Navigating the real estate market can be exciting but overwhelming—and that’s where I come in. With over 30 years of experience helping clients buy and sell homes in Connecticut, my goal is to make the process smooth, straightforward, and successful for you. Whether you’re buying your dream home or selling to move on to your next chapter, I’m here to guide you through the entire process.

What sets me apart is my personalized approach. I take the time to understand your unique needs and goals, then design a strategy tailored just for you. With deep local market knowledge, strong negotiating skills, and an unwavering commitment to your best interests, I’ll work tirelessly to get you the results you deserve.

I’ve built my career on trust, transparency, and lasting relationships. Many of my clients become lifelong friends, and the greatest compliment I receive is when they refer me to their loved ones. Earning the Connecticut Magazine Five Star Award for 15 consecutive years (2011–2025) is an honor, but what matters most to me is your satisfaction and success.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling—or just have questions—I’m here for you. Let’s connect and talk about how I can help you reach your real estate goals.

Warm regards,

Dawn

Dawn D’Auria, MBA
Broker Associate, Global Luxury

Realtor, CRS ABR, RCC, CLHMS

Experience the Difference 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: In addition to my real estate credentials, I hold a B.S. degree in Marketing, an e-commerce graduate certificate from Fairfield University, and an MBA from Quinnipiac University. As a life-long resident of Connecticut, I know the local market very well enabling me best position your home to sell or help you navigate the buying process.

* * Residential **    ** Global Luxury **      ** Relocation **     ** Second Home **    ** Investment**     ** Commercial **

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Client Reviews

2025 - Michele and Brett

I have nothing but great things to say about Dawn. She is the best realtor in Connecticut. Dawn is patient and only looks out for her client’s best interest. My husband and I worked with Dawn for years. We now live in a beautiful home thanks to her. I bought our house sight unseen after my husband and her toured it because I knew if she had great things to say about the house that we should buy it. She works long hours and wrote up many offers for us in a tough sellers market. She is very knowledgeable and was such a pleasure to work with. She is also very professional and I would hire her again someday if we ever decide to move. I also recommend her to any of my friends looking to buy a house. Hire Dawn if you want to enjoy your home buying experience!

2025 - Mark and Ellen Santoro

My husband and I had entrusted Dawn D'Auria to sell his parent's homestead, and we couldn't be more grateful for her exceptional service. From the very start, Dawn demonstrated a deep understanding of the real estate market, providing expert guidance every step of the way. She was patient and empathetic with our elderly mother, making the entire process feel smooth and stress-free.

One of the things that truly stood out was how Dawn went above and beyond to help prepare the home for sale. She coordinated all the staging needed to showcase the property at its best, and the professional photos made the home shine. The listing was not only beautifully presented, but Dawn also accurately priced the home based on a keen awareness of current market trends, ensuring it was competitive without overpricing.

Thanks to Dawn's expertise and personal care, we sold the home quickly and for a great price. We wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home. Her commitment to excellence made a world of difference during what could have been a very difficult time.

2024 April Millo

For anyone looking for one of the best real estate agents in CT, I highly recommend Dawn D’Auria. A close friend recommended Dawn to me when I was ready to sell my condo in Wallingford back in 2020. My friend and her family had used Dawn for their buying and selling needs throughout the years and she assured me I was going to be in good hands. Immediately, I was impressed by Dawn’s superior knowledge of the market, the market trends, and her integrity. Dawn fully prepared me for the selling process and was readily available day or night to answer any questions I had along the way. She put me at ease with her honest and straightforward approach. Following the sale of my condo, I used Dawn again in 2023 when I was ready to purchase my dream home. Again, Dawn’s strategic negotiations, experience, and knowledge helped me get everything I wanted for the right price. Dawn’s excellent communication skills helped make my selling and buying process go as seamless possible.

2024 Katrina Mcleod

Dawn is the BEST realtor ever! We are so happy that she was recommended to us by a friend that we’ve recommended her to all of our home-buying and non-home-buying friends. With over 30 years of experience, she has strong negotiating abilities complemented by a network of connections. She’s very logical and orderly which is exactly what you want in the complicated process of buying a home. Throughout the process, she listened to what we were looking for and understood that well enough to quickly narrow down our search to a few high potential and realistic options. We’re eternally grateful for her knowledge, help, and friendship. She made the process easy and stress free! Right from the beginning we connected and we wouldn’t want anyone else to help us buy a house.

2022 David Zhang 

Our interaction with Dawn is much higher than just a 5-star experience! She is spectacular and always goes above and beyond your expectations. She helped us sell our home in Wallingford and buy our first investment property with ease and now she is helping us find our next dream home. Dawn’s service is extremely personable, professional, and enjoyable. She has all the knowledge, experience, and character that you would want your real estate agent to possess. She has the best connections, from qualified home inspectors, to experienced attorneys and mortgage underwriters, just ask when you need it and of course, I never felt pressured to use anyone or purchase any service she recommends but always feels good when you are presented the best options. As a buyer and seller, I am constantly learning from Dawn about this volatile market, home maintenance and protections, legal advice, best and worst scenarios mindset and much more. My wife and I are very pleased to have Dawn on our side as our agent and new friend, and we can’t recommend her enough for the buying/selling of your home!

2022 Kristen Poulos 

We’ve moved around the country quite a bit, but nothing could prepare us for all of the interesting nuance of CT real estate. We were lucky to work with Dawn, who helped us find the perfect home and had great contacts to help us through the buying process (home inspection, etc.). She made things easy and was super responsive throughout. Thanks Dawn!

