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Do you know the magic three words in Western New York Real Estate? If you are thinking that the three magic words in Real Estate are Location! Location! Location! You would be wrong. In today's highly competitive Real Estate market it is PRICE! PRICE! PRICE! That is not to say that location is not important, it just means that homes priced correctly are selling quickly and in many instances with multiple offers [...]
How WNY's can take advantage of "Great Appliance Swap Out" February 23, 2010 Update: There is still funds available so if you are thinking of taking advantage you still may be able to receive the rebate. Check with your appliance Vendor. The "Great Appliance Swap Out" will take place between February 12th and February 21st! New York State residents who buy a qualified energy efficient [...]
What is Popular in Buffalo Real Estate - March 2010 It is that time again to review the popular articles and home search on the site. At the beginning of each month we take a look at the articles that gain the most attention and the listings that were most viewed on our site. What we discover is that although the many helpful articles that we publish, the most valueable information to readers [...]
Mortgage Information For Home Buyers General Financing Topics Loan Application Checklist for Buyers Mortgage Fraud 101 IRS Tax Deductions from your Mortgage Educate Yourself About Mortgage Fraud Interesting thought from Thomas Jefferson Can I get a home with poor credit? 100% financing mortgage is still available! Do You have the Credit Score Blues? How do [...]
Why do people use hard money? Savvy investors use hard money to their great advantage. Let's look at a Western New York example of Hard Money lending. The Seneca Casino paid an offshore investor for the $100,000,000 needed to build their first casino in Niagara Falls. It is rumored at 23+%, short term. Bad move? No-it was brilliant! The Casino in Niagara Falls was up and [...]
Choices too much for today's WNY home buyers? Why Home Buyers are Sitting on the Fence Awhile back, I read a great article over at Daud Miracle that I find timely in the world of Real Estate. Buyers want to search on-line for a home, but in doing so they can easily be overwhelmed. Are Your Customers Sick & Tired of Choice? brought up an exceptional point. In it he pointed out: "Yet, [...]
Articles for WNY Buyers, Sellers & Investors... Buffalo Niagara Real Estate Home Sales site has hundreds of articles for Western New York Buyers, Sellers and Investors. With that kind of dedication to providing information, imagine what we can do for you in person! At this site you will find articles regarding the Greater Buffalo region of New York. There is a wide selection of articles and [...]
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 to blame. Selling your home in the Western New York Market is not all that difficult if you understand the market, and follow some common sense. The most important [...]
Niagara Falls - Take a lesson from Randy Pausch In my travels in Niagara Falls, I see such great opportunity. There is pockets of hope and things are changing. There is a small group of people who have banded together and started to do something to change things in Niagara Falls. They stopped the complaining and looking at how things were 40 years ago and started to deal with what is Niagara [...]
Buffalo Real Estate News for Home Buyers Welcome to this week's edition of Real Estate News for Buffalo NY. Find here information regarding Buying and Selling Real Estate in Western New York. If you need immediate assistance, please feel free to call me at (716) 650-0051 to discuss Real Estate conditions in the Greater Buffalo area. Buy a WNY Home Handyman Specials and Fixer [...]

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Posted on March 01, 2010 20:12:50 by Blog Author

Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed RE Salesperson

Posted in WNY Real Estate News, Cambria

Cheektowaga Real Estate News - January 2010 Sales
About Cheektowaga NY Cheektowaga is a popular suburb of Buffalo NY and is a thriving community with convenient access to all of Western New York. Also calling Cheektowaga home include: The Buffalo[...]

Tonawanda New York Real Estate Market Report
Current Market Conditions January 20, 2010 There are 232 active single family homes for sale with an average list price of $117,718 ranging from $24,999 to $850,000 There are 17 pending/under contract[...]

Lackawanna Real Estate Market Report - January 2010
Lackawanna is south of Buffalo NY and is a popular community of Western New York. The current Market conditions in Lackawanna are: Current Market Conditions January 20, 2010 28 Active Single-family[...]

Amherst NY Real Estate Market Report - January 2010
Living in Amherst NY you are ideally situated to the best of all of Western New York. Head north to Niagara Falls and south to the city of Buffalo. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population[...]

Town of Niagara Real Estate Market Report - January 2010
Current Market Conditions January 20, 2010 23 Active listings with Average List price of $127,852 ranging from $15,000 to $300,000 No Pending/Under Contract Sales at this time and no closed sales[...]

Posted on January 21, 2010 17:01:47 by Blog Author

Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed RE Salesperson

Posted in Buffalo Real Estate, Tonawanda, Amherst

November 2009 WNY Real Estate Market Report

WNY Single Family Home Sales by Price Range

Posted by Colleen Kulikowski in Erie County, Niagara County, WNY Market Report

Each month we compile the numbers for many of the communities of Niagara and Erie Counties. Every once in awhile I like to look at these numbers in a slightly different way, by price range. Looking at sales and listings in a variety of ways assist you in understanding what is happening in the Real Estate market.

Forbes names Buffalo one of the 25 strongest housing markets recently, yes there are still foreclosures but not like the rest of the country. In fact well priced homes are selling above asking price and with multiple offers. If you are a buyer and you see a home that you like and you know it is priced well and you want the home, you need to bring a good offer or risk the home selling to another savvy buyer.

In this report, I used the ranges based on the listing price, all numbers regarding sales are based on the actual sold price of the homes for sale in the listing price point.

Current Market Conditions by Price Range

November 9, 20009

Homes over a Million Dollars

There are 76 active single family homes over a million dollars with an average list price of $1,568,434 ranging from $1,000,000 to $4,250,000
There are 25 pending/under contract sales and in the past 30 days there has been one closed sale in this range the home was listed at $1,200,000 and sold for $835,000 after spending zero days on the market.
Year to date there has been a total of 12 closed sales in WNY in this price range with an average closed price of $1,341,416 spending an average of 111 days on the market
- Highest sold - $2,500,000 - 312 days on the market
- Lowest sold - $835,000 - zero days on the market