Columbus & Over Group

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

COG sits down with the developer of a stunning new single-family home for sale at 121 Warren Ave. Andrew Brassard P.E. is an esteemed developer with niche expertise in constructing brownstones in the South End. In this interview with Jeffrey Hamilton, Jr. we’ll delve into Drew’s background and journey as a developer, and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving world of real estate and new construction development! Watch (or read) interview: https://lnkd.in/eQfJSV4p

It is hard to believe that it is almost summer. Our COG team has had a dynamic season across Greater Boston as our reach has grown to encompass much more than the core city markets where we began our focus 10 years ago. Many people know us for our focus on the #BackBay, #SouthEnd and #BeaconHill but so far this year, we’ve recorded sales and rentals as far and wide as: #Charlestown, #Hingham, #Wellesley, #Brookline, #Andover, #Dover (those last two are fun for us: “& Over”), #Nantucket, #Malden, #Medford, #Dorchester, #JP, #Eastie, #Cambridge and #Lowell! Don’t forget, we’re licensed in #Massachusetts, so, if you have a real estate need in this state (or another), get in touch with one of us. If we can’t service it, we’ll put you in touch with someone who will treat you well!

Photorealistic #renderings are the unsung heroes of pre-construction marketing. As we launch this beautifully done?#SouthEnd?single family in its completed form, check out how these images come to life in the real photos while looking back at the comparative renderings! Want to learn more about renderings & the new construction process: https://lnkd.in/d5NA3Uxy

204 Clyde Street is one of the most exquisitely designed and newly constructed homes in Chestnut Hill.?With over 7,500 SF of livable area and more than an acre of land, this home will impress even those with the most discerning taste. Unlock the door to unparalleled sophistication at 204Clyde.com 6+ beds | 7.5 baths | 7,502 sq. ft.

Here’s to the start of spring! The real estate sales cycle has begun in earnest across the varying Massachusetts cities and towns. Inventory is picking up slightly and we expect even a bit more as we enter April and May. Annually, this is the time of the year with far and away the most activity in terms of both listings and buyer demand. Here’s how the core downtown markets look year over year for total sales at the end of the 1st quarter of 2024: https://lnkd.in/dY897Swa