My partner and I came to New Haven with a carload of belongings and no place to stay. We were…read morelooking to move into an apartment before starting graduate studies, and we walked into Farnam Realty on a whim. (Bo, the greeter pup, was too cute to resist.) Carol and her team took very good care of us. As first-time renters, we needed all the help we could get! Carol listened attentively to what we wanted, and she showed us exactly that. She was honest about our budget and about the properties we viewed. All of her help was professional and encouraging. While we waited to arrange our lease, Farnam Realty Group helped us find a place to stay for the evening. Carol worked quickly and efficiently to move us into the right home. She even helped us negotiate a monthly rent that allowed us to remain on budget. Our lease was finalized within 24 hours of our first steps into the office. My partner and I are so grateful for Farnam Realty!

Disclaimer: this review is written by Will's partner, who hates making accounts but hates Farnam…read moreeven more. Thank you Will xx DO NOT RENT HERE. Greed, incompetence, and apparent hatred for their tenants. My partner rented from Farnam for seven years, but I couldn't tolerate more than one. After fixing up our poorly maintained apartment and receiving confirmation for a lease renewal, we were suddenly forced to relocate at tremendous personal expense. Farnam didn't even communicate this information to us; my partner had to leave work and drive to their office, as always, to find out they had lied to us yet again. (There are more horror stories that I won't even get into here.) All this strife so that landlord Carol could continue raising rents for the next sorry tenant. The brokers are friendly while coaxing you into a lease; after that point, they genuinely don't care whether you live or die. They will lie to you for no other reason than their own laziness and convenience, and that's only if you manage to get anyone to talk to you in the first place. I'm disgusted with Joey Felton and Zak Kampton, but I'm still not sure whether they're malicious or just incompetent. Carol Lopez-Horsford is evil. I heard her shouting and degrading the maintenance staff multiple times while I was a tenant, and she appears to be hated by all who have ever known her (including brokers who escaped to other companies). The maintenance workers were the only positive part of my experience, but even they couldn't manage to keep mice out of our apartment. Yes, New Haven has a pest problem, but it doesn't help when the house is literally full of holes. Of the four apartments I've rented in this city, Farnam's was the worst maintained and worst managed by far. We are thankful every day to no longer be in business with Farnam. It's harder to find a decent private landlord, but so worth the effort! P.S. It's common knowledge that they buy fake positive reviews. You can literally tell which ones those are on this Yelp page. Lies as always.

Bee is amazing to work with! She helped me find tenants for my one-bedroom apartment in Bridgeport,…read moreand the whole process was smooth from start to finish. She's detail-oriented, professional, and really driven to make sure things get done right. What stood out most was how responsive and organized she is in her craft, and you can tell she genuinely cares about her clients and their properties. I'll definitely be considering Bee to take over full management of my rentals in the near future.

I had a wonderful experience working with Brethela ("Bee") to find the right tenant for my rental…read moreproperty. From start to finish, she was incredibly kind, patient, and understanding, especially of my desire not to rush the process. She truly respected that finding the right tenant was more important than finding one quickly.

Jack Hill was wonderful to work with. He has roots in New Haven and his knowledge of the nuances…read moreof neighborhoods and the local real estate market sets him apart. Selling a home is extremely stressful. In my case, I was living in a different state and cleaning out the home on weekends and vacations. Jack's extensive network of vendors were reliable and delivered quality results, helping me with the final touches needed to get the house ready to sell. I highly recommend Jack Hill to anyone looking to buy or sell.

We had a wonderful experience working with Melanie Gunn for both the purchase of our new home and…read moresale of our old home. She was very knowledgeable and communicative throughout the whole process. It often felt that she was going above and beyond to make things easier for us. I don't think we could have found a better realtor and we feel so lucky to have worked with her!

This was the best property management company I have every dealt with! The maintenance…read moreteam is top notch and the brick apartment building is very quiet. I lived in a residence on Elm Street in West Haven and I couldn't be happier. They responded the same day when I called when I lost my apartment keys. The apartment I moved into had just been updated with new kitchen appliances and the place was spotless. I was sad to leave but I was moving out of state.

I have lived in several Hadley buildings over the past 25 years, and they have all been clean,…read morewell-maintained, with reasonable rent (with heat and hot water included) and wonderful and responsive maintenance staff. The floors are always beautiful and the coin op laundry rooms are also always cleaned and appliances updated as necessary. Hadley is also very quick to clear sidewalks during the winter and also mow and plant in the spring and summer. They have been around forever and their experience shows!

Their handling of their tenants and treatment of us as neighboring property owners has been nothing…read moreshort of appalling. For YEARS, their tenant has been destroying portions of our property, and despite being made fully aware of the situation, Mandy Management has failed to take any meaningful action to stop the damage, only to ignore us throughout ALL THESE YEARS even law enforcement. Instead of addressing the destructive behavior, they have turned a blind eye, excused the tenant's conduct, and allowed the situation to escalate. The tenant informed the police Mandy Management advised them to cut down all our trees. The situation has become even more distressing because their tenant frequently yells and screams at us in the mornings -- right in front of me and my disabled children. This is harassment, plain and simple, breach of peace as the police stated. It has created a hostile and unsafe environment for my family, which no one should have to endure in their own home. Mandy Management has done the opposite: they ignore legitimate concerns, enable their tenant's destructive actions, and allow them to lash out at their surrounding neighbors. Their negligence and hostility have caused unnecessary stress, financial loss, and damage that could have easily been prevented with even the most basic level of professionalism and accountability. If you are a property owner or renter considering hiring this management company, beware: they do not act in good faith, they do not protect property, and they certainly do not treat others with respect. Their conduct is a liability, not an asset. My children should not have to suffer daily in their own home.

