EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18. U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of New England Realty Associates Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Ronald Brown, President of NewReal, Inc., Sole General Partner of
the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Partnership.

By:   /s/ Ronald Brown
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      Ronald Brown
      President of New Real, Inc, Sole General Partner of the Partnership
      August 14, 2002