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In the weeks before you decide which of our local real estate agents will represent you and your home once it goes on the market, you’re probably looking for a Elma Realtor® with the qualities that make a great sales person: knowledgeability, directness, personality, trustworthiness. Likeability is always helpful, but it’s only one among many qualifications. This is a business decision, and an important one for you and your family.
Then, the instant you make your selection, the landscape change...It can feel a little like a trip to the shore in springtime, before the summer sun has warmed the water. The water might be okay—but it also might be bone-chilling! Most Western New York residents will choose caution, and stick their toe in, first…
Deciding whether to buy a house when you have been renting for a while means taking a much more significant plunge. And there’s no way to test the waters, either: you’re either going to buy a Southtowns house or, you aren’t. It’s in or out. And it’s...Home buyers direct a series of major decisions when it comes down to finalizing their Southtowns property purchase. Among the most important are two with decisive ownership and financial consequences: who will be the primary borrower for the mortgage; and who will be named on the deed?
The answers to these questions are the opposite of the fine print details that few of owners ever need to concern themselves about. These cast defining roles in determining the eventual ownership of the Erie Coun...The Erie County foreclosure situation is a good deal different from what we were discussing a few years ago when the tidal wave of 7.3 million foreclosures and short sales swept the nation. When The New York Times “Dealbook” recently pronounced that the supply of cheap foreclosed homes in America is dwindling, it came as news to…well, no one.
Let’s face it: Southtowns investors wouldn’t need to look up the latest statistics to guess that number of offerings would be down. The continuing rebound...
