It is important to demonstrate to potential clients that we work as seller and buyer agents, marketing, showing, and selling all styles of houses and condos. The focus on this web site is to tell the story of the area’s mid-century modern/modernist heritage, which we have been doing regularly since around 2005. And we specialize in marketing this architecture, but our marketing and buyer services are top-notch for all homes, with 22 years of combined experience in Boston-area real estate. You can see a blog about some of the more traditional homes and neighborhoods at FineMassHomes.com. Also, check out our Facebook Page for updates.
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Bill Janovitz A resident of Lexington since 1994, it was a mix of the town’s lifestyle and architecture that drew Bill to real estate as a second career in 2001, via the DeWolfe brokerage (later bought out by Coldwell Banker). Bill graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1989. The band that he had started with some school friends was already signed to a record label, so they decided to ride that wave. 10 years and six or seven records later, Buffalo Tom were well established as international recording and touring artists. But as they reached their 30s, it was also time to settle down a bit. They still play and record music to this day, however, 25 years later. Bill has always loved the area as a respite from the road, while only being a 20-minute drive into Cambridge and Boston. But as the kids started arriving, he also came to appreciate the great schools for which the town has long had a well-deserved reputation. He also has nurtured an interest in the town’s wide range of significant historic architecture, from colonial-era Saltboxes, to the pioneering mid-century modernism of the Six Moon Hill, Peacock Farm, and Five Fields neighborhoods. In 2005, Bill formed a listing and marketing partnership with John Tse. The partners are honored to be part of such a respected, locally focused, and highly professional brokerage as Hammond Residential Real Estate. As a listing and marketing team, they are number one in Lexington (based on closed sales for 2010). Janovitz and Tse list and sell in most western suburbs and cities, from Cambridge outward along Routes 2 and 128. The team is also pleased that they have also become regarded as the top specialists for mid-century-modernist houses in Boston’s western suburbs. In fact, they receive calls from sellers of these homes from all over the state and from interested buyers literally from around the world. But they are well-versed in all architectural styles and price ranges, from modest capes to new construction. Bill’s extracurricular interests include music (naturally), and he is a published author (The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street; Continuum Books; 2004). A love of literature, film, time with his family, and cycling (loves the Minuteman Bikeway that runs the entire length of Lexington). Bill writes a blog about real estate for Boston Magazine’s revamped “Boston Daily” web site. Bill is deeply involved as a founder and current board member of the 11-year-running Hot Stove Cool Music benefit for the Foundation To Be Named Later (part of the Red Sox Foundation). Hosted by Baseball Hall of Famer, Peter Gammons; Red Sox General Manager, Theo Epstein; and actor, Mike O’Malley, this highly successful event has contributed many hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly to local youth and homeless-related services such as the Home for Little Wanderers, Horizons for Homeless Children, and the Red Sox Scholars. For more information about Bill’s musical and other interests, please visit:
www.PartTimeManofRock.com (a music and essay blog)
www.foundationtobenamedlater.com
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John Tse John Tse started his real estate career in Lexington in 2002, after 20-plus years as a real estate investor. While at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, he became certified New Homes and Luxury Homes Specialist. John is also certified as a Relocation Specialist and has achieved a designation as an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR). He is a consistent multi-million-dollar producer and has received sales awards each year (2002-present) as a real estate broker. John has developed, built, and renovated homes and is a specialist in Green Building Technology. Prior to his career as a Realtor, John spent 20 years in Technical Sales and Marketing with high tech companies. A longtime resident of Lexington, John served as a Town Meeting Member in 2009, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, and was Web Master for Bowman Elementary School’s Big Backyard volunteer program. John and his wife have two children who have gone through Lexington Schools.
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