Chuck Hinds, Broker Associate at Group Boston Real Estate, has distinguished himself as one of the most trusted, knowledgeable, and hard working realtors in the Boston area throughout his years in real estate sales. With his focus on client needs and rapidly changing market conditions, he guides both Buyers and Sellers to their real estate goals quickly and professionally with a high level of customer service. Chuck is totally dedicated to serving his clients and being sure that they are totally educated in the property they are buying or selling. He will work tirelessly until they are totally satisfied with the purchase of or sale of their property. He is a trained mediator and negotiator.

He specializes in residential real estate sales in the Boston neighborhoods such as the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the Leather District, Midtown, North End, South End, the Waterfront, the West End and surrounding communities such as Cambridge, Somerville, and metro west. He takes special care with first time and relocation buyers to educate them with the nuances of buying a property in Massachusetts as well as special attention to neighborhood specific information. Please do not hesitate to call him at anytime.

Chuck also is versed in commercial real estate sales. His second sale in the business was a church! A pastor of a local church had approached Chuck with a daunting task. His congregation was renting space in Cambridge and wanted to own. The Pastor had been looking for over a year with several other agents to no avail. Being a small congregation, they had very limited funds, but significant requirements. They needed parking for 40+ cars, seating for 400 people, a large function hall, needed to be near the T, and all members of the congregation needed to be able to get to the church within 45 minutes. Chuck went to work and to the delight of the Pastor found such a church in Melrose and put together a deal for the pastor that was made in heaven. He has also assisted in commercial sales/rentals of buildings in the Back Bay.

GIVING BACK
Chuck's achievements extend far beyond the workplace. Believing that one should give back to the community that has given so much, he was vice president of the East Cambridge Planning Team (a neighborhood civic association) for 3 years and president for 2 years. He was also president of the East Cambridge Land Trust, a non-profit organization that developed housing for low-income people.

BEFORE REAL ESTATE
Chuck's began his career as a software engineer with a start-up government consulting company in the early 1980s. Next, he moved to Digital Equipment where he held positions of software engineer, project manager, program manager, business development manager and eventually became responsible for the development of new business lines for the company - efforts that leveraged over $500 million in sales.
After Digital Equipment Charles started his own company that focused on recovering unclaimed assets for individuals and businesses. His company, featured in the Boston Globe as the most successful business of its type in New England, holds the record for recovering the largest unclaimed property claim from Massachusetts State Treasury - a $3 million estate that was lost for 50 years.

EDUCATION
1982 - BA, Computer Science, Boston University
1983 - MA, Computer Science, Boston University
2004 - Accredited Buyer Representative Certification (ABR)
2007 - Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
2008 - Certified Residential Specialist Certification, (CRS)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, National Association of REALTORS (NAR)
Member, Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB)
Member, Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council
Member, Council of Residential Specialists

Testimonials

"I wanted to thank you so much for working with us and helping us find a condominium for our daughter. We accomplished all this long distance and we could not have done it without you. Your honesty, knowledge of the market, and patience - and let's not leave out the engineering background - made this possible. You went above and beyond what any agent would have done. Thank you." - Betty & John.

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"Chuck was my real estate agent for my first home purchase. He found the perfect home for me quickly and helped me negotiate renovations with the builder. He has a warm personality and was a pleasure to work with. I recently recommended him to a friend looking to buy a home, and I recommend him to you." - Paul

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"Kim and I would like to thank you for your help in purchasing the condo for our daughter on Tremont Street. We were impressed when you spent the day walking around Boston with us. You answered all our questions and gave us good advice since we were unfamiliar with the area. You were extremely helpful with names of local tradesmen, inspectors, lawyers etc.. You even helped us out with how much the condo rent should be. I would highly recommend you to anyone looking for Boston properties. Thank you again." - Pamela and Kim

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"Chuck Hinds is an unflappable realtor. He mediated firmly, but gracefully between us and a demanding seller. He was also very accommodating to our challenging schedules, keeping us up to date by cell phone and email when we were unavailable in person, and coming to meet us at 10 p.m. on a Sunday when that was the time that worked best for us. As first-time homebuyers, his sound advice was invaluable, and his positive attitude and attention to our needs made the buying process a pleasure." - Maggie and Mike

