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selling your home: The Real Estate For Sale Sign of The Future - 03/23/10 10:36 PM
Real estate is said to be the second oldest profession in the world (no jokes please) and for much of its history the standard operating procedure didn’t change a whole lot.
When I began my real estate career in 1988 (again, hold the humor) there was no internet. We collected a book of postage stamp sized, grainy, black & white photographs on crappy newsprint paper every two weeks: that was the multiple listing book. You carried that book with you to meet buyers and sellers and tried to fathom which properties might be of interest from these lackluster and teeny tiny … (3 comments)
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selling your home: Now is The Time to Sell Your Home in Western Massachusetts! - 02/19/10 04:00 PM
I recently did a video explaining the home buyer tax credits and why they make it such an ideal time to buