Dawn Frojen – Halstead Property

Dawn is one of those rare gems — able to maintain the highest professionalism while bringing a warmth and personableness that makes working with her an absolute pleasure. My husband and I had been looking to purchase a home in the Brooklyn area for years and had an accepted offer fall through due to the gross incompetence of our previous buyers’ broker. After asking around from his colleagues, hubby was given Dawn’s contact and from our first meeting I could tell that we were in good hands.
We used Dawn as a buyer’s broker. I was initially hesitant about using a buyer’s broker, because intuitively, even though they work for the buyer, you feel that their goal isn’t really in your favor — since they make money from commission off sales, you’d think that most brokers would be motivated to have you purchase both quickly and at a high price. Dawn is not like that at all. At all points in the process I felt that Dawn was both a wise advisor and very good friend. She listened carefully to our «must haves» list and our «would love to have» list and sent us updated listings weekly. She attended most of the open houses and showings with us and was able to bring a lot of expertise into examining a home (e.g. pointing out what might need work, etc). She’s also been in the business a long time and has a relationship with many other listing brokers, which is a nice benefit. When we were interested in properties, she would take the time to look at similar listings in the area and come back to us with advice on numbers that she thought were fair offers (even if the asking price was significantly higher) and what she thought the homes would go for.
At no point did I ever feel pressure from Dawn to make an offer that we weren’t comfortable with. She was exceedingly patient with us, even as our «must haves» list fluctuated and we changed our minds about one particular accepted offer. She worked with us for a solid 6 months and guided us through the whole crazy, frustrating process of purchasing a home in NYC from open house, to making offers, to hiring an engineering inspector, to mortgage financing, to hiring a real estate attorney, to closing. She’s timely and also incredibly responsive, usually responding to e-​mails or texts within minutes.
She is amazing at her job and up till now has gotten all her clients through word of mouth referrals. But since I love Unilocal so much and know that many people look to Unilocal to help them find qualified, excellent service I knew I had to get her on here and bullied her into making a page! Now you, Unilocal user, can benefit from the wonderfulness that is Dawn Frojen. Highly recommend!