If the past and present can be used as positive indicators for future performance, home sellers and purchasers shold take note of the exceptional track record Alan has established over the past 15 years in the Brookline, Newton and Chestnut Hill markets. Year in and year out he has stood apart as one of the leading agents in New England, with few brokers matching or exceeding his marketing and sales accomplishements.
A diligent client advocate and fiduciary representative, Alan prides himself on carefully listening to his sellers and buyers as he guides them through thoughtful, informed decisions and deliberate action plans. He understands that real estare, regardless of its value, is frequently a significant asset in a financial portfolio, and Alan takes his responsibility as a manager seriously. By remaining on top of gerneral market trends and local conditions, he keeps his clients informed through hard data combined with anecdotal information gleaned from his long-term and day-t-day involvement with listing, showing and selling home inventory.
Unlike some top-producing agents, Alan does not distribute his brokerage responsibilities to junior agents or assistants. When a seller or buyer selects Alan, they get a highly responsive, one-to-one service relationship. Given the total commitment that Alan makes to each of this clients, it comes as no surprise that so much of his business is generated from past buyers and seller, and other real estate professionals who value and trust him, as both a friend and a professional.
Prior to his affiliation with Hammond Residential, Alan was one of the leading agents for the Coldwell Banker organization, repeatedly earning recognition for being one of its top two per cent of 53,000 sales agents, nationally. In addition, as an instructor, Alan taught classes in marketing and listing homes, and real estate technology applications.
Alan is also a historic homes marketing specialist, certified by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. His keen communicaiton, negotiation and visual skills have been refined by many years in real estate and prior experience as a clinical social worker and Boston Children's Museum exhibition developer. for more than a decade he served on the Town of Brookline Human Relations & Youth Resources Commission, and he is a also a past Brookline Preservation Commissioner, in addition to PALS Children's Chorus board member and Lincoln Elementary School Advisory Board co-chair. He remains active as a board member for various arts and philanthropic organizations, including the Brookline Mental Health Center, and the "Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe," where he is also a volunteer troupe clown, providing pediatric services at Boston Medical Center.