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Tara Downing is a Port Washington-based Licensed Associate Broker with over 15 years of experience serving Nassau County, Long Island, and the Hamptons. Affiliated with Laffey Real Estate, Tara is known for her strategic marketing, thoughtful property positioning, and data-driven pricing strategies that help clients achieve strong results in competitive markets.

With experience in the fast-paced New York City real estate sector, Tara brings a refined marketing approach and confident negotiation skills to every transaction. She combines that broader market perspective with deep local knowledge of the North Shore and East End, guiding clients seamlessly whether they are buying, selling, relocating, or investing.

Tara represents homeowners, waterfront properties, estates, downsizers, and clients transitioning between NYC, Long Island, and the Hamptons. Her approach blends market expertise with attentive service, ensuring each client feels informed and supported from listing through closing.

 



Tara Downing is a Port Washington-based Licensed Associate Broker with over 15 years of experience serving Nassau County, Long Island, and the Hamptons. Affiliated with Laffey Real Estate, Tara is known for her strategic marketing, thoughtful property positioning, and data-driven pricing strategies that help clients achieve strong results in competitive markets.

With experience in the fast-paced New York City real estate sector, Tara brings a refined marketing approach and confident negotiation skills to every transaction. She combines that broader market perspective with deep local knowledge of the North Shore and East End, guiding clients seamlessly whether they are buying, selling, relocating, or investing.

Tara represents homeowners, waterfront properties, estates, downsizers, and clients transitioning between NYC, Long Island, and the Hamptons. Her approach blends market expertise with attentive service, ensuring each client feels informed and supported from listing through closing.

 

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What My Clients Say

""Tara is truly top-notch! We recently sold our family home of over 50 years, which was an emotional and logistical challenge since we live quite a distance from the property. Tara went above and beyond our expectations at every turn. She checked on the house regularly, used her extensive contacts to help us coordinate an estate sale, and even arranged for snow shoveling during winter storms. She secured us a great offer and made a potentially stressful process feel seamless. Tara is kind, knowledgeable, and incredibly reliable. If you want to be in capable, trustworthy hands, work with Tara!""

- Peggy Glanzman, Home Seller

"I am an attorney practicing law for over 50 years . I have worked with Tara on numerous occasions and I can attest she is one of the most consummate professionals. that I have ever worked with. She goes way beyond what would be normally be expected . If anyone is considering selling their home or buying a home I would enthusically reccommed contacting her, I guarantee you will thank me for it."

- H Wayne Mirsky,

"Tara navigated the process of selling our home for us in a way that was stress-free and effective. She went above and beyond to help get our home ready to sell and most importantly sold our home in a challenging market at a price that was workable for us and our buyers. We will be using her again to sell another property in the near future."

- Cori Bayardelle, Home Seller

"Tara helped me in renting a house, she acted very professional, she wasted no effort to market and the show the property sometimes on a very short notice. she gave me certain advice to help me in the rental process and sure she was on point. Thank you, Tara you had been terrific."

- Michael Morgan, Home Buyer

"Tara was a pleasure to work with . She was professional from the very beginning. I would highly recommend her and Laffey Realtors"

- Kerry Vecchione, Home Seller

"I recently had the pleasure of working with Tara to rent a new home. From start to finish, it was an absolute pleasure! From our initial conversations and throughout the whole process, Tara was professional. She was highly knowledgeable about the local market and made sure I always felt like a priority. At each step in the whole process, Tara came through with her commitment to excellence. Her negotiation skills were first-rate - she consistently found ways to get us the best deal possible. She also went out of her way to ensure every detail was taken care of - from arranging inspections to researching potential issues with a property. Throughout our journey, Tara demonstrated immense patience and understanding of my situation. Whether I needed additional time for research or require more information on a particular property, she took it all in stride. She went out of her way to provide me with extra resources and various options I could consider when deciding."

- Kathleen Brown,

"Tara was GREAT! She showed us many apartments over many weeks. She was very professional and at the end she me exactly what I was looking for."

- John  Zahn,

"Tara was an amazing agent to work with! She took the time to find homes to show us that we would have passed by online. She was detail oriented, professional, and communicative throughout the entire process. She helped us find a home that checked off all of the boxes of things that we wanted that remained comfortable in our budget, while walking us through the entire process as first time buyers. She absolutely made what can be a stressful experience an exciting one. I cannot recommend Tara enough!!!"

- Kate  Johnert, Home Buyer

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