Jackie Connelly-Fornuff's (jackieconnellyfornuff) Blog

Photos for the 2014 Half Ironman in Montauk NY My husband Rob and our friend Marcia along with a few hundred athletes competed in the 2014 Half Ironman in Montauk NY on Sunday, September 28th. My husband has competed in many triathlons, marathons, and other running races, but the Montauk Half Iro...

Homes for Sale in Dix Hills NY from $500,000 There are 188 homes for sale in Dix Hills NY. Prices range from $525,000 to $2.249M. Property taxes range from $4,281 to $39,313. Most of the homes for sale in Dix Hills NY are in the Half Hollow Hills School District. Some are in the Commack and Hunti...

No, This is not Bob's Furniture Almost four years ago, I wrote a review for Bob's Furniture located in Farmingdale, NY. We bought a sofa and love seat from them and we were very happy with our purchase. This past weekend we were in Montauk, NY. I received a call from a woman thinking I was Bob's ...

Above and Beyond Real Estate - Compassion Jared Christiansen wants us to write a post about how we went above and beyond for our clients. I always know that I do, but this one client came to mind immediately. In the world of real estate, when you hear that someone doesn't have money, others will ...

Dix Hills NY Housing Values for September 2014 This Dix Hills NY real estate market report is by Jackie Connelly-Fornuff with Douglas Elliman in Babylon Village. The median sold price for homes in Dix Hills NY during September 2014 is $720,750 which is up 13.41% from this time in 2013. Average da...

Have West Babylon Coop Prices Gone Up or Down?   It depends upon what you are comparing. Have West Babylon Coop prices gone down in the past 4 years? Yes. But, they have relatively remained stable for the last 2 years.   I listed a one bedroom coop in Fisherman's Wharf in West Babylon during the ...

Babylon Village Housing Values for September 2014 This Babylon Village Real Estate Market Report is by Jackie Connelly-Fornuff with Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon Village The chart below reflects the real estate market for the past 11 years. Overall for September, the median sold price fo...

Rest In Peace Beverly Carter...... Although we do not know the details just yet, Beverly Carter's body was found 25 miles North from the home she was showing to a buyer. I was really hoping for a better outcome. My heart is heavy and I am sure all of us in the real estate community are affected b...

11 Reasons Why Real Estate Is Not Easy  Buyer's bank gave us a clear to close on a coop and the bank said, "oopsie" we didn't get the insurance certificate for the coop development although we requested it 16 days ago. Bank never followed up but I spent almost 7 hours getting the insurance certif...

Will Updating Half of My Long Island NY Home Hurt the Other Half? It really depends upon which half you update and which half you leave alone. If you update the kitchen, freshly paint the other rooms, rip up carpeting and finish the hardwood floors underneath but leave the basement alone, then no...