Mold. Roaches. Vermin. Slumlords. Save your & your loved ones lives - do not rent from them ever…read more Dangerous toxic buildings without pro repairs/paint over mold- nice employees, but bad apts. People become sick in them. Don't! Ocean co suck too. Talk to LCI New Haven. Believe every bad review of Mandy. Though religious they do not care to make their 4,000 apartments in 800 buildings safe to inhabit. Work orders cancelled over & over in them without professional repairs. Just don't!

I live in a large condo complex in Branford which is has been managed by the Wm. M. Hotchkiss…read moreCompany for just over a year now- my gosh they have made such a difference! The financial situation is in order and the grounds look great. I see them on their regular visits to the property so I know they are paying attention to the details. Thank you Hotchkiss! I would definitely recommend them to my friends and family!!!

I have a large commercial building in Fairfield and has been self managing for a few years and…read morefinally realized I couldn't do it on my own any longer. Hotchkiss came highly recommended by a friend with several properties under their management. Not only have my vacancies gone down, but I have learned so much about the real estate business, they didn't just take the reins but rather helped me understand commercial real estate as a business, missed opportunities, inexpensive ways to make my units more attractive and more versatile and the occupancy rates speak for themselves. By far the best move I've made was working with them.

Beware the bread & circuses: This luxury apartment complex in New Haven charges similar prices to…read moreother high-end buildings but falls short on security measures. While the community events and amenities are plentiful, there are significant shortcomings in infrastructure and security protocols -- such as cameras or active security staff. Notably, this lack of security recently resulted in an incident where approximately 20 cars were broken into, in the supposedly "secure" premium garage. Tenants are left holding the bag on damages, while paying $150 a month for this "secure" garage parking. Plus, this major break-in event isn't the first time, there's been a repeated series of minor car break-ins and package thefts.

I've lived here several months now in a one bedroom that faces the courtyard. For a brand new…read morebuilding, I'm extremely disappointed with the construction. It doesn't seems like there was much forethought into the acoustics. The noise from the hallways carries through the front door to the apartment very readily, and vice versa. Additionally, I hear things like my upstairs neighbors' footsteps as they walk about their place and the dull hum of my adjacent neighbors' voices through the bedroom wall. And, even with windows shut, all of the activity from the courtyard carries into the apartment - not a huge deal as the pool closes at 8pm and courtyard closes at 10pm, but the occasional group will disregard these rules. These grievances aside, there are great amenities to the building. The staff is also friendly and responsive.

I just called to ask a question about residential rents and the woman who just answered my call…read morejust hung up in my face. Imagine having to work with them about living there.

After interacting with a series of sketchy landlords via Craigslist (yes, a bedroom door is…read moreessential...and no, I don't believe you when you say it'll be installed in a week), I stumbled upon the CA Website and decided to give them a call. I was visiting New Haven the next week, and they said they had a few properties in my price range and told me to stop by. The minute I walked into CA White, I was greeted with sincerity and professionalism. Linda is an absolute pleasure to deal with. She's fair, kind, and has always been responsive. I looked at one of their luxury 2 bedrooms earlier, which was beautiful, but I was looking for something a little more modest. I ended up signing onto an apartment at 84 Howe St (Campus View), and while it's an old building, it's well maintained, really fairly priced, and located in a safe area and convenient distance from Yale. I really recommend renting through CA White!

Dallas @ Pearce helped me buy a home in New Haven and helped me negotiate a great deal. I highly…read morerecommend Pearce Real Estate.

Although I could go on and on about our experience with this Real Estate company, I will keep it…read moreshort. PLEASE, if this is your first time selling your home and you find yourself on Pearce's website, do a little research of your own (reading reviews etc.). It's easily one of the biggest investments of your life and although the purchase of our home with a current employee here back in Winter of 2017 was the easiest / smoothest process and we were extremely happy, this was simply not the case for the sale of our home 1.5 years later (again,same realtor who helped us purchase). The only good thing to come out of this process was the simple fact that we had an offer within 5 days of our house being listed, there was an incredibly large miss on the offer that we had accepted that was overlooked and beings we were bound to, could not go back on (partially our miss but beings were not the ones making commission, this is the job of your realtor). From that point on, communication lacked and we felt as if we were the ones constantly asking what the next steps were in this process. Fast forward to 45 days later and multiple extensions from the buyers and we had finally closed and no longer have to be subject to dealing with a company who does not have paying customers best interested at hand.

Just wanted to give a shout out to Dave and his team! We have been with them for 5 years now I…read morebelieve and can only say the best things about them. We literally do not have to think twice about what's going on with our rental properties, they all going smooth as butter. If a problem arises they are on it lickety split. The value and service they provide is extremely appreciated and admirable! We wish we could find more properties just so that we can keep using them. Give yourself peace of mind and call them up to see how they can help you.

I've worked in real estate for a very long time. David didn't seem to know he was doing. Awful to…read moredeal with and unprofessional. He somehow found it ethical to cash our check and wouldn't sign the lease the day we were supposed to move in.