2021 Anthony Gland 

Our first home buying experience couldn’t have been any better. My wife and I feel so fortunate to have been connected with Dawn, as she made everything easy for us each step of the way. Before working with Dawn the prospect of buying our first home was daunting, especially given the uncertainty associated with the pandemic. Dawn took us under her wing, treating us more as family than as clients, and helped us to navigate the changing market without flaw. Her advice was invaluable and played a key role in each step of the home buying process. Dawn also provided her opinion when asked, which clearly reflected her broad knowledge and many years of experience within the business. Dawn took personal interest in our happiness and we truly feel that she always acted with our best interests in mind. We were extremely happy to have had Dawn on our side and for her to have been a part of this major step in our lives. We absolutely recommend Dawn’s services to anyone looking to buy or sell their home.

2019 - Dipo

Local knowledge: ***** Process expertise: ***** Responsiveness: ***** Negotiation skills: *****

Dawn was quite simply, amazing! My wife and I were moving our family back east from the west coast so Dawn was our eyes and ears and boots on the ground. She scoured houses for us, found the best contenders and really helped maximize our time whenever we flew in to check homes. She was exceptionally patient -- took almost a year to find us the right home but she ultimately found us the perfect house in a great location right in the heart of Cheshire. She was very responsive throughout the process and guided us right through close. Dawn made the entire process painless and more importany fun. I can't say enough good things about her and should we be in the market for another home in the future, she will be the only one I will call!

Highly likely to recommend

2017 - lm_marsh

Local knowledge: ***** Process expertise: ***** Responsiveness: ***** Negotiation skills: *****

After my husband and I had issues with a previous Realtor and had a deal fall through, we searched for someone new online. We found Dawn and are SO lucky we did. She truly went above and beyond for us and made us feel like we were her only clients. We were in a time crunch because of the previous issues, and she facilitated everything we needed, advocated for us in a million ways, and got us a great deal. Dawn is truly amazing at what she does, and if we ever need to buy/sell again, I wouldn’t want to work with anyone else.

Highly likely to recommend

2017 - catwoman rf

Local knowledge: ***** Process expertise: ***** Responsiveness: ***** Negotiation skills: *****

Dawn was wonderful to work with. Very knowledgeable about everything! She’s very thorough and on top of everything. I would recommend her to everyone! Best Realtor ever! I would definitely recommend her! Rebecca

Highly likely to recommend

2017 - georgec72

Local knowledge: ***** Process expertise: ***** Responsiveness: ***** Negotiation skills: *****

Dawn was great to work with. After talking with her for just a little while I knew she had my best interests in mind. One of the most important things that really impressed me, was that she stuck to my guidelines (two car garage). She wasn't just trying to sell me a house, she was trying to fill my needs. George

Highly likely to recommend

2017 - danpopoli.

Local knowledge: ***** Process expertise: ***** Responsiveness: ***** Negotiation skills: *****

Dawn represented me while buying my first home; a bank owned foreclosure property which needed some work, but was listed for a very attractive and buyer-competitive price. I can honestly say that without Dawn's phenomenal work ethic and knowledge of the complexities of buying a bank owned properties the incredibly difficult deal would have fallen through. The performance of the realtor who represented the bank in this deal was borderline unprofessional. The selling realtor was consistently late and uncooperative with time sensitive responses, and it placed the entire deal in jeopardy more than once. Dawn was on top of things from the first day that I saw the property to the day that we closed. She tirelessly worked through these challenges and took every proactive step possible to keep the process on track despite numerous bank requested contract revisions and the shortcomings of the selling realtor. She successfully (and with a great deal of finesse and professionalism) leveraged the bank to meet the repair requirements needed for the house to qualify for my planned mortgage so I could successfully close on the house; all while other buyers were looking for every opportunity to throw in their bids leaving no margin for error on her part. When all was said and done, I ended up in the perfect house for me, and there is absolutely no realtor I would work with instead of Dawn!

Highly likely to recommend

To Past, Present and Future Clients of Dawn D’Auria,

Our move to Florida began with interviews for a realtor. We were looking for someone who we could trust to sell our house while we focused on relocating. Dawn from the very first meeting out-shined all the rest. Her knowledge and preparedness to inform and guide us through the sale of our home was evident during our first meeting. On the interview alone we could not have chosen a better realtor. Yet, once we informed Dawn that we wanted her to sell our house she began to truly demonstrate all that we hoped for in a professional.

We knew our house was going to sell without us living in it due to a quick relocation for family and career choices. Dawn made us feel secure that our house was going to be well cared for in our absence, and it was. Throughout the process the advice that she gave had the right blend of experience of the realty industry and her understanding of our needs and desires for the sale. She continued to make suggestions and take actions that were always in the best interest of our house and us, her clients. Overtime, we realized that if Dawn suggests it, then it will lead us in the right direction, and it always did. Her experience in how to price, market and show our house was the deciding factor in the sale of our home.

The final closing on our home was yet another indication of Dawn’s commitment to us, not just as clients, but as people. She vigorously worked on our behalf while dealing with the sellers, attorneys and mortgage companies. In the end it was evident that she was representing us and our needs, not her own. Dawn made the sale of our house feel more like a life experience than a business transaction. That is why it is with great pleasure that we emphatically recommend Dawn D’Auria for any situation that deals with the sale, purchase or renting of a property. Our only hope was that she could have represented us in Florida as buyers too.

Sincerely,

Alex & Colleen Iacono

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