Valvel “Val” Temin is a licensed Massachusetts real estate salesperson with BMN Boston at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Based at Douglas Elliman’s Boston office at 20 Park Plaza, Val represents buyers, sellers, renters, and investors throughout Greater Boston. He brings a particularly useful combination of residential sales, leasing, and property-management experience to clients who want to understand not only what a property is worth today, but how it is likely to perform over time.
A property-level operating perspective
Val has worked in Greater Boston real estate from several angles, including sales and rental management at Benjamin Apartments and professional roles with Rise Realty, Wingate Companies, WinnCompanies, and Redington Properties. That background gives him practical familiarity with tenant demand, building operations, maintenance priorities, leasing cycles, and the day-to-day issues that influence ownership. It also allows him to explain the tradeoffs between buying, renting, holding, and selling with more context than a sales comparison alone can provide.
Originally from Swampscott, Val earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Curry College. His business training and hands-on housing experience are especially relevant for first-time investors and multifamily clients: he helps them examine rents, expenses, condition, and management requirements before committing to a strategy. Buyers and sellers receive the same disciplined attention to pricing, documentation, and execution.
Local service and clear communication
Val works across Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton, the North Shore, and surrounding communities. Brookline remains one of the markets he serves; his professional base is the team’s 20 Park Plaza office in Boston. Fluent in English and Russian, he can support a wider range of clients and families through the practical and financial details of a Massachusetts real estate transaction.
BMN Boston
Val works alongside team leads Steven Novak and Craig Brody, as well as Ashlie Tucker and Melissa Muken. BMN Boston gives his clients a coordinated team for residential representation, marketing, investment analysis, and property-level problem solving, backed by Douglas Elliman’s wider network.
