Melvin has been licensed since 1989 in California and Massachusetts but has been selling/working in the Greater Boston area and suburbs since 1996 and has a deep understanding of the local real estate market. He has held several leadership positions within the Greater Boston Association of Realtors, including Past-President (2022), President-Elect, Vice President, and Treasurer, and has been a Federal Political Coordinator for the National Association of Realtors since 2019. He has also served on the boards of several local organizations, including the Chair of Massachusetts Association of Realtors Government Affairs Committee, Urban Land Institute, YouthBuild Boston, Youth Enrichment Services, Codman Square NDC, Urban Bankers, and the Local Boston Housing Chapter of the N.A.A.C.P.
Melvin is an experienced educator and trainer and has been teaching Urban Land Planning to graduate students, undergraduate students, elected officials, and high school students. He has been teaching first-time homebuyer seminars since 2001. He is one of the instructors at several housing organizations, including MAHA, Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation, NeighborWorks Southern Mass, WATCH CDC, Urban Edge, and Boston Home Center. He teaches prospective homebuyers about what to look for when selecting a real estate agent, buying a house, and various first-time homebuyer programs, including FHA, MFHA, VA, 203K, Conventional, and others.
Melvin has also testified in front of the Massachusetts State Senate and Boston City Council on housing issues as well as helping draft several Bills and Policies around housing issues (Local and Federal). He has held senior positions at several reputable real estate companies, including Century 21 Coast Properties, CA, South Bay Brokers, CA, The DeWolfe Companies, MA, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, MA, Century 21 Shawmut Properties, MA, RE/MAX Landmark, MA, and presently at RE/MAX Destiny Residential and Commercial Division, MA (The Vieira Group). He holds several certifications, including CIPS, CNS, ABR, NHS, and ILHS, and is a member of various professional organizations, including NAR, MAR, GBREB, GBAR, and REBAC.
