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Benoit Real Estate Group is a Davis Square brokerage whose reviews split neatly in two: a sales side and a rental desk, and people tend to name a specific person for each. On sales, the sharpest account came in July 2024, when a client wrote that Benoit sold their multi-family near Harvard Square with Shane responsive and in touch throughout, and got well over asking. A January 2024 reviewer went further — they said they had interviewed more than twenty realtors after moving back from LA in 2008 and had done all their residential and investment business with Shane ever since. In mid-2024 a Boston deals subreddit also carried a post crediting Shane Marrion as a co-facilitator on a $2.06 million Cambridge multifamily sale. The rental side belongs to Craig Espinola. A June 2026 client called securing a Somerville apartment an easy process; back in 2023 a tenant described him staying responsive even after the lease was signed, and a landlord with several properties wrote that Craig raised their rents substantially and brought better applicants than other firms during COVID. Across Google the firm averages 4.3 from 23 ratings. The one visible complaint, from August 2023, is not about a transaction at all — someone objecting to repeated advertising mail. Worth knowing if you would rather not end up on a mailing list. Its Massachusetts real estate broker licence, 7060-RE-LC, is active and held in the company's own name. The firm says it works Cambridge, Somerville, Belmont, Winchester, Lexington, Medfield and Newton, listing single-family homes, condominiums, multi-family homes and investment properties. Call them for a Somerville or Cambridge multi-family — that is where the praise and the recorded deals both cluster. Ask up front which side of the shop you will be working with, because what people write about the sales desk and the rental desk reads quite differently.
“Sihong Chen & Shane Marrion Facilitate $2.06M Multifamily Sale In Cambridge MA”
Craig Espinola provided great support and made it an easy process securing our apartment in Somerville. He is truly a wonderful person to work with.
Benoit did an awesome job selling my multi-family property near Harvard Square in Cambridge. Shane was extremely responsive, professional, always kept me up to date, and got well over asking on the property. I had heard of the expertise Benoit possesses and I was not disappointed, I felt really taken care of from start to finish.
Excellent guidance on the market and buying process. Highly recommended.
Shane is perhaps the best broker in Boston and his senior businesss partner Craig is absolutely top notch as a rental manager. When I came back from LA in 2008 I interviewed over twenty realtors before locking in with Shane and I have done all my residential and investment business with him. His ethics are beyond reproach and he is the only realtor I know who is willing to lose a deal as a result of protecting his clients from bad operrators(and their shady dealings) --and there are MANY in these markets. Regarding his competance he is second to none and having an experienced becomes incredibly important when problems emerge as they so often do. Serious problems and badly tainted deals can be life-ruining and many inexperienced brokers are not capable of handling tricky problems. In terms of renovation, repair and construction the advantages of Shane shine bightly. It's incredibly hard to find great contractors and it's crazy how badly a single contractor can jack you up. Being connected with Shane is a great advantage in this regard and he has terrific relations with the best and most honest contractors in this area. I tell my friends they are crazy if they do not work with Shane and I also beg them to follow his advice at all times cause his advice is generall spot on.
We worked with Craig Espinola in renting our apartment - we could not have had a better experience! He was incredibly responsive throughout the process (even after we had signed our lease!), and he had a lot of knowledge about the area where we were looking to rent. Highly recommend working with him at Benoit Real Estate Group!
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