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Grand Island Waterfront Homes Market Report
Current Market Conditions May 12, 2013 There are 12 active listings with an average list price of $408,783 ranging from $299,900 to $695,000 There are 0 pending/under contract sales and 2 closed sales in the past 30 days with an average sold price of $258,639 spending an average of 3 days on the market YTD [...]
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Barbara Corcoran Home Staging Advice
I love the advice that Barbara Corcoran has for home sellers! I am part of her network of REALTORS around the country and I thought I would share her helpful tips for staging your home. Home Staging Advice by Barbara Corcoran For more information call Colleen Kulikowski (716) 650-0051 Thinking of selling your Western [...]
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What every homeowner needs to know about Lock Bumping
According to Wikipedia Lock Bumping is: Lock bumping is a lock picking technique for opening a pin tumbler lock using a specially-crafted bump key. One bump key will work for all locks of the same type. You have changed the locks on your property, does that mean that the property will never be broken into? [...]
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Grand Island NY Real Estate Market Report
Grand Island, is situated between Buffalo and Niagara Falls and is ideally located for those that want to live in Western New York. Grand Island is home to Fantasy Island and Fucillio Autos and is a great place to call home! Communities within Grand Island include: Falconwood – A hamlet on the southeast shore of [...]
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What Happens if my House Doesn’t Appraise for the Full Price?
Congratulations! You just got a better than full price offer on your home for sale after having multiple offers. You have gotten through Attorney Review and Home Inspection and the buyer is getting their mortgage approval. Everything is moving smoothly or so you think. The buyer’s mortgage company sends out an appraiser and this is [...]
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Staging Your Home – It isn’t always all about what you see…
But Staging your Buffalo home is partially visual, but there is something very simple that you can do to add to the comfort of potential buyers. Turn up the heat!
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Is it Time to Prune Your Trees?
Everyone knows that trees add beauty and value to your property. A large, well-kept tree can bring enjoyment to many generations. But that same tree can be a liability if not properly tended to. How do you make sure you are doing all you can to protect yourself and your tree? In the last ten [...]
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Observations of For Sale By Owner
Dangers of being a For Sale By Owner!!!! Several years ago, while working in Celebration Florida Real Estate Market I had a conversation with an owner of a For Sale By Owner recently that shocked me. Now I seem to have it at an increasing rate. Often, they don’t want to work with a Realtor [...]
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Home financing: Making a down payment and paying for closing costs
For many prospective home buyers, one of the biggest barriers to home ownership is having the funds for the down payment and closing costs. Buyers might consider these options for raising these funds: Sell or borrow against an asset. Selling an asset, such as your car, will increase the amount of money you have available. [...]
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Grand Island Open Houses
Thinking of selling your Western New York home? Interested in finding out the current market value of your single family home, condo or investment property? Then call www.BestBuffaloHomes.com at (716) 650-0051 to discuss what is happening in today’s Western New York Real Estate Market. We would be happy to give you a personalized Comparative Market [...]
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Do you want your home sold or get the most for it?
Sold or Most Money for your home for sale There is a difference. Working with home sellers, I often hear “I just want my home sold and I want to get the most for it”. Well let’s talk about that for a moment. In certain segments of the market you have to turn this statement [...]
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Why You Should Consider an Advanced Home Inspection
When the time nears to sell your Buffalo home, one extra bit of due diligence can pay off in the most meaningful way: helping you to get the best return on your investment. It’s not a requirement that every listing agent may suggest, but particularly if yours is an older home, it is one you [...]
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The Truth about Showing Feedback
I am sitting in the office late at night after a crazy day of showing properties, writing an offer, presenting the offer and scheduling my day for tomorrow. I had 3 of my properties shown today, two yesterday and 1 the day before. I have about 10 emails from other REALTORS who want feed back [...]
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Before you consider being your own Real Estate Agent, consider these questions!
There are many factors that go into marketing, showing, and successfully completing a Real Estate transaction in Western New York that you may not be familiar with. If you act on your own you will eventually discover the process is involved and full of potential pitfalls. It might be best to investigate the questions and answers before you commit to the journey.
