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Answering Questions that Buffalonians may have about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
[caption id="attachment_3158" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 "][/caption] There are lots of questions regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. There are lots of questions how this Act will affect Buffalo ...
Real Estate Explained | Deed In Lieu of foreclosure
Deed in lieu of Foreclosure is defined by Wikipedia as: "A Deed in lieu of foreclosure is a deed instrument in which a mortgagor (i.e., the borrower) conveys all interest in a real property to ...

Real Estate Investors

Deciding on what to offer on the home you want to purchase...
[caption id="attachment_3716" align="alignright" width="300" caption="You are ready to make that offer, but what should you offer?"][/caption] Congratulations! You found a Western New York home that you want to purchase! After all that searching on the Internet, ...
If it seems too good to be true....
Real Estate Investment is a Business Being a successful Real Estate investor in WNY (or anywhere for that matter) takes a lot of hard work. You cannot achieve it by just showing up, with little money ...

Sell my WNY Home

My Western New York Home For Sale Is Not Selling!
If you have had your Niagara Falls or Buffalo home on the market for several months and haven't seen much activity or any offers, chances are that one or more of the reasons below are ...
Newspaper advertising and your home for sale
WNY Homeseller: Will you advertise my house in the Buffalo News and Niagara Gazette weekly? NO! Advertising your home for sale is different today. Times are changing and so are the are searching for a home ...

Why Call WNY Home

Glen Park in Williamsville
Located near picturesque Glen Falls, Glen Park is jointly owned by the Village of Williamsville and the Town of Amherst. It was built in 1976 with funds obtained from a federal grant and includes many ...
Parkside Community Association's Tour of Homes
Title: Parkside Community Association's Tour of Homes Location: Parkside - Buffalo New York Link out: Click here Description: 11th annual self-guided tour of eight distinct architectural treasures as Parkside homeowners open their beautiful homes to the public. The Parkside ...

Buy Best Buffalo Homes

Deciding on what to offer on the home you want to purchase...
[caption id="attachment_3716" align="alignright" width="300" caption="You are ready to make that offer, but what should you offer?"][/caption] Congratulations! You found a Western New York home that you want to purchase! After all that searching on the Internet, ...
How to reduce the stress during house hunting for your WNY home.
They say that searching for a dream home can be one of the most stressful times in a person's life. Searching with your spouse, it can be compounded by different expectations. When you start your ...

Featured Homes For Sale

295 Continental Dr Lockport NY 14094
295 Continental Dr Lockport NY 14094 ML #326656 $149,900 Brick Front Colonial w/covered porch 295 Continental Dr Lockport NY 14094 has 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths Master bedroom suite w/cathedral ceilings walk-in closets gas stove fireplace large eat-in ...
Luxury Living in Orchard Park | 6 Edward Orchard Park NY 14217
Orchard Park Home For Sale! Listed for $299,9006 Edward Orchard Park NY 14217 Orchard Park, in Buffalo's Southtowns area, is a friendly small town community with fine luxury homes, excellent schools, convenient shopping and a ...
Just Reduced today to $83,900 - 1111 Brighton Road Tonawanda NY 14150
MLS: 327475 1111 Brighton Road Tonawanda NY 14150 $83,900 Yes you can be a home owner in Tonawanda New York! Call me at (716) 310-4754 today for your private tour of this Tonawanda home for sale! 1111 Brighton Road has been ...
Buffalo Area Open Houses
Open Houses don't sell houses! Yet we find them to be a popular way to search for a home after the Internet. It gives buyers an opportunity to look at a variety of home styles ...

Commercial Real Estate

Will Yahoo open a Data Center in WNY?
Sunnyvale California Internet company Yahoo Inc. is looking to establish a data center in Western New York. Governor Paterson's office confirms that they are talking with Yahoo executives and trying to convince them to do ...
Commercial Real Estate Investment - What not to do!
When you have a losing deal don't blame anyone but yourself. Ways to make money in Western New York commercial real estate: cash flow, appreciation, equity growth, and tax benefits. If you are not making money, ...
Ross Calls for Economic Development Intiatives, Low Taxes, Less Government in State of the County Address
[caption id="attachment_2639" align="alignright" width="275" caption="William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, delivering portions of the annual State of the County address in Lockport Tuesday night."][/caption] By: Christian Peck LOCKPORT-Challenging county legislators to continue working to preserve and expand Niagara ...
Do you know about the Commercial Revitaliation Deduction?
The City of is one of 40 communities in the United States that is eligible to share in Federal tax incentives to stimulate job growth and promote economic development. The current Niagara Falls Renewal Community ...

