Flavin & Flavin

Flavin & Flavin is a Quincy real estate brokerage that says it has been family-run since 1925 and also operates an insurance agency alongside its home sales work. The website names Mike Flavin as President and John Flavin as Broker, with Edward P. Flavin listed in memoriam as a past president. The Better Business Bureau gives the firm an A+ grade and has accredited it since 2017. That long history sits alongside a serious episode: in October 2022, a real estate industry news outlet reported that Michael Flavin, one of the firm's owners, was sentenced to prison after a three-year scheme that defrauded prospective homebuyers of millions of dollars. A review from the same month named the case directly, warning readers the company couldn't be trusted. The rest of the record is a mix, spread thin across just seven reviews since 2022. On the positive side, a 2022 review — before the case became public — praised an agent for a personal, community-connected sale, and a 2026 review described an agent named Amanda handling the sale of a parent's home with care during a difficult time. On the other side, a 2022 review said an agent entered an occupied home unannounced while a lockbox key was in use during a sale; a 2023 review alleged an insurance policy sold by the firm paid out far less than the coverage an owner had promised; another from 2023 said the company looks out only for its own interests; and a 2024 review said simply that a once-strong business isn't what it used to be. Given the criminal case involving one of the owners and the spread of pointed complaints since, it's worth confirming who currently runs day-to-day operations and getting any insurance coverage details in writing before signing anything. The brokerage can still work out well with the right individual agent — reviewers single out specific people by name — so ask directly who will be handling the transaction.