Janis Lippman
With an accomplished professional background and a degree in business management from Northeastern University, Janis was in charge of operations and architecture at some of Boston’s most prestigious theatres.
She is the Team Leader and a seasoned agent on the collaborative team Common Ground Collective, including making the team’s listings look beautiful. In addition to being a highly skilled photographer, Janis brings expert knowledge on ways to make homes market-ready, such as staging, design and feng shui. She is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) who loves working with first-time home buyers and guiding them through the entire purchase process.
Janis has served on the board of the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals, The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition and Mass Equality. After living for many years in Boston’s South End and Roslindale neighborhoods, Janis currently owns a home in Jamaica Plain with her wife, Ellen Grubert. You might bump into her when she is running around Jamaica Pond.
Awards and Designations
- 2025 Wall Street Journal Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Professionals List - Top 1.5% of agents in the country
- 2022 Wall Street Journal Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Professionals List - Top 1.5% of agents in the country
- 2021 Wall Street Journal Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Professionals List - Top 1.5% of agents in the country
- 2021 #5 in transactions and #15 in sales volume for medium sized teams in the state: WSJ Real Trends America's Best Real Estate Professionals List
- 2019 #24 LBGT+ sales team in the country: NAGLREP
- 2018 #8 LGBT+ sales team in the country: NAGLREP & REALtrends Top Agent Ranking
- 2017 #1 in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale for number of units sold
- 2017 #1 in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale for market volume
- 2017 #2 in all of Boston for number of units sold and #12 for market volume
- 2017 #3 RE/MAX team in gross commission
- 2016 #1 Remax sales team in New England
- 2015 & 2014 Ranked in the top 5 Remax teams in all of New England
- 2015 – Ranked #16 out of all agents in Massachusetts for sales volume in Boston Top 20 BostonTop20.com
- 2008 – 2013 Ranked in the top 3% of NRT’s 41,000 sales agents and tip 50 CBRB sales associates for all of New England.
- 2003 – 2013 Presidents Circle and Presidents Elite designations
Experience
- Realtor specializing in the Boston, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Brookline, and Newton areas
- Expertise in working with first time buyers, home staging for sellers, new construction marketing, and relocation agent referrals
- Expert navigating multiple transactions ( trade-up buyer, sale and buy)
- Personal experience buying and selling multiple properties, renovations, and rehabs
Industry Leadership
- Past Associate Chair of Technology Committee – Greater Boston Association of Realtor (GBAR)
Community Involvement
- The planning committee for Cabaret Event – Keshet
- Member – Bourne & Forest Hills neighborhood group (BAGALIST)
- Past Board of Directors – Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, Mass Equality
Education
- B.A. in Business Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- On-going continuing education in real estate sales and marketing
