Chris Bernier - Principal Broker/Owner

About Chris

Chris Bernier is the owner and principal broker of Churchill Properties.  Chris has held numerous leadership roles in residential real estate in the greater Boston area over the last 25 years.  He was the Chief Operating Officer for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of New England, a multiple office firm with over 4,000 agents, where he was responsible for agent training and education, marketing, luxury marketing, new construction, and office administration.  Prior to his role as COO , he was a Regional Vice President and manager responsible for eighteen real estate brokerage offices including more than 900 agents and staff, who closed more than 6,000 home sales annually.  Prior to his role as RVP, Chris directly managed six real estate offices with more than 200 agents and was responsible for all agent hiring, training, coaching, and brokerage activity.  He has created and implemented numerous agent training and coaching programs and has personally recruited and trained more than 300 agents.    

Chris was elected to, and served for several years, on the board of directors of MLS Property Information Network, Massachusetts largest multiple listing service, serving more than 25,000 real estate agents.  As a real estate broker, Chris was recognized for ranking in the top 1% of brokers for closed sales volume in his firm of 1,200 agents. He earned his B.S. in accounting from Bentley University and worked in cost accounting for 8 years.  He is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, the Luxury Homes network, LuxuryPortfolio.com, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and the North Shore Association of Realtors . A native of Lexington, Massachusetts he has resided on the North Shore for more than thirty years.