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"My wife and I have purchased and sold several homes (a condo in Brookline bought and sold, a house in Wellesley bought and sold, a house in Pittsburgh bought (and not yet sold!), a condo on the Vineyard bought and a house in Cambridge bought. As you might imagine, we have worked with many realtors in all of these transactions. None of them approaches Chuck Hinds in knowledge, judgment, insight and follow-through. Chuck immediately discerned (before we did) what we were really looking for and provided us with a steady stream of information on the market, so that we could rapidly make an informed decision. He displayed enormous patience and equanimity with our purchase in the face of a crazy seller and a crazier seller's lawyer. Rest assured that we will recommend Chuck most highly to our recruits coming into the Department of Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center." - Mark and Susan, both M.D.s

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"As a first time homebuyer I was nervous about the process but Chuck put me at immediate ease. He paciently guided me through each step, answered each one of my questions no matter how small. He also put me in touch with a great person to guide me through the loan process which made the whole home buying process almost as easy as buying a car. Finally, Chuck is as genuine as they come and I'd definitely recommend him to any of my friends looking to buy a home. Thanks again Chuck for *everything*!!! I love my new condo and will be in touch the next time I'm looking for a home!" - Audry

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"Chuck is the kind of agent who listens to what you need. I had never bought a house before. I had a lot of questions and concerns and certainly needed a lot of help. Chuck was patient and responsive. He never treated me with less respect because of my lack of experience. I always felt like his most important client." -Randy

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"Found Chuck both responsive and flexible. When representing us as buyers, Chuck provided detailed attention to our needs and was available for follow-up during and after the transaction. He was quite helpful in providing us ideas on services and advice on successfully completing a transaction in Massachusetts. I would certainly recommend him to others." -Mike and Steve

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"Kevin and I had probably the easiest first-time home buying experience in history, and much of that was because of the help of our realtor, Chuck Hinds from Boston Real Estate Group. He stuck with two very confused and nervous individuals from the beginning, holding both their hands along the way. He gave us great referrals, Summit Mortgage for the financing and Catherine Baron as the closing attorney, who have also made the whole process easy and understandable. Chuck had great resources and gave us thorough background information on each of the properties we were interested in and was very also knowledgeable about market conditions in each respective neighborhood. We felt very well taken care of, and so in the future, I have given Chuck?s name to family and friends, so they too can experience a very smooth, friendly home buying experience, which to most people is deemed to be the scariest thing they've ever done." --Christine and Kevin

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"Chuck worked with me to buy my first home. Not only was Chuck friendly and knowledgeable but he was willing to drive anywhere to help me out. I ended up purchasing a home in Auburn which was far out of Chuck's territory but at no time did he ever waiver in his dedication to get me the perfect home.

As luck would have it, 6 months after closing on my home, I received a job promotion which entailed moving to Manhattan. I immediately called Chuck and we had a good laugh about the whole thing. Nonetheless, I had to sell my new home. Chuck got right on it and set everything up for me since I was out of the state. Within 2 weeks of putting the house on the market, I had more offers than I knew what to do with and we ended up being able to choose the best one. Again, Chuck happily drove back and forth to Auburn to take pictures, host open houses, etc. I had been unsure of how things would go since I had already moved but Chuck made the whole situation seamless.

If I ever end up moving back to Massachusetts, I will certainly give Chuck a call. I would recommend Boston Real Estate and Chuck Hinds to anyone and actually already have!" - Wendy

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"Believe me if it is not for your kindness and encouragement we will have given up on the building that you found and sold to us. I mean 316 Upam St, Melrose. You are really a gentleman and with your patience and understanding and encouragement you gave us even when Ken was misbehaving, shows that you are a great achiever. Please keep up the good works. Regards. God bless you." - Pastor Samuel

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"My name is William and Chuck Hinds who took over for Ken has done a great job for me. I feel he has gone the extra mile for me and the sale of my condo. When the foot traffic became slow, Chuck just didn't tell me business was slow, he took it upon himself to send out flyers to any possible first time home buyers in the vicinity of my property. He also put my property and condos into the computer for a virtual tour at his own cost. I've recommended Chuck to several friends of mine and I hope they use him. I know that if I need him or buy in the area again, I will be seeking out Chuck." - Bill