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This castle-like Belmont home with an indoor pool is listed for $4.2 million

March 4, 2020

A heated driveway lined with stone walls leads to stately 15 Saint James Court in Belmont.  Susan Condrick of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty put the mansion on the market for $4,200,000 on Monday. This castle-like Belmont home with an indoor pool is listed for $4.2 million article

131-Year-Old Home For $4.8 Million Among Priciest New Listings

March 4, 2020

Ten homes hit the market with asking prices of at least $4 million last week. 131-Year-Old Home For $4.8 Million Among Priciest New Listings article

Sotheby’s International Realty Achieves Record $114 Billion in Global Sales Volume in 2019

March 3, 2020

Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that its affiliated brokers and sales professionals achieved more than $114billion USD in global sales volume, the highest annual U.S. sales volume performance in the history of the brand. Sotheby’s International Realty Achieves Record $114 Billion in Global Sales Volume in 2019 article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Acquires Wellesley-Based Benoit Mizner Simon & Co.

January 20, 2020

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty announced further expansion into the Boston MetroWest residential real estate marketplace with the acquisition of Benoit Mizner Simon & Co., a firm with nearly 80 sales professionals and offices in Wellesley, Weston, Needham, and Sudbury in Massachusetts. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Acquires Wellesley-Based Benoit Mizner Simon & Co. article

Local Real Estate Team LuxRECapeCod Joins Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty

December 11, 2019

Orleans, Massachusetts-based real estate team LuxRECapeCod has joined the brokerage of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, Boston’s largest independently owned real estate company. Local Real Estate Team LuxRECapeCod Joins Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty article

West Cambridge mansion dating from 1838 on sale for $4.9 million as a fixer-upper

November 5, 2019

The 14-room, 6,488-square-foot 17 Fresh Pond Parkway in West Cambridge dates from around 1838. The pile was updated and expanded between 1909 and 1927, too, and is now on the market as a veritable fixer-upper for $4.9 million. West Cambridge mansion dating from 1838 on sale for $4.9 million as a fixer-upper article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Joins Forces with Chatham Real Estate

May 9, 2019

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty has announced further expansion in Cape Cod with the acquisition of Chatham Real Estate, a hyperlocal real estate firm based in the seaside town of Chatham, Massachusetts. The acquisition extends Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty’s reach south into Barnstable County and adds one new office to the Boston-headquartered brokerage. The company currently serves clients across Chatham, Orleans, Brewster, Harwich Port, Dennis, Boston, Greater Boston, and the North Shore and South Shore. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Joins Forces with Chatham Real Estate article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Ranks Among Nation’s Best in the 2019 REAL Trends 500
April 1, 2019

REAL Trends Inc., in conjunction with The Wall Street Journal, has announced that Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty ranks as #100 in closed sales volume of all brokerage firms in the United States—a year-over-year growth by 29% from #128 in 2018. In addition, the firm has been recognized as the #1 Massachusetts-based firm by sales volume and highest average sales price, and the #11 Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate in the country by sales volume. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Ranks Among Nation’s Best in the 2019 REAL Trends 500 article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Achieves Record Year

February 1, 2019

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty has announced exceptional agent count, productivity and profitability gains in 2018, closing over $2 billion in annual sales volume. The company’s record production results were fueled by over 2000 transactions. With the aid of its globally-recognized brand, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty fostered its relationships and rapport with some of the most active and successful national and international brokerages, generating more than $70 million in sales volume from referral-generated leads. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Achieves Record Year article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Announces Official Expansion to Cape Cod
September 13, 2018

Boston’s largest independent real estate company joins forces with oldCape Sotheby’s International Realty, bringing the company to 17 total offices across Eastern Massachusetts. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Announces Official Expansion to Cape Cod article

Boston-Based Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Surpasses $1 Billion in Sales During January-July This Year
August 29, 2018

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty announced its surpassing of $1 billion in sales volume in the first seven months of 2018. According to MLSpin, the company achieved a $1.002 billion sales volume with an addition of $200 million in off-market sales between January 1 and July 31 this year, realizing the highest average sale price of the ranking top ten firms. Boston-Based Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Surpasses $1 Billion in Sales During January-July This Year article

Cambridge’s 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2017 : 168 Brattle Street 
December 29, 2017

Five of the 10 most expensive Cambridge home sales to close in 2017 closed in October. Cambridge’s 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2017 : 168 Brattle Street  article

Oil Heiress Offloads $7.4 Million Historic Home in Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 2, 2017

A 19th-century home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a pedigree of famous owners changed hands late last month for $7.4 million, the highest sales price for the city in 2017, according to agents and MLS records. Oil Heiress Offloads $7.4 Million Historic Home in Cambridge, Massachusetts article

