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Home Selling Spring Has Arrived. So Has the Reality Check By Mike DelRose Jr. | Monday, April 13th, 2026 Spring Pricing in Belmont, Watertown, and Waltham: What the Data Is Actually Telling Sellers People ask me all the time what the spring market looks like in Belmont, Watertown, and Waltham. My answer is always the same: it depends on what you’re willing to do. The […]
Case Studies Case Study: The Off-Market Opportunity That Backfired for the Buyer and Paid Off for the Seller By Mike DelRose Jr. | April 20th, 2026 The short version A buyer had a real chance to control a deal before it hit the market. They passed. Eight offers later, they were back at the table, this time competing with everyone else, without any of the leverage they had the first time around. Where […]
Case Studies Case Study: Winning in Warrendale Before the Market Moves Past You By Mike DelRose Jr. | Saturday, March 28th, 2026 I put these case studies together to give clients a real look at how deals actually play out. Real estate is a human-driven, emotional business. Every transaction is as unique as the personalities involved, and the same situation can play out differently every single time. That […]
Uncategorized Protecting Clients Is The Priority Protecting Clients Is The Priority By Jenna Figueiredo Expand Jenna Figueiredo Sales Associate REALTOR® ABR® 617.272.6126 Jenna@DelRoseMcShane.com Belmont & Watertown Real Estate Professional Delivering Polished Service and Results-Driven Marketing Jenna Figueiredo brings a strong foundation in technology sales and corporate relationship management to her real estate practice in Belmont and Watertown. Her background in the […]
Team News Meet Our Newest Team Member: Dimitri Konstantopoulos Meet Our Newest Team Member For roughly three decades and two generations, Dimitri Konstantopoulos has been one of our best clients. Originally, his Father worked with my Grandfather, Concenzio “Connie” DelRose, before working with Mike DelRose Sr. after he retired. With over a dozen transactions involving investment property over the years, Dimitri built a portfolio […]
Home Buying First Time Home Buyers: Demystifying Upfront Costs By Jenna Figueiredo February 2, 2026. Watertown, MA As we all know, purchasing a new home or investment property can come with a lot of uncertainty. However there are certainties that we can plan for and make sure we understand ahead of our home search and ahead of submitting an offer. In my experience working […]
Apartments Massachusetts Rent Control On The 2026 Ballot Introduction We live in unprecedented times. 2025 was the longest 10 years of my life for so many reasons, and major shifts in the real estate landscape here in Greater Boston were certainly a part of that. Later this year Massachusetts voters will cast ballots to decide whether rent control will be implemented for the […]
Home Buying New England Winter – Don’t Miss Out! By Jenna Figueiredo January 6, 2026. Watertown, MA When most people think about real estate moves, spring and summer may be the initial thought of the “right time”. The truth is, winter is one of the most strategic times of the year to purchase personal and investment property. Why?: 1. Less Competition = Stronger Negotiation […]
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Home Buying Gather & Give Thanks: How Homeownership Makes Friendsgiving Even Sweeter Watertown, MA. November 24th, 2025 By Jenna Figueiredo November is a time to reflect and be grateful for the lives we live! As I take a moment to myself, I am blessed to be sitting around a table of my closest friends. What makes this year extra special is my best friends are hosting the […]
Team News The Day I Almost Quit By Mike DelRose Jr. Belmont, MA .Thursday, November 20, 2025 It still sits with me, more than ten years later. I’ve finally found the clarity and courage to share an experience that nearly drove me out of real estate for good. This post isn’t a masterclass or a marketing piece. It’s a catharsis. But if […]
Home Buying Greater Boston Real Estate: Fall Market 2025 By Mike DelRose Jr. Friday, October 31st, 2025. 10:34 AM Belmont, MA Happy Halloween!  What a strange time to be in real estate, or life for that matter, but I digress. Market shifts are expected, cyclical, an often have reflected long-term trends. This market now is ambiguous at best. When I first started in the […]
Apartments Fairness, Transparency, and a Long Overdue Rental Reform In Massachusetts: The Potential Elimination of Tenant Broker Fees July 2nd, 2025- By Mike DelRose Jr.-The Massachusetts Legislature just took a big step toward balancing the scales in our housing market. Included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget is a provision that would ensure rental broker fees are only paid by the party who actually hires the broker. It’s a simple idea that mirrors […]
Home Maintenance How to Keep Your Cool: Home Cooling Tips That Beat the Heat (and the Electric Bill) Friday, June 27th, 2025. By Bobby McShane-Summer’s here, the sun’s blazing, and your living room feels like a rotisserie. But before you crank that A/C to “Arctic Tundra” and kiss your utility budget goodbye, take a deep breath (preferably of cool air) and read on. Here are practical, sometimes surprisingly clever ways to keep your […]
Legal Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) In Watertown, Massachusetts Saturday-June 28th-2025-By Mike DelRose Sr.- On August 6, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Affordable Homes Act (Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2024), a significant legislative step to address the state’s housing affordability crisis. A key provision in Section 8 of the Act amends the Zoning Act to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) […]
Home Buying Massachusetts Real Estate Agency & Relationships Real Estate Is Confusing Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 – By Mike DelRose Jr. Buying or selling a home in Massachusetts is already complex, but real estate agency relationships can make it even more confusing. Terms like broker, agent, salesperson, and Realtor are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things, and each comes with its […]
Home Buying Massachusetts Home Inspections In the Fall of 2009 I joined the real estate industry after graduating college. I had no intention to do so at the time, but with the economy still reeling from the market crash and a the possibility of a relocation, I joined the family brokerage as a Marketing Coordinator. Of course that move was […]
Team News Everything You Need to Know About Building an ADU in Belmont, MA Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 -As Belmont continues to evolve, so does the way we live. Whether you’re caring for aging parents, exploring rental income, or planning for multigenerational living, an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) could be the right move—and now, it’s more feasible than ever in Massachusetts. Thanks to the 2024 Affordable Homes Act, homeowners […]
Home Buying Spooky Real Estate 1 LaVeta Place on the Hudson River “Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say yes!” While the original ‘Ghostbusters‘ movie freaked me out as a kid, and it was definitely the opening library scene that did me in, it remains one of my all time favorites in both comedy and the […]
Team News Pardon Our Appearance By Mike DelRose Jr. Updated Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Great things Are Coming When an agent or real estate team switches brokerages, it’s said that as a business you may fall 6 months behind as you catch up with rebranding, paperwork, building out systems, and other activities that generally take up a lot of time. […]
Team News New Beginnings: The DelRose McShane Team Joins Coldwell Banker In Belmont By Mike DelRose Jr. Bittersweet  Since 1987, the year I was born for people that enjoy math, our Team has held it’s license with a big balloon. A great brand with great people. It was a difficult decision to leave and and certainly bittersweet. We want to thank everyone that we had the privilege to […]

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