Jeanne Murphy was friendly, helpful, kind and patient in her work with us. Her sense of humor made it fun to work with her, even when our house took a long time to sell. She never failed to be encouraging and her confidence that the "right buyer" would eventually come along was a big help. In the end, she found us a wonderful younger family with four kids, a big dog and a cat - just the folks to take full advantage of what our big old house has to offer. Thanks to Jeanne, we moved knowing that the place we'd cared for and loved for a long time is in great hands.

My ex-husband and I chose Petraglia Real Estate to sell our house after another real estate agent did not work out. Our reasons for choosing this brokerage was because of their expertise in selling older homes. Our home had been built in the 1700's, and we quickly found out that not just any agent would do! We were immediately impressed with how Jeanne and her partner, Richard, researched our town and the history of our home. They did an amazing job with scheduling many open houses. Even though Jeanne lived an hour away, it did not stop her from showing the house umpteen times. They actually were able to secure THREE accepted offers!! Due, mostly, to wet feet of the buyers investing in an antique home, it wasn't until the final offer that we finally sold our home... Third one's a charm, I guess!! You may think that once the offer is accepted, the inspection and negotiations there have been completed, and the appraisal goes through, that the real estate agent's job is a breeze... Well, such as our luck had been, it wasn't! On the day of the closing, our buyers had locked themselves out of the barn!! In order to get to the closing on time, Jeanne effortlessly & nimbly (I'm sure, ha ha), shimmied her way through a small and miraculously unlocked window to get the buyers in. Throughout our entire selling process, we (which is a term I use loosely, as the issues were not dealt with by us) were faced with many obstacles and challenges. Petraglia Real Estate was knowledgeable, efficient, and communicated well. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Jeanne Murphy and Petraglia Real Estate.

I met Jeanne Murphy upon purchasing our recent home. She was the seller's agent for the property. What impressed me about Jeanne immediately was her wealth of knowledge of historical homes in the Newburyport area. Jeanne's professionalism was also impressive. To say it was a pleasure dealing with such a warm and genuine professional would be an understatement. She had done her homework and could readily answer any question I posed regarding the property. I have purchased a few properties in my life and I can wholeheartedly testify that Jeanne's talents as a broker of historical homes have been honed to a craft. Kudos, Jeanne.

Jeanne Murphy was the sellers agent, and we were the buyers with our agent. Although Jeanne was the sellers agent, her level of commitment and impressive knowledge and history of Newburyport, combined with exceptional care and dignity, we quickly fell into a solid working partnership along side our agent, Dawn Dimodana. Talk about fate and fortunate circumstances. Jeanne quickly partnered with our agent, working out each and every detail of the purchase; remaining open and exceptional communication has bonded us all for life. The lasting impression of Jeanne's dedication and support, has impressed us deeply. We remain in touch and are growing a nice friendship. How rare is that? That pretty much sums up Jeanne Murphy. During our closing, we celebrated with champagne mimosas, both attorneys and agents, experiencing the most unique and flawless closing we have ever attended. Thanks Jeanne !!!! You are simply the best!

Petraglia Real Estate was recommended by a friend as being experts in selling antique homes. I called John Petraglia and he was happy to direct me to Jeanne Murphy, his agent in Holliston. When John and Jeanne came to meet with me John went about the business of looking into the corners and the eaves, talking about the history of the house and the construction while Jeanne and I discovered common acquaintances in the small town way that is Holliston. I grew up in Holliston and I was selling the home that my family lived in since 1967. Our house was built in 1784 and I knew that it would be a special buyer who would love this house and I wanted an agent who could appreciate how precious it was and to introduce it to the right people. I knew that Jeanne Murphy and John Petraglia would treat our home with loving respect. I live in Syracuse NY, so much of this process took place via email and phone calls. I could count on a 6:00 am email from Jeanne…every day...with updates, questions, plans. I never worried that something might fall through the cracks. Jeanne is energetic, enthusiastic, professional, and straightforward and she is obsessive about details. I trusted her completely. This very difficult time could not have been better in any way. Jeanne Murphy was amazing!

When it came time to sell my 18th century house in Newburyport, Massachusetts, it was very important to me to find a broker with knowledge and experience unique to the antique home market and someone who combined sensitivity and professionalism in the process of seeking new owners for my treasured home. Jeanne Murphy met all these expectations and added warmth, humor and resourcefulness to the mix when the challenges of the snowiest winter in decades and my distance in upstate New York required some creative problem-solving. Jeanne brought me the perfect new family for my old home. I am happy and satisfied with every aspect of my transactions with her and highly recommend Jeanne Murphy and Petraglia Real Estate.

I really don't have anything but good things to say about Jeanne. I often felt as if we were her only client, though I know that's not true. She truly was excellent in so many ways. In addition, she has a very professional demeanor. Jeanne often went above and beyond for us. Case in point, she personally delivered the well water sample to ensure it got checked in time, as we were at the very end of the time we had allotted to purchase a house. Jeanne also was available during many hours of the day and on weekends. We went through a lot together and if anyone would have caused her to pull her hair out, it would have been us! Despite that, she kept her cool.

When you're selling your home you need to feel comfortable that your agent is truly representing you and your best interests - not a quick and easy sale that benefits the agent. Also my house was an antique home and that in itself has unique challenges. Jeanne Murphy and the realtors at Petraglia understood that.

Given we moved here from out of state, we were very surprised at the different requirements of purchasing a house in Massachusetts. Jeanne explained the process to us and guided us throughout the purchase.

The paperwork was a bit much. Jeanne explained it all to us. At the end it all made sense. The moment we picked out the house that we wanted,Jeanne went right to it and got everything set up for us to see it. She told us what we needed to do. She explained things so that we could understand them. Jeanne made an intimidating process easier for us. She made the whole transaction make sense.