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Amber Orton Top real estate agent in Melrose

Amber Orton

RE/MAX Platinum
29 Years of Experience
(49)
$8M
Total Sales Last Year
29
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About Amber Orton

Prior to settling in Melrose in 1997, I have lived in eleven other cities across the US, and overseas. I look back on my travel experience with fondness and appreciation, but Melrose is now my home. Before obtaining my real estate license, I worked for a mortgage company generating, processing and selling residential mortgages. In 1996, I went to work for the Bank of Boston's (now Bank of America) Commercial Real Estate Division. For six years, I participated in the restructuring of the Bank's real estate portfolio. I also have considerable personal experience with real estate, as a homebuyer and seller, as a landlord, and through converting three multi-family houses into condos.I began actively representing buyers and sellers in 2001. When the time came to join a company with a strong community presence, RE/MAX stood out from the competition. RE/MAX's advanced technological tools and professionalism were both important factors in my decision. Recently I successfully completed course work to obtain my designations as an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), and a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE). I graduated from Colorado College with a BA in Economics and continued to expand my financial knowledge during my time at Bank of Boston. I take extra steps to help my clients navigate the comparable sales data: I want them to have as much information as possible to make educated decisions when pricing their home to sell, or when making an offer to purchase a new home. I work very hard with one goal in mind - to be worthy of my clients' trust. I enjoy helping people achieve their homeownership dreams. I work in Melrose and many other surrounding communities.
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Specialties

  • Sellers
  • Buyers
  • Residential Property

Buyer's Agent,Listing Agent,Relocation,Property Management

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Amber Orton's Reviews & Ratings

49 Reviews
(5/5)
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What clients say about this agent....
  • Responsive
  • Knowledgeable
  • Professional
  • Communicative
  • Outstanding
  • Trustworthy
  • Hard working
  • Great for new buyers
  • Attentive
  • Available Remotely

Betsy Snell

Review for Member: Betsy Snell
December 24, 2020
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We purchased our first home through Amber many years ago - an amazing experience - and HAD to have her services with selling the same home. From the moment of our decision to sell, Amber was with us. She calmed many of our concerns (we were out of state during much of the process) and she responded to every email and phone call within a handful of hours. She is an excellent partner in selling, and I say partner because she never pushed us to do anything we didn't want to do. Amber's associates are also excellent; the lawyer she referred is exceptional and the home buying stress was minimal during the pandemic. I tried to convince Amber to move to a different state with us; unfortunately she loves living north of Boston and wouldn't consider moving. :) Amber and her team provide stellar services to both home buyers and sellers - they have set the bar of expectations very high. I recommend the Orton Group to anyone looking to buy or sell a home, whether new to the market or a seasoned person. Thank you, Amber, for making the process seamless.

Fartlekpa

Review for Member: Fartlekpa
November 24, 2020
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We have used Amber twice now--once in 2011 when we bought our first home and again this year when we bought a new home and sold our current home. We spent over a year looking at homes before finding the house we wanted and Amber was a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. She was incredibly patient with us and never intrusive. We always felt like she had our best interest in mind. Her suggestions were incredibly helpful. She was very easy to get a hold of when needed which made it very convenient for seeing homes on short notice.When we sold our home she was equally helpful. Her suggestions were spot on and directly led to us getting an offer within a week of listing our home. She and her team did a fantastic job staging the house and she planned out open houses and showings with minimal disruption to our lives. I highly recommend her and her group. We had the exact same experience when we bought our first home in 2011 with Amber and would eagerly use her again.

Abigail Zubrycky

Review for Member: Abigail Zubrycky
November 2, 2020
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The experience that my husband and I had with Joelle could not have been better. Joelle had reached out to me through a facebook page where I posted stating we were going to begin house hunting in Melrose, MA as a first time home buyer. From our first interaction, Joelle was trying to help, with no strings attached. I felt I could trust her right from the beginning, and from our first zoom meeting, my husband and I felt we'd made a great choice. Joelle was pleasant and fun to tour homes with, was very knowledgeable about the area we were house hunting in, and is very knowledgeable about homes- things like circuit breakers, retaining walls, and many things my husband and I were not well informed about as first time home buyers. She would often point out negatives in homes that we never would've recognized being new to the process. She was responsive day and night, and no matter how ridiculous the question, she was patient with us and supported us through a stressful process. Joelle has a lot of strategies that she recommends her clients to use when making an offer on a house, and with following everything she recommended, our offer was accepted on the first house we offered on. The ONE snafu we ran into in the whole process was with our mortgage company that we'd found on our own (instead of using one Joelle recommended). If I could advise anyone interested in buying a home in Joelle's area of expertise, use her recommended staff to assist with the process. Joelle is truly an expert in her field, a trustworthy and kind person, and I could not recommend her more highly. If you trust and do as she advises, you'll get the home of your dreams.

Rachel Chom

Review for Member: Rachel Chom
September 25, 2020
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What a pleasure it was to work with Joelle! She helped me sell my condo and buy a new townhouse--all in a matter of 3 months! The whole process from start to finish was smooth as can be for me while she and her team of networks worked their magic. Joelle was extremely responsive, knowledgeable and FRIENDLY. I really felt she was looking out for my best interest in both the selling and buying process. You can tell she really loves her job and that kind of attitude helps when you're navigating such important decisions in buying. I'd recommend Joelle to everyone!!

DanielleThing

Review for Member: DanielleThing
July 12, 2020
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Joelle is absolutely amazing. She is extremely dedicated, honest, and very knowledgeable. She walked me through the entire process and was always available to answer questions and to see properties even on short notice! I felt as though she truly cared about finding a good fit for me and in the end we found the perfect home for me. I loved seeing places with her because she would see things (good or bad) that I didntA pick up on. I knew I could really trust her! She is also very creative in finding ways to make our offers standA out and in fact, we successfullyA closed without being the highest bidder!

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44B Grove Street Melrose, MA, 02176

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