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WNY Market Report

Clarence Real Estate Market Conditions - May 2009
Clarence NY contains more than 52 square miles and, while it has not incorporated villages, it is comprised of communities of Clarence, Harris Hill, Clarence Center, and Wolcottsburg as well as parts of the hamlets ...
Bidwell Market Report
Bidwell Area Single Family Homes Market Conditions May 10, 2009 There are currently 20 active single family homes in the Bidwell area with an average list price of $385,005 ranging from $179,900 to $1,400,000 There are currently 2 ...
Niagara Falls DeVeaux Homes for Sale Real Estate Market Report
Current Market Conditions May 10, 2009 There are currently 20 active single family homes for sale with an average list price of $125,768 ranging from #25,000 to $229,000 There are two pending/under contract sales In the past 30 days ...
Depew New York Real Estate Market Report
Current Market Conditions Depew Single-family homes for sale Real Estate Market Report May 7, 2009 There are currently 40 active listings with an average listing price of $110,659 ranging from $14,900 to $184,900 There are 7 pending/under contract homes In ...
Clarence Luxury Living in Westminster
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West Seneca Condos/Townhomes For Sale
West Seneca Condos Market Report May 7, 2009 There are currently 19 active condos for sale in West Seneca with an average list price of $119,163 ranging from $39,900 to $244,900 There are no pending/under contract homes at ...
Town of Niagara Real Estate Market Report - May 2009
Current Market Conditions May 7, 2009 In the Town of Niagara there are currently 25 active single family homes for sale with an average list price of $106,896 ranging from $10,000 to $179,900 There is currently 1 pending/under ...
Erie County Million Dollar Homes For Sale
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Lockport NY Market Report | May 2009 Update
[caption id="attachment_2981" align="alignright" width="300" caption="295 Continential Drive"][/caption] Featured Lockport Home for Sale 295 CONTINENTAL LOCKPORT, 14094 NY $ 144,900 Built in 1980 2169 sq. feet 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths , 1 Half Bath(s) MLS Number: 326656 (IDX) More Details Attention Lockport Home Sellers! Now that ...
Buffalo Waterfront Village Living at Portside
Portside Community Market Report As of May 4, 2009 There are currently two active listings with an average list price of $434,450 ranging from $329,000 to $539,900 There are no pending sales and year to date there have ...
Downtown Buffalo Waterfront Living - Admiral's Walk
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May 2009 Pendleton NY Real Estate Report
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Downtown Waterfront Living at The Breakwaters
The Breakwaters - Buffalo Waterfront Living The Breakwaters in the Waterfront Village of Downtown Buffalo NY is a community of 48 townhouses in the heart of the Erie Basin Marina District. Just minutes from the Buffalo ...

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Additional Real Estate Home Sales Articles of Interest

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• Choices too much for today's home buyers?
• Why Use A Realtor® for your Buffalo Home Purchase?
• My Western New York Home For Sale Is Not Selling!
• Real Estate Explained | What is Absorption Rate
• Real Estate and your pending divorce...
• Five Biggest Real Estate Myths
• Five Reasons Your Home is For Sale and not SOLD!
• Answering Questions that Buffalonians may have about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Disclosure and Inspection

• Home Inspection Reports
• What Should WNY Sellers Disclose to Home Buyers?
• What is a Real Estate Appraisal?

Preparing Your Home For Sale

• 77 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Home's Value
• Western New York Home Improvements Worth Doing...
• Can Burying a St. Joseph ensure a home Sale?
• How can I get my home SOLD faster?
• Don't Let Last Minute Showing of Your Buffalo Home Catch You Off Guard!
• Get Out of Buyer's Way!
• Selling your WNY Home?
• Overcoming WNY Buyer objections to your home
• Get that SOLD Sign!

Marketing Your Home For Sale

• Your home's marketing plan
• Photography of your home
• You Need to Get Serious to Get Your Home SOLD!
• Open Houses don't sell houses!
• Why pricing is so important in the sale of your Buffalo home!
• Ways to Sabotage Your Home Sale
• Why You May Need a Price Reduction on your WNY home
• How to Avoid the Real Estate Listing Black Hole in Western New York.
• Do you know the magic three words in Western New York Real Estate?
• Your Buffalo Home - Selecting the Right Real Estate Agent to Represent YOU!
• Are you using the right words to attract Real Estate Buyers?
• Does your Buffalo Area Home for Sale have it's own YouTube video?
• National Internet Exposure Good for Buffalo Homes for Sale?

Selling Your Home without Realtor Representation

• Observations of For Sale By Owner
• Before you consider being your own Real Estate Agent, consider these questions!
• Questions to answer before you put your home up for sale by yourself...
• For Sale By Owner many times means frustration for homesellers.
• Are you selling your home by yourself?
• For Sale By Yourself in Buffalo NY?
• What do Great Artists and For Sale By Owners have in common?
• Ineffective Windshield Advertising by Owner

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Tim Russert gave our city a face and a voice, and there was no greater Buffalo supporter. Tim Russert was honest and decent and hardworking - Tim Russert was Buffalo, and Tim was Buffalo's favorite son. His loss is felt acutely by all who knew him and by so many who never had the pleasure of meeting him.