Extraordinary Sale: 168 Brattle Street
October 27, 2017

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to announce the recent sale of 168 Brattle Street, an utterly unique and historical ten bedroom home. With four full and two half bathrooms, ten fireplaces, and 8,372 square feet of living space, this Cambridge mansion is a true show-stopper. “Everything about it feels friendly,” explains the previous owner, Swanee Hunt, as she describes her unequivocal love for the home. Extraordinary Sale: 168 Brattle Street article

Nineteenth Century Magazine features 168 Brattle Street
Spring, 2017

168 Brattle Street is steeped in history. Read about Susan’s discovery of a lost letter linking the home to the American Aesthetic Movement. Nineteenth Century Magazine features 168 Brattle Street article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Inducted into Board of Regents, Representing Boston and Cambridge, MA
March 16, 2017

The Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents has selected Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty to exclusively represent Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Inducted into Board of Regents, Representing Boston and Cambridge, MA article

Ranked #3 in the state of MA, with closed sales in excess of $1.5 billion in 2016, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty continues to outperform competitors
February 16, 2017

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty was the only top ten firm in the state of Massachusetts to earn double-digit gains in market share in 2016. They yielded 40% growth to close the year with more than $1.5 billion in sales.  Ranked #3 in the state of MA, with closed sales in excess of $1.5 billion in 2016, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty continues to outperform competitors article

Telling a Story to Sell a Home
December 26, 2016

Susan Condrick has draws on her background in history to sell homes in and around the Belmont/Cambridge Market. She pores over the details of a home while she’s walking through, listening to the owners’ stories, and often researching building permits, the Historical Society and other sources to knit a narrative together. Telling a Story to Sell a Home article

An Ambassador’s Historic Home in Cambridge, Mass.
July 21, 2016

The 12-room, 4,970-square-foot Greek Revival at 29 Follen Street in Cambridge’s go-go Harvard Square is on the market as of last week for the first time in more than 50 years. The 5-BR, 4.5-BA house dates from 1838, and comes with flourishes such as Doric columns along the front porch, five fireplaces, and bow-front bays facing Follen Street. An Ambassador’s Historic Home in Cambridge, Mass. article

Incredible Art-filled Home is a Work of Art Itself
July 12, 2016

Swanee Hunt — the former US ambassador to Austria, ardent art collector, lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, heiress, and determined agent for social change — is readying to leave the joyful post she has held for nearly 20 years — owner of the historic Brattle Street home she has populated with her art collection, including “Chance Meeting” by George Segal. Incredible Art-filled Home is a Work of Art Itself article

Cambridge Home Houses History
July 1, 2016

A grand Colonial Revival-style house on Brattle Street in Cambridge built in 1888 has a colorful social history as well as unique and eclectic interior spaces. Cambridge Home Houses History article

On the Market: A Brattle Street Mansion
June 23rd, 2016

This sprawling manse isn’t your average historic Cambridge home. It’s just been put on the market by Swanee Hunt, philanthropist and former ambassador to Austria. The daughter of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, Hunt is an ardent proponent of gender equality, which is not too far off from the interests of the home’s initial resident. On the Market: A Brattle Street Mansion article

Harvard Square Greek Revival on the Market for First Time in More Than 50 Years
April 19, 2016

The 12-room, 4,970-square-foot Greek Revival at 29 Follen Street in Cambridge’s go-go Harvard Square is on the market as of last week for the first time in more than 50 years. The 5-BR, 4.5-BA house dates from 1838, and comes with flourishes such as Doric columns along the front porch, five fireplaces, and bow-front bays facing Follen Street. Harvard Square Greek Revival on the Market for First Time in More Than 50 Years article

On the Market: A Historic Harvard Square Home
April 14, 2016

Located on historic Follen St. in Harvard Square, this home boasts a colorful history and an interesting list of past inhabitants. Called “Cloverden,” the Greek Revival was constructed in 1838. According to information obtained from the Cambridge Historical Commission by the listing agent, the house was once home to public education founder Horace Mann’s second wife, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann. Mann moved into the house after her husband’s death, and lived there with her son, Horace Mann Jr. On the Market: A Historic Harvard Square Home article

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Surges to the Top of Cambridge Market
April 5, 2016

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty’s Cambridge office has started off the spring market with a bang, ranking number one in MLSpin for March 2016. “This comes as no surprise to us. We compiled a hand-picked team of top producers who regularly dominate the market,” said Larry Rideout, CEO and Co-Owner of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty. “As we build momentum, you will see some game changing properties coming from our Cambridge office and our entire company.” Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Surges to the Top of Cambridge Market article

 

Gone in a Flash at Belmont’s Annual Egg Hunt
March 28, 2016

A field covered with several hundred candy-filled plastic eggs. A few hundred children anticipating the hunt. You know the rest. On the day before Easter, kids and parents descended on the Chenery Middle School playground for the 16th annual Belmont Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Belmont Savings Bank. Gone in a Flash at Belmont’s Annual Egg Hunt article