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WELCOME TO DAWN'S BLOG

For property and market spotlights, design inspiration, global lifestyle trends and so much more, visit my blog as your source for information and inspiration.

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  • Selling a First Home in Duxbury, MA: 8 Offers and a Financing Surprise,Dawn Hadley

    Selling a First Home in Duxbury, MA: 8 Offers and a Financing Surprise

    Four open houses later, we had eight offers, every one over asking. It sold for $1,150,000 on a $925,000 list price. This one came with an ambitious timeline, and everyone delivered. Huge thanks to the buyers and their agent for going above and beyond, Tony Raby at Guild Mortgage for keeping everyth

  • How This Norwell Family Sold Their Home After a Slow Launch, and Still Got Top Dollar,Dawn Hadley

    How This Norwell Family Sold Their Home After a Slow Launch, and Still Got Top Dollar

    When Ken and Cornelia Poletti called me this year to sell their Norwell home, it wasn't the first time we'd worked together. I'd helped them buy this exact house during COVID, when they relocated from California. Selling it years later meant closing a full circle, but it didn't come without a few bu

  • How a Senior Seller Downsized Successfully in Marshfield, MA,Dawn Hadley

    How a Senior Seller Downsized Successfully in Marshfield, MA

    Pat Bean had lived in her Marshfield home for 47 years. She and her husband raised three daughters there, hosted the whole neighborhood at their pool, and filled every closet and bookshelf with a life well lived. At 85, after losing power last winter despite a whole house generator, Pat knew it was

  • How First-Time Buyers JP and Halle Won a Home in Marshfield After 70 Showings and 4 Offers,Dawn Hadley

    How First-Time Buyers JP and Halle Won a Home in Marshfield After 70 Showings and 4 Offers

    Buying your first home on the South Shore of Massachusetts is not a straight line. For JP and Halle O'Neil, it was 70+ showings, four offers, and several months of searching before they finally had keys in their hands.               This is their story — and a few of the strategies that made it work

  • Sold! 25 Dukes Brook Road, Plympton,Dawn Hadley

    Sold! 25 Dukes Brook Road, Plympton

    A young family found their Plympton dream home after a lowball rejection and a three-offer battle. Dawn Hadley shares what it really took to win in Plympton, MA. How a Family Won Their Rural Dream Home in Plympton, MA After Being Rejected the First Time They lost their first offer on this house. The

  • 4 Rachels Ln, Duxbury,Dawn Hadley

    4 Rachels Ln, Duxbury

    She Pulled Over and Built the Offer from Her Car. Nearly 4 Years Later, They Closed. It was July 13, 2022. Dawn Hadley was in the car on her way to host 75 clients at the annual Engel & Volkers polo appreciation event in Newport, Rhode Island, when her phone rang. It was Jen and Andrew Burns — refer

  • 171 Pine St, Duxbury ,Dawn Hadley

    171 Pine St, Duxbury

    He Built One Last Thing in His Rental Workshop. Then He Closed on His Dream Home in Duxbury. Before Mike Huber signed the papers on 171 Pine Street in Duxbury, he finished one last piece in the workshop he'd been renting for two years. He brought it to the closing table. It was the last thing he eve

  • Closing Story - 12 Spruce Ln, Duxbury,Dawn Hadley

    Closing Story - 12 Spruce Ln, Duxbury

    Nine months ago, Billy and Becca sat down with me for a Dream Session. They were searching from out of state, had a tight wishlist, and weren't going to settle for anything less than right.   So we didn't.   Countless showings, video walkthroughs, offers written and rewritten — and we finally negoti

  • 22 Tinkertown Lane, Duxbury,Dawn Hadley

    22 Tinkertown Lane, Duxbury

    Persistence, Vision, and a Whole Lot of Heart  I am beyond thrilled to announce that my clients are officially the new owners of 22 Tinkertown Lane in Duxbury! This journey started over a year ago when a dear friend referred this wonderful family to me. Their mission? Finding the perfect home for th

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