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Rona Fischman

Rona Fischman is a buyer's agent for 4 Buyers Real Estate, which she opened in April 2008. She previously worked in a Belmont exclusive buyer agency for 6 years and at a buyer agency in Newton for 11 years. She is a founding member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyers Agents and serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Association of Buyers Agents.

Rona also writes for the Boston Real Estate Now blog on Boston.com, where she provides a look at the local housing scene, from basements to attics.

Timothy Dwyer

Timothy Dwyer has served the insurance industry for 22 years, advising both domestic and international companies on matters of strategy, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt raising, restructuring, and private equity. Currently, he serves as President and CEO of Entitle Direct Group, Inc., which he founded in 2006.

Prior to founding Entitle Direct Group, Mr. Dwyer was a Partner and Managing Director of Greenhill & Co., where he advised insurance companies and private equity firms on the execution of their strategic plans, including acquisitions and workouts.

Peter Hotton

Peter Hotton is the Globe's "Handyman On Call" and provides home repair and do-it-yourself tips every Sunday in the Homes section in the newspaper and Boston.com.

Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis covered real estate, from home sales to plans for new office towers, for nearly a decade at the Boston Herald. Scott left the newspaper business last fall to launch his own freelance writing business, specializing in real estate and business issues.