Accent Insights

Accent Insights

By Avi Kaufman & Ron ScharfBusiness
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Accent Insights episodes

  • One week after Labor Day 2020 and inventory is popping!
    There were a rush of new listings post Labor Day. How does that compare to last year?
    We discuss that, and then we review several recent listings and what they tell us about the market:
    39 Thorndike St, Brookline
    Single family, $1.8M, 7 beds, 3.1 baths, 3,220 square feet
    28 Stanton Road, Brookline
    Condo, $819K, 3 beds, 1 bath, 1,148 square feet
    New construction luxury builds at
    287-291 Tappan St, Brookline and 69-75 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline
    September 14, 2020
    QUESTIONS? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com
    RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122
    17 min
  • Where are they now? Re-visiting 4 luxury Brookline listings
    This episode we re-visit four luxury priced properties we previously discussed and update you on how they're doing. Which ones are still for sale, and which have accepted offers:
    - 79 Kenwood St, Brookline
    - 33 Winthrop Road Unit 2, Brookline
    - 67 Toxteth Street, Brookline
    - 56-58 Perry St Unit 2, Brookline
    August 14, 2020
    QUESTIONS? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com
    RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122
    12 min
  • Homes for sale and rent increased over 100%! What's going on?
    There has been a remarkable increase in the number of homes for sale and rent in Brookline and Greater Boston over the past month. In Brookline, for example, the number of condos for sale is 103% greater than this time last year.
    In this episode we discuss what's contributing to these dramatic increases, and what it means for the market.
    July 30, 2020
    QUESTIONS? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com
    RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122
    14 min
  • Two unusual offerings this week... if you know how to take advantage
    Many new homes for sale this week, but we discuss two unusual ones that offer unique opportunities if you know how to take advantage of it.
    3 Greenway Court, Brookline is an attractive apartment complex of seven units being newly converted to condos. Prime Coolidge Corner location.
    25 Stanton Road, Brookline is a single-family house in a two-family zone, on a double-lot... and the house is on the National Historic Register.
    Questions? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    - AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com, Broker / Co-founder
    - RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122, Broker / Co-founder
    12 min
  • Summer ...and the Spring market... have arrived!
    Summer ...and the Spring market... have arrived!
    1) We break down the number for you. Inventory is still down year-to-date approximately 25%, but remarkably June MTD is up 37%. What's this mean?
    2) 168 Tremont St, Newton. This is Avi's new listing we talked about last week. It got 60 showings in 3 days, and received 14 offers. We talk strategy and how it happened .
    3) How are showings happening now in a Covid-19 world? It's on a spectrum from dangerously cavalier to DEFCON 1 . We talk best practices.
    4) We discuss two new listings in Brookline that caught our eye:
    24 Jordan Road, Brookline, a single-family on Corey Hill with 2,543 square feet, 3 beds, 2 full 1 half bath, 1 garage, salt water swimming pool, and solar panels. List Price: $1,885,000
    67 Toxteth St, Brookline, an attached single-family in Brookline Village with 4,523 square feet, 6 beds, 4 full 1 half bath. List Price: $2,999,900
    Questions? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    - AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com, Broker / Co-founder
    - RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122, Broker / Co-founder
    18 min
  • On the Market: an affordable single-family, and high end resales
    This week we discuss a new Accent Realty listing at 168 Tremont Street, Newton, an affordable 5-bedroom single family home, with driveway and attractive fenced back yard, in Newton, listed for $689,000. Avi talks about his strategy for a property that needs work. http://168tremont.avirealestate.com/
    We also talk about several high-end recently constructed homes that are for sale after relatively short ownership tenures - and at significantly increased prices. One is 33 Winthrop Road, Brookline, a gorgeous town house built by Ron. What does it mean, and what does it portend for the market?
    Questions? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    - AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com, Broker / Co-founder
    - RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122, Broker / Co-founder
    15 min
  • Lies, damn lies, and statistics: we review results from our economic sentiment survey + market stats
    In this episode we review the results from our survey, and then discuss them in the context of recent real estate market performance in Brookline.
    We are very grateful to everyone who responded to our economic sentiment survey. The full analysis is available here:
    http://www.accentbrookline.com/survey/
    To recap, Accent Realty conducted this short, anonymous survey to get a sense of the current economic confidence of Brookline and Newton residents. We sought this information in an effort to better advise our clients with respect to their buying and selling decisions in the face of the economic uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The survey was launched on May 6, 2020 and closed on May 14, 2020. The Brookline survey received 99 responses, and the Newton survey received 49 responses, for a total of 148 responses.
    Questions? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    - AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com, Broker / Co-founder
    - RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122, Broker / Co-founder
    16 min
  • Agent Journey: Ryan Cook reflects back on one of his first sales
    As part of our "Agent Journey" series, we are checking in with Ryan Cook, a real estate agent who joined Accent Realty last year. We last podcast with Ryan in episode 37, in December 2019.
    In this episode Ryan reflects back on one of his first transactions as a new agent.
    Ryan is a Newton resident, ski enthusiast, and real estate agent. We will continue to check in with Ryan and his real estate sales journey in future episodes.
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    Want to contact Ryan?
    RYAN COOK, Salesperson at Accent Realty
    PHONE: 617-744-9033
    WEBSITE: www.RyanCookRealty.com
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    Questions? Email us! [email protected]
    ** Accent Realty, 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com **
    - AVI KAUFMAN, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com, Broker / Co-founder
    - RON SCHARF, [email protected], 617-221-3122, Broker / Co-founder
    11 min
  • Accent interviews John VanScoyoc, candidate for Brookline Select Board
    John VanScoyoc read Avi's blog post on affordable housing (http://blog.avirealestate.com/reports/2020/02/23/affordable-housing-observations-00-intro.html) and reached out to learn more.
    Although our views differed, it was a great discussion, and we thought our listeners would like to hear from John as well.
    About our guest:
    John VanScoyoc is running for Brookline Select Board. He spent his career as a journalist, first in print and then in television. He is a longtime resident of Brookline and has been involved with many committees, and as a Town Meeting Member from Precinct 13. His name may also be familiar if you subscribe to the Brookline Townwide Facebook group, as he is a frequent contributor there.
    Website: https://www.johnvanscoyoc.com/
    Questions or Observations on Real Estate? Contact us!
    Accent Realty, Email: [email protected], 617-396-3206, www.accentbrookline.com
    **Avi Kaufman, [email protected], 617-751-1040, www.avirealestate.com **
    **Ron Scharf, [email protected], 617-221-3122 **
    23 min

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In Accent Insights the Accent Realty team of Avi Kaufman and Ron Scharf share their real estate and Brookline expertise as your guide to the market, approximately 10-20 minutes at a time. Each episode…