We all harbored a secret hope that Tim Russert might be back in town during Buffalo Homecoming - that he might just turn up at BTEC or the Career Fair Friday morning, drop by Arts in the Park that afternoon, make a cameo appearance at the Block Party Saturday night or join us for Brunch on Sunday...

Tim Russert was known for doing this sort of thing, and we had our fingers crossed. Now we know Tim Russert will not be with us or with his family on that weekend or on any other.

Read more: Buffalo Grieves the Loss of its Greatest Ambassador and Favorite Son

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Just south of Buffalo lies a historic community of 27,000 people called
Orchard Park which some might call the Town of Many Names.

Originally settled by Quakers in 1803, Orchard Park's first life as a municipality actually was as part of nearby Hamburg, breaking off as a sovereign community in 1850. Renamed "Town of Ellicott," the newly independent community took its name from Joseph Ellicott of the Holland Land Company, who was instrumental in establishing the early real estate market there, bringing hundreds, if not thousands, to the area. Within months, the name was changed curiously to the "Town of East Hamburg," and only acquired its contemporary moniker of Orchard Park less than 75 years ago.

Designated as one of the historic villages of "The Southtowns," Orchard Park survived a massive fire in the early 1900's to emerge with many important historic landmarks thankfully intact. These include an old Quaker meeting house, a log structure reported to be the first church structure erected in Erie County, as well as the library developed by Philanthropist Harry Yates. The still functioning library, just three years shy of its centennial celebration.

Yates saw what other such as well-known Quaker Jacob Lindley described as an "uncultivated part of nature's garden" in Orchard Park. The rolling hills and mature trees lent themselves to a pastoral, tranquil alternative to the larger metropolitan areas, as it still does today. However, with the benefit of modern transportation, commuters are only minutes form the advantages
a larger city like Buffalo has to offer while still maintaining residence in more serene surroundings.

This is not to suggest that Orchard Park is averse to progress; on the contrary, the town's economic development team is proactive about bringing attractive businesses to the area, providing more rewarding employment options for residents closer to home. With median home prices nearly $90,000 less than the state average, the prospect of getting more real estate for the money is more than a flight of fancy. Currently (May, 2008) there are 123 single
family homes on the market to choose from with 59 of these
homes in our "Luxury Market" of $300,000 and over. If condo or townhome living is for you there are 17 available as of May, 2008.

For those with an urge to travel, Orchard Park enjoys easy access to three major airports, all within sixty miles, as well as two commercial train depots within a dozen miles. One need not wander far from home in Orchard Park, however, to enjoy recreation within verdant natural surroundings, with several public parks and forested areas within the town's limits.

For a relatively small community, Orchard Park also boasts its share of educational amenities. With ten public grade schools, nine public or private colleges and universities and a handful of private schools in town, parents have many options to meet their children's needs.

Many people talk about getting away to a more peaceful way of
life. The town of Orchard Park may just be the place you've been
dreaming about. Come and let me show you around!

Terri Kern, Associate Broker
Hunt Real Estate, ERA
Western New York Real Estate
Direct Phone: 716-622-2251
www.GetFreeCMA.com

Orchard Park Single family home 1st Quarter 2008 Market Report

Orchard Park NY is home to the Buffalo Bills and a diverse selection of homes for Western New Yorkers. It is also a popular choice for many families. For the period of January 1 - March 27, 2008 the Sales Activity for Orchard Park single-family homes is as follows:

• Year to date (YTD) there are 40 homes that have sold in Orchard Park averaging a sales price of $265,621 spending an average of 75 days on the market (DOM). The highest priced home that sold YTD sold for $699,500 spending 200 DOM and the lowest priced single family home in Orchard Park sold for $54,500 spending 0 DOM.
• Today there are 113 active single-family homes and 7 pending/under contract homes averaging a list price of $353,012 (Highest: $1,100,000 Lowest: $86,900)

Today there are 4 homes for sale in Orchard Park under $100,000:

• 108 Burmon Dr. MLS:298582 988 sf 3 Bedroom/1 Bath Ranch home listed for $95,000
• 208 Burmon MLS:298561 1,502 sf 3 Bedroom/2 Bath Ranch home listed for $89,900
• 6463 Chestnut Ridge Road MLS:302129 1,170 sf 4 Bedroom/1 Bath Cape Cod home listed for $99,900
• 5476 Ellicott MLS:303568 980 sf 2 Bedroom/1 Bath Ranch home listed for $86,900

Read Also: Orchard Park NY Single Family Home Market Report for 2007

Orchard Park Central School District

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All Statstics are gathered from the Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS®.

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