Name: James Major
Title: President
Company: Allen & Major Associates, Inc.
Location: 100 Commerce Way, Woburn, Mass.
Birthplace and year: Northampton, Mass., 1946
Family: Wife, Lynn; daughters: Corrie, Katie, Kira; son: Denny; also six grandchildren
College: Wentworth Institute (associates degree); New England College (B.S.); Northeastern (M.S.)
First job in real estate or allied field: Fay, Spofford & Thorndike - Civil Engineer
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Oversee company's marketing and operations; planning to travel more.
Hobbies: Golf, boating, skiing
Favorite book: "The Sand Pebbles"
Favorite movie: "Caddyshack"
Key to success: Being responsive to client needs
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Real estate developer
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? I would like to say there was an outstanding transaction for me this past year but 2024 was more a culmination of long-term relationships, most of which continued to transact. Deals were smaller in many cases but we saw robust leasing both on the agency side as well as on the tenant side.