Everyone knows that buying your first home is a stressful experience. Couple that with being in the midst of a pandemic during a seller's market - meaning there is very little inventory and a lot of competition among buyers. In addition, we were particular about what we were looking for, in specific towns, most of which had a little turnover in our price range - and we were looking to buy on a short timeline. Joanna didn't even flinch. She handled the situation with ease and grace, keeping her humor and her patience every step of the way. She was always responsive, always eager to help, and go out of her way to provide a smooth (and actually fun) bu...

As a first-time home buyer, I can't say enough how pleasant my whole experience was. Joanna helped me every single step along the way. 1. She is extremely easy to talk to. She remembers my needs - I like the MLS listing that she sends me: every property listed there is in line with my requirements that I told her about, so I don't have to re-filter out. I've tentatively worked with another agent who sent me 30 properties a day, only a handful fits my need and I had to look at each one and cross a bunch out. 2. She respects my budget - she'd never push me to raise up price / remove contingency just to win the offer and close the deal. 3. Joanna is su...

Joanna was truly amazing to work with! My husband and I had worked with two REALTORS prior to working with Joanna and both times felt like the REALTOR was trying to push us into a sale or area that we didn't want. It was clear to Joanna that she truly cared about our interests and wanted to help us find the home that was best for us. If she thought one house or the neighborhood didn't suit us she would be honest and tell us every bit of detail she could about the area. She was patient and went above and beyond to help us during our 1.5-year search. We would highly, highly recommend her to anyone looking in the Medford, Somerville, Cambridge, or Arli...