing! The year is just getting started, and we’ve got more on the horizon in #Boston, #Brookline, #Charlestown, #Newton, #Needham, #Wellesley, #Weston, and even #Nantucket. Thinking about buying, selling, or renting? Now’s the time to reach out—before the spring market takes off! ?? Let’s make moves.

The numbers tell the story: 2024 was a year of adjustment. While luxury ($2M+) transaction count fell by 14% (from 503 to 441), and the average price of homes dipped by approximately 5%, the best properties in terms of location and quality still attracted serious buyers. These buyers, though fewer in number, are willing to pay a premium for homes that meet their high standards in a supply-constrained market. At Columbus & Over Group, deals ranged from $500k to $12M+ in 2024. Our average deal size was $1.72M. We specialize in luxury residential real estate transactions and believe every sound real estate transaction should be driven by strong market data insights. Serving as passionate and informed Boston real estate advisors, our interest is in the complete resolution of your real estate requirements. Our experienced team is here to help you make sense of the data and navigate the sales process based on years of trend analysis.

2024 was a year of adjustment: While transaction count fell by 14% (from 503 to 441), and the average price of homes dipped by approximately 5%, the best properties in terms of location and quality still attracted serious buyers. These buyers, though fewer in number, are willing to pay a premium for homes that meet their high standards in a supply-constrained market. As 2025 unfolds, compromise will remain a defining theme. Those ultra-low mortgage rates in the 2-3% range feel like a distant memory, replaced by jumbo rates hovering between 6% and 7%. Buyers are grappling with these higher monthly costs, while sellers weigh the reality of negotiating in a market where buyers are more discerning. Explore more 2024 Results and Emerging Trends https://lnkd.in/e25iB7Zr

Join Winn, James and Ellie for a tour of a home they know well... should they show more houses for us? 265 Dean is a stunning, six-bedroom Colonial Revival between Fisher Hill and Chestnut Hill in Brookline. The space was massively transformed in 2021 to become the perfect family home. https://lnkd.in/e66nhDFq 6+ bedrooms | 4.5 bathrooms |?5,744 square feet Don’t miss this one. Reach out to Jeffrey Hamilton, Jr. for more details or a tour!

As we close out 2024, we reflected on a decade of growth and transformation at Columbus & Over Group. To commemorate the occasion we took our team to Portland, Maine to spend time together, build each other up and explore an impressive mixed-use real estate development in Southern Maine. A big thanks to Michael Allosso for visiting as a speaker and inspiring our group going into 2025. Looking ahead to the next decade of growth, we're intent on building out one of #Boston's best boutique real estate brokerages and continuing to service our loyal clients to the very best of our abilities. Please get in touch if you're interested in joining the fun!

Cheers to 10 years of COG! ?? Thanks is never enough to all of our clients and teammates! While we continue to serve our core urban markets (70 percent of our business), our growing market share in?#Brookline?and the?#MetroWest?(30 percent) is an area of focus heading into 2025. Please get in touch with any of our sales agents to start a conversation about real estate in?#Massachusetts?(and beyond!)

We are so excited that Mandi Salvatore has joined Columbus & Over Group! From property management to residential real estate sales, Mandi has serviced a diverse clientele for 14 years. Columbus & Over Group (COG) was founded in 2014 as a boutique residential real estate consultancy and brokerage. We specialize in luxury transactions and have demonstrable experience with commercial and investment properties as well.

Hearing about big changes in the residential real estate industry? Here are 3 things to be aware of if you're thinking of engaging in buying or selling a home in the not too distant future. Ultimately, changes will be driven by market dynamics and no one has an exact handle on how individual situations will play out, but we have spent time contemplating the changes and training agents on how to best practice in the new marketplace. Reach out to any of us at Columbus & Over Group to talk more about these big changes in our industry.

We are delighted to announce that Emily Cavuto has joined Columbus & Over Group! If you know Emily, you know she's always had a passion for real estate - From studying real estate at University of Notre Dame, to learning about construction and development while at Suffolk Construction, and of course, to getting her first taste for residential real estate in #NewJersey. After graduating, she landed in #Boston and found our boutique real estate brokerage firm based in Boston’s Back Bay. Our team has nearly 50 years of collective experience that she's tapping into... so if you’re someone who has real estate needs in the #GreaterBoston area then reach out!

PSA!?? Here are the biggest changes you will face as a consumer (buyer/seller of real estate). 1. If you tour a home with a real estate agent representing you as the buyer, you MUST sign a contract. (You can still go to open houses without signing a contract or call a listing agent directly to set up a time to tour without a buyer's agent contract) 2. This contract that you sign with a buyer's agent can be for any duration that you deem acceptable. 1 property visit. 1 day. 1 week. 1 month. 1 year. etc. 3. This contract will dictate exactly what your buyer's agent will be paid. As a buyer, it is POSSIBLE that you could be responsible for paying this fee. We believe in the vast majority of situations, the seller will still pay the fees for both the listing agent and the buyer's agent. 4. So called "offers of compensation" (the amount that a listing agent is willing to share with a buyer's agent), can no longer be published via the MLS. This is admittedly a strange one! Buyer's agents must reach out directly to listing agents to ask them what they are offering as a fee for buyer representation. 5. All written offers to purchase real estate will specify exactly what each agent is to be compensated and by who (buyer or seller). So, the net effect of all of this is simply increased transparency around fees in real estate. And, ultimately, all fees will be negotiated while the purchase price (and other terms) are being negotiated. Reach out to any of your COG advisors to talk more about these big changes in our industry. No one knows exactly how all this will play out, but we have spent time internally training agents on how to best practice in the new marketplace. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/dGfmHj8Z