Harvard Fencing Coach Peter Brand’s Real Estate Transactions Scrutinized

Harvard Fencing Coach Peter Brand’s Real Estate Transactions Scrutinized

THE FRONT PAGE of Friday morning’s Boston Globe reported

—under the headline, “A Very Good Deal for Harvard Coach”—

Peter Brand, head coach of Harvard’s fencing team since 1999, had engaged in real-estate and non-profit financial transactions with the parent of a current and former College student.

Specifically, Brand sold his Needham home in 2016 for more than $400,000 above its assessed value to the parent of a fencing recruit, then a junior in high school, who is now a sophomore at the College.

Brand then reportedly purchased a condominium in Cambridge, offering more than $300,000 above the asking price.

Harvard Magazine

https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/04/fencing-coach-investigation