A&S Realty, Inc

A&S Realty has operated from the same stretch of Newbury Street since 1960 — a family-run shop that says it was the first Boston agency to specialize in apartment rentals, and its Massachusetts real estate broker license checks out active against the state registry. Broker/owner Joel Simons also handles property management for several of the firm's own buildings, and the agents whose names show up again and again in reviews — Valerie Filiberto, Kailah Gittleman, Jalexis, and property manager Justin — cover both sides of the business: renting an apartment and buying or selling a home. The specifics pile up. In a 2023 review, Valerie Filiberto sold a Woburn home in 24 hours above the asking price — the ninth home sale or purchase for that client, who called it the smoothest of the nine. In a 2021 review, she helped a buyer structure a competitive offer and lined up a home inspector and closing attorney to get the deal closed. Renters describe a similarly fast operation: in a 2022 review, Kailah Gittleman found an out-of-state couple a Back Bay apartment in one afternoon, and other reviews describe leases signed within days of first contact. Jalexis has coordinated virtual and video tours for renters signing sight-unseen from out of state. In a 2024 review, a tenant who stayed on an A&S-managed property for three years said they never had a problem and the office always answered quickly. A recent review is the one sour note in the record — a customer says the company's fees ran high for what they got, though without detail on which service or how much. It's the only negative account on file, so it's worth asking upfront exactly what's included before signing anything. The record here spans both a decades-old brokerage relationship with repeat home buyers and sellers and a steady stream of apartment renters who say the same agents move fast — worth calling for either a long-term Boston real estate relationship or a quick, well-organized rental search.