Lamacchia Realty Buys NAR President’s Brokerage
The state’s largest independent residential real estate brokerage now owns the home base of National Association of Realtors President Kevin Sears.
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With Two Acquisitions, Lamacchia Moves into South Coast
Waltham-based Lamacchia Realty has expanded its footprint into Bristol County and the Providence, Rhode Island metro with two brokerage acquisitions that add nearly 80 agents to its roster.
Lamacchia Realty Opens Norwood Office
Lamacchia Realty has expanded again, this time to Norwood.
Berberian Moves To Lamacchia Realty
Real estate veteran Carol Berberian left Kriss Law last week to join Lamacchia Realty as its newest business development consultant.
Lamacchia Realty Opens Worcester Office
Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia Realty, announced today the company has opened a Worcester office – its third new office in the last 10 months. Lamacchia agents have been selling homes in Worcester since 2006, but after seeing a big uptick in business in the area over the last two years, Lamacchia said it made
Lamacchia Realty Joins Global Relo Network
Broker and owner of Lamacchia Realty Anthony Lamacchia announced yesterday that his firm has joined Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a global real estate network of 550 local and regional real estate firms with more than 4,000 offices in more than 55 countries. “Being selected as an affiliate of the Leading Real Estate
Lamacchia Realty Expands Into Woburn
Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia Realty, announced Friday that his company recently opened a new office in Woburn. Top producers Eileen Doherty and Jean Cullinane, along with several more local Realtors, have joined Lamacchia Realty to open the office. “I am beyond excited to launch an office in Woburn with such a talented group of highly experienced, dedicated
MAR to Push for Transfer Tax Alternatives on Beacon Hill
In less than two months, hundreds of Realtors from across the commonwealth will gather under the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House. Here’s what we’ll be calling for.
The B&T Daily: April 10, 2024
A BPDA-approved plan endorsed the idea of higher zoned building heights in downtown Boston last year. But now developers have an idea of the specifics Mayor Michelle Wu is proposing. The administration took the wraps off a major rezoning proposal for downtown Boston at a virtual community meeting last night, with an expansive “Skyline” district at its center where
How Mass. Brokerages Are Adapting to NAR Settlement
Many real estate agents across the state are already altering how they interact with home buyers and sellers in the wake of the surprise decision by the National Association of Realtors to settle pending lawsuits over agent commissions.
Real Estate Brokers Still Looking to Buy
Expect more real estate brokerage consolidations over the course of 2024 if last year’s activity is any indication. Brokerages that made acquisitions in 2023 are looking for more deals this year.
NAR Prez in Boston: Agents Must ‘Adapt’ on Commissions
Speaking at a Lamacchia Realty conference in Boston Feb. 1, the new president of the National Association of Realtors declared that the traditional rules of agent commissions are “going to change” in the wake of a $1.78 billion lawsuit.
Gibson Sotheby’s Expands Again with Acquisition
Fresh off its acquisition of a Provincetown brokerage earlier this month, Boston residential real estate brokerage Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty announced it has bought Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty.
A New Leader at a Pivotal Time
The 2008 global financial crisis might not have been a popular time to launch a real estate career, but the new Massachusetts Association of Realtors President Wallick turned it into a springboard for 15 years of success.
Personnel File – No. 357
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
New Year, New Housing Policy Choices on Beacon Hill
Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bill boldly proposes a huge increase in affordable housing spending and equally needed policy reforms. But one provision, a transfer tax, would set Massachusetts back.
North Shore Housing Market ‘a Great Place to Be’
Quaint coastal communities just north of Boston are seeing their proximity to the city buffer them from home-price softness seen elsewhere in the state.
William Raveis Buys Pioneer Valley Brokerage
Connecticut-based luxury brokerage William Raveis Real Estate has planted its flag in the Pioneer Valley with the purchase of a local firm with offices in Northampton and Amherst.
Building a Launchpad for Growth
In just three months this summer, Anthony Lamacchia added two Massachusetts counties and over 1,000 square miles to the territory his brokerage, Lamacchia Realty, covers, and 92 more agents to do it with.
Two Unlikely Cities Join List of Hottest Markets
Two previously hardscrabble, post-industrial cities are snagging westward-bound homebuyers escaping higher real estate prices in the Greater Boston area.
