CHESTNUT HILL, MA – Saul Cohen, President of Hammond Residential Real Estate in Chestnut Hill, is pleased to announce that Hammond was recently honored by The Boston Globe as one of the top workplaces in Massachusetts for 2014. Hammond ranked fourth out of thirty-five companies in the “Large Employee” category and was the only real estate company to appear in the top ten.
In addition to ranking in The Boston Globe’s survey for the fifth consecutive year, Hammond was also recognized for its sense of values and ethics; the firm was rated more favorably in this category than any other company in Massachusetts.
Saul Cohen said, “We are extremely pleased that Hammond has once again ranked in The Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work survey. Joe Hare and I established Hammond twenty-three years ago with the vision to attract the region’s top agents and provide them with world-class marketing and support services. The fact that we have been recognized as a top place to work, as well as a company founded on a strong values and ethics, speaks volumes about the quality of the brokerage services that the Hammond agents and staff provide to our clients day in and day out. It is very gratifying to have our agents and staff endorse the vision Joe and I have for Hammond by voting us a top place to work. “
Senior Vice President of Operations, Mark Lippolt, Executive Marketing Manager, Leaura Levine, and Relocation Director, Jane Stefanini.
The Boston Globe’s 2014 Top Places to Work survey was conducted by WorkPlace Dynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention. The Globe invited 1,660 employers to participate in the survey; 366 organizations completed the process. Surveys were received from more than 73,000 individuals, who rated their employers based on seven factors which included: direction, execution, connection, management, work, pay and benefits and engagement.
Hammond was founded in 1991 by Saul Cohen and Joseph Hare. Since then, it has been consistently recognized as one of Greater Boston’s premier real estate companies. Hammond has seventeen office locations that service over ninety-six communities, and the company presently employs over 400 agents and staff.
Hammond is recognized throughout the local real estate industry for its innovative marketing platform. It is well-known for being the publisher of the region’s finest magazines featuring distinctive properties for sale. Hammond has also built a strong online presence, being the only local real estate company with online, interactive magazines at www.HammondMagazines.com, and a dedicated YouTube channel featuring virtual tours of all Hammond listings at www.HammondVideos.com. In 2014, Hammond’s website, www.HammondRE.com, was named as the “Best Real Estate Agency Website” by the Americas Property Awards, and the company also received honors for “Best Real Estate Agency Marketing” and “Best Real Estate Agency.”
Throughout its twenty-three year history, Hammond Residential has made the visual and performing arts the primary focus of its corporate philanthropy. In 1996, the Hammond Performing Arts Series was created to enrich the cultural life of the communities that Hammond serves, as well as to provide talented up-and-coming musicians with performance opportunities. Hammond regularly presents admission-free concerts in Boston, Chestnut Hill, Concord, Hingham, Lexington, and Weston. In addition, Hammond’s South End, Hingham, and Hull offices prominently display revolving exhibits featuring well-known artists from the area.
About Hammond Residential Real Estate
Hammond Residential is headquartered in Chestnut Hill, and has three Boston locations and fifteen suburban branch offices. The company reports over two billion dollars in sales volume annually, ranking in sales volume among the top 500 firms in the United States, and as the sixth-highest in mean average sales price and the ninth-highest in sales volume per sales associate. Hammond is well-known as the publisher of the region’s finest magazines featuring local properties for sale.