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The Quonae Team at Compass

A Data-Driven, Results-Focused Approach to Real Estate
Work With Us The Quonae Team's Story
A Wider Reach

Local expertise, and a global stage.

7M+1
Monthly visitors across the Compass network

We use a focused strategy to put your home in front of a wide pool of qualified buyers:

  • Private Exclusives launch to 37,000+ agents2 and their buyers who validate your price and positioning before it goes public
  • Compass Coming Soon builds early interest before your home hits the open market
  • Compass expands your monthly global reach to 350,000+ international visitors1
  • 188 million contacts1 in the Compass network — within our reach before your listing ever goes live
  • The QUONAE Team is fluent in both English and Spanish.
Compass · 350,000+ international visitors monthly
Proven Performance

Solid results, and a client experience that puts you first.

Working with clients
Every client, every transaction
2.9%3
More for sellers with a Compass agent, on average
Source: Compass pre-marketing close-price lift vs. comparable listings. Internal Compass reporting, March 2025.

Whether you're buying, selling, or renting, we pair Compass's tools with a careful, hands-on approach — and it shows in the results:

  • Compass agents outperform the industry average by 3x4 in productivity
  • 1 in 5 transactions5 at Compass begins within the agent network
  • A nationwide community of Compass agents we lean on to find the right buyer for your home — or the right home for you
  • Buyers and renters get a research-backed read on value, timing, and negotiation — so you make your move with confidence
The Quonae Team

Built by science. Raised on grit.

The Quonae Team is what happens when a family of scientists decides real estate deserves the same rigor as the lab — and the same heart as a home. Two generations, two languages, one standard.

Santiago, Chile

It starts with a pharmacist

Paula immigrated from Chile as a trained pharmacist with an uncommon determination. In a new country and a new language, she chose the entrepreneur's path.

Greater Boston Area

An entrepreneur and a mother

She built her real estate business from the ground up while raising two girls — proof, every day, that precision and care are not opposites. Her clients became lifelong relationships. Her daughters got a front-row seat to what hard work looks like.

The Next Generation

From pharma to property

Nicole grew up in that business, then built her own career in pharmaceutical research — twelve years in immuno-oncology and rare disease, turning complex data into confident decisions. When she returned to real estate, she brought the lab with her.

Today

Two generations, one standard

Paula's decades of market instinct. Nicole's research-grade analytics. A scientist's rigor and a family's standard of care — in English and Spanish, on both sides of your transaction.

About Your Agent

The analytical edge you deserve.

Nicole Protheroe
Nicole Protheroe · Real Estate Advisor

With over 12 years in pharmaceutical research — spanning immuno-oncology and rare disease — I built a career on distilling robust data packages into clear, compelling stories that drive confident decisions.

I bring that same discipline to Boston real estate: rigorous market analysis, pattern recognition, and recommendations grounded in evidence. Whether you're buying, selling, renting, or just beginning to explore, you deserve an agent who has done the homework.

12+
Years in Research
Boston
Area Specialist
100%
Data-Backed Approach
Tech & Pharma
Background
"Robust data-driven insights for one of life's biggest decisions."
Nicole Protheroe · The Quonae Team
Meet Paula Otto · Principal

A premier name in Massachusetts luxury real estate, Paula Otto brings over 27 years of elite experience — defined by strategic market command, sophisticated negotiation, and absolute discretion for a discerning clientele.

Her authority was forged during an exclusive eleven-year tenure as the private real estate advisor to the personal holdings of the Chairman of Commerce Bank & Trust, where she mastered the off-market transaction. As former Broker-Owner of RE/MAX World Class, she directed three prominent Massachusetts offices — executive command that equips her to handle the most complex situations in any market cycle.

Today at Quonae, that expertise is amplified by the Compass Luxury Division, connecting distinguished properties with an exclusive global network of affluent buyers. Paula doesn't just facilitate transactions; she stewards legacies — the pinnacle of real estate advisory.

Powered by Innovation

Technology, data, and insights, put to work for you.

$1.8B+6
Invested in the Compass platform

We put the tools Compass has built to work for our clients:

  • A centralized platform gives you full visibility into every document, timeline, and conversation throughout your sale — a seamless, secure, friction-free journey from list to close.
  • With Buyer Demand, we access real time data on buyer activity at different price points, then leverage the Agent Network Tool to reach top agents with serious, qualified buyers.
  • We use the Insights Tool to measure and optimize our precise geographic and platform reach and Reverse Prospecting to curate outreach to buyers with the highest intent.
Buyer Demand · Pending Home Sales
100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 JanFebMar AprMayJun JulAugSep OctNovDec 2026: 90,000 2025: 85,000 2022 2025 2026: 90,000
Source: Compass Chief Economist Mike Simonsen · weekly pending home sales rate, single family + condo, 4-week rolling average

The next evolution: AI working for your home, around the clock.

Compass Intelligence is the AI engine inside the platform above — and we pair it with something it can't replicate: a scientist's eye for what the data actually means.

Proactive AI

An assistant that never sleeps

Compass Intelligence monitors buyer behavior, open-house activity, and listing engagement — surfacing the most important opportunities for your home every single day.

Smarter Insights

Real-time buyer signal

Live demand data at every price point means your home is positioned where buyers actually are — not where we hope they'll be.

Always Current

Collections that update themselves

Transaction timelines kept on track, and Collections refreshed in real time for qualified buyers.

The Quonae Standard

AI, plus a human who checks the math

Twelve years in immuno-oncology research taught me to interrogate every dataset. Compass Intelligence supplies the signal — we validate it before it shapes your strategy.

Featured Listings

Homes we're proud to represent.

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The Quonae Brief

Newsletters

Market data, neighborhood deep-dives, and a scientist's take on Boston real estate.

Disclosure: The Quonae Brief is provided for general informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Neighborhood price ranges and market observations are general estimates current as of the date of publication, compiled from sources believed reliable — including MLS PIN and publicly available listing data — but are not guaranteed and are subject to change without notice. This is not a solicitation of property already listed for sale. Past and current market conditions are no guarantee of future results. The Quonae Team is affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Let's Talk

A home is more than an address — it's where your next chapter begins.

Buying, selling, renting, or just exploring the data — reach out anytime, in English or Spanish. We'll come prepared.

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Nicole Protheroe
Real Estate Advisor

M: 857.206.1908
nicole.protheroe@compass.com

POPaula Otto
Paula Otto
Principal

M: 617.751.0506
paula.otto@compass.com

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