Mary-Lou McDonough

REALTOR® | CRS, CBR, CLHMS, SRES, ABR, GREEN

Committed to providing her clients with the finest service and highest level of professional representation, Mary-Lou McDonough‘s dedication and diligence are the hallmark of every real estate transaction. She assists each of her clients, representing both buyers and sellers, in defining and fulfilling their real estate [...]

She has a well-established, trusted network of resources who are available to assist each client throughout the real estate process, whether you need to prepare your home for the market or find a local lender, you can count on her connections.

Mary-Lou strives to provide each client with a seamless transaction. Sellers benefit from her award-winning marketing plan, resourcefulness, and immediate accessibility. Buyers are well-served with her unique local knowledge, extensive market insight, and strategic negotiation skills.

Memberships

Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR)
National Association of Realtors® (NAR)
Greater Boston Association of Realtors® (GBAR)
Women’s Council of Realtors® (WCR)
Realtors® Political Action Committee (RPAC)

Designations

Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
Certified Buyer Representative (CBR)
Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS)
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES®)
Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®)
GREEN, The Sustainable Property Designation

Civic Involvement

Lexington Historical Society
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
FISH (Friendly Independent Sympathetic Help), a program that assists seniors with rides to medical appointments.

As a Barrett Sotheby’s International Realty associate, Mary-Lou is a mentor to new agents at her firm.

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Office Location

Barrett Sotheby's International Realty - Lexington
1688 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420

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Mary-Lou McDonough and her team gave us an honest assessment of what we needed to do to our home to attract the maximum number of buyers. Mary-Lou McDonough also brought a professional, experienced "stager" in to make the house much more attractive to potential buyers. I have never heard of other real estate brokers doing anything like this and to the extent they helped with this. It was like receiving help from an interior decorator. All these things makes Mary-Lou McDonough stand out in my [...]

Jacqueline Lipton, Lexington, MA

05 August 2021, 19:28 PM

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My experience with listing a home is that it was a gift to the broker; they put data into Realtor/Zillow, had an open house for brokers and maybe one for buyers. After waiting a month or so, maybe a buyer bought or we dropped the price, the home sold and the broker got their commission. Mary-Lou was not that kind of listing agent. She transformed our home from lovely to magnificent with her co-broker, Jacqueline Hawkinson, and her talented stager. She and Jackie put an enormous amount of [...]

Gail R., Lexington, MA

05 August 2021, 14:52 PM

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We were impressed by Mary-Lou during our first introductory meeting and then by her evaluation of our home and enthusiastic approach to marketing the property. We clicked with her and felt she was careful, honest, and organized. We were extremely grateful to have had Mary-Lou guide us through the selling process. Her business experience and network are extensive and we felt like we working with an expert from start to finish. We recommend her without hesitation. Mary-Lou is a wonderful person [...]

Rebecca Driscoll and Jon Bachman, Lexington

24 August 2020, 17:23 PM

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Mary Lou has been fantastic throughout the process. She made us feel like we were in very good hands, in every way. She spoke up when needed on behalf of us, and didn't hesitate. Absolutely would recommend her to everyone and anyone! She is a trustworthy as if she were my own sister. We feel very lucky to have found her.

Susan Tousley, Lexington MA

11 December 2019, 22:09 PM

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Mary-Lou McDonough is the ultimate professional and she knew just what was needed to sell our house. She was able to get our house ready to sell in three weeks. She helped in every way possible to assure a quick sale. It was such a pleasure working with Mary-Lou. Her expertise and help in every aspect of selling our home far exceeded our expectations. We are so grateful to have worked with Mary-Lou and to have had her as our broker.

Susan and John Caldarella

11 December 2019, 17:26 PM

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We have moved 12 times and bought and sold over 25. Thus we have worked with many real estate agents. By far Mary-Lou is the best. She is an expert in buying and selling homes.

Tom Gillett

11 July 2019, 17:36 PM

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It was a great experiences working with Mary-Lou. As a first home buyer, I had a lot of questions and aspect to consider. She was always ready to assist, very diligent, knowledgable about the area, and professional during entire process. I would highly recommend Mary-Lou to my friends or anyone purchasing or selling a home.

J Lee, Lexington

03 August 2018, 05:30 AM

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Mary-Lou provided really exceptional service in all respects. I would recommend her to anyone selling or thinking of selling a house in the Lexington MA area. I wish she could be here in CO to help us buy our next house!

Greg Rapp, Boulder, CO

02 August 2018, 11:56 AM

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Mary-Lou had the right personality for us. Very down to earth and kind. We’d met dozens of brokers at open houses and wanted to work with Mary-Lou because of her knowledge of the market, patience, and kindness.

Jeanne & Chris Gray, Lexington

02 August 2018, 07:45 AM

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Mary-Lou was extremely helpful in the home buying process. Being a first time homebuyer I had several questions and concerns when looking for a home and Mary-Lou was available practically 24-7 to help. I would never hesitate to recommend her to others, I look forward to working with her again in the future.

Andrew, North Chelmsford Ma

20 March 2018, 19:35 PM

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Mary-Lou McDonough