Established in 2001, RBJ serves clients throughout the greater Boston market, as well as in cities across the US and internationally. RBJ has been named the “Small Business of the Year” by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and has been honored multiple times as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Boston Business Journal. RBJ is consistently one of the most active brokerage firms in Boston representing some of the largest tenants and landlords in the market.

Heard says Transwestern investigated a few firms throughout the Boston region, but kept coming back to RBJ. Though both parties liked one another and were interested in joining forces, the process itself took four or five years to solidify. "Like anything, we had our expansion priorities, and they had different priorities as well," Heard explains. "But we stayed in touch. There was the single mutuality of culture. We thought they were talented people and liked that they employed leading-edge technology to serve their clients."

The Boston buy is indicative of Transwestern's continuing expansion plans, both in the US and abroad. Heard says the company is in discussions with various groups and individuals throughout the United States. With presences in New York and Boston established, Heard says the focus is Latin America as well as the far northwest region in the United States.

In addition to growing in breadth, Transwestern wants to grow in depth as well. "We're committed to growing and expanding in the core cities in which we have a dominant presence," Heard says. "We'll continue to fortify our base."