Experience. Integrity. Results.

BRENDA VAN DER MERWE

Experience. Integrity. Results.

20+ Years of Experience

Experience. Integrity. Results.

Over $350 Million Sold

Lasting Relationships

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE

Average Sales Volume

$350M+

In Sold Properties

NRT Agents Internationally

Testimonials

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Cynthia S.

Brenda worked with me to purchase a new construction house. While there were challenges dealing with the seller's agent and the developer, Brenda was always professional and courteous. She was always quick to answer my texts , ...
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Julia C.

Brenda was our agent for our relocation from Atlanta to Boston. Brenda's local knowledge was instrumental in narrowing down our search area and in evaluating each property. We were very happy with the process and, once we went ...
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M. Rutman

Brenda helped us purchase our new home in Newton MA. She is knowledgeable, professional, clear yet diplomatic, and she is easy to work with. She possesses extensive and nuanced knowledge of the Greater Boston real estate market...
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Toru S.

We can't recommend Brenda enough! She worked with us when we recently bought a single-family house in Waltham. The word I'd use to describe her is "effective". Her work is professional and thorough. When we made an offer, she p...
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Karin G.

Brenda helped us to buy our first home in the US. She accompanied us to many open houses and was very patient. She never pushed us to make a deal and always gave us the time to find a house that we love and suit our needs. She ...
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Jetson L.

Brenda was a fantastic broker for us. She was very responsive to our needs, easy to work with, and helped us secure a place we really love. We saw a few different places in Back Bay, the South End and Brookline, and she was ver...
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John B.

Brenda is fantastic and highly recommended. She knows the market exceptionally well, is extremely knowledgeable of the housing stock, local trends and quirks, and has a great network of resources to draw upon for expert advice/...
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Kevin H.

Brenda was an excellent real estate agent and helped us find a house in Newton. From the start, she shared her deep knowledge of Newton with us. Beyond the "findable" information (like neighborhood history, selling trends, exam...
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Jorge R.

Words are not enough to express our admiration for the professional services Brenda van der Merwe provided to us and how satisfied we were with her being our agent. An outstanding professional service from begging to end that w...
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Zhenyu Q.

We recently worked with Brenda from submitting an offer all the way to close a house and we cannot be happier with her. Even though we are first time home buyers, we have worked with many real estate agents. Brenda was by far t...
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Susan W.

She had a lot of knowledge of the area and of home construction so was able to advise us on possible improvements to the homes we considered purchasing. She responded quickly and thoroughly when we had questions.
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Buyer

Brenda was fantastic! She has a ton of knowledge of the local area that helped us find a home that met our needs. Also, as first-time buyers, we are ignorant of many details of the process or even homeownership in general. Bre...
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Alisa C.

I recently sold one condo and bought another in a better community for me, and Brenda made the whole process as smooth as I could have hoped for. She was super responsive to me, and always on the ball about communicating with ...
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David & Johninca

Brenda van der Merwe was our broker for selling our home and purchasing a new home, and we give her 5 glod stars! We have bought/sold ~10 properties in our lifetime and have dealt with many real estate agents over the years - ...
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Tricia C.

We recently bought a condo in Newtonville that we stumbled upon, so we didn't have our own Realtor®. Brenda was the listing agent for the property, but went above and beyond to advise and guide us through the process. There wer...
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Ted G.

Meeting Brenda was the best thing that happened to us during the search for our new home. As first time buyers, we required a lot of guidance during the process, and Brenda walked us through every step of the way. We had very l...
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Sue C.

We can't say enough about Brenda. We wanted to buy a new house and then sell our old house which seemed like a risky endeavor. Brenda was confident our house would sell and had a calming influence when we brought up our various...
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Victoria B.

Brenda helped us with buying our first home. We found our dream home right away, and Brenda helped us keep our offer competitive in the Boston-area market. She was very responsive by email and text, and answered any questions w...
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Aza R.

Brenda was extremely competent, knowledgeable and very helpful during the process- from P&S , inspection and getting information about the mortgage and having the right attorney! Buying a property is a major transaction and Br...
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Anthony S.

We would absolutely recommend Brenda to anyone thinking of buying or selling a property. Throughout the whole process she instilled a sense of confidence. She priced the place we were selling correctly and arranged everything f...
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Excellence Award


In 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, she was named
"Top Real Estate Producer"


- Boston Magazine

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BRENDA VAN DER MERWE

Brenda van der Merwe has been an active real estate broker in the Boston area for the past eighteen years, and in that time has developed lasting relationships and extensive experience with her clients, listing and selling homes not only in the existing single-family and condominium markets, but also in the fields of luxury homes and new construction. As a seasoned broker and over $350,000,000 in sold properties, she has managed successful transactions for both buyers and sellers in many communities around the Boston area.
 
 

"Brenda was our agent for our relocation from Atlanta to Boston. Brenda's local knowledge was instrumental in narrowing down our search area and in evaluating each property. We were very happy with the process and, once we went under contract, seeing it through to close. We're very happy with our new place and I would highly recommend Brenda for your home search!"
- JULIA C.
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