Fran DeToro

Fran has been a New Haven resident for 36 years and a Real Estate Agent for over 15 years. She has worked as a residential sales associate with Pearce Real Estate and as a top team producer with Edgehill Team. Her primary goal is to find a perfect match for each family and their ideal home.

Fran’s prior career includes 26 years in Human Resources including HR Director of Publicis, an international advertising agency in New York City.

Her approach to real estate includes interviewing clients to define their core interests, preferences and requirements in order to match them with specific homes and neighborhoods in the Greater New Haven residential real estate market.

She works within her clients’ time constraints to show them a reasonable number of homes.  Fran guides her clients in presenting offers and negotiating counter offers to achieve successful results and, is a firm believer in the art of compromise and acting fairly toward all parties.

Additionally, she advises sellers how to best present their residence, explains current market conditions and how to accurately price their home for sale.

She is pleased to be a recipient of the Pearce Community Service Award and is dedicated to community service in a multitude of ways.

She served for 10 year as a  Member of Yale University’s Women’s Health Research Council and a Board Member of the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation.  As an advocate of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, she volunteers for the Young People’s musical program.

Fran is also a sponsor of the Italian-American Historical Society of Connecticut and a member and contributor of the National Organization of Italian-American Women of Connecticut.

Fran has been a sponsor and fundraiser for the Long Wharf Theater of New Haven.  She is also an avid backer and benefactor of numerous local non-profits including the Boy Scouts of America and community Public Libraries.

Fran’s personal travel adventures include destinations in Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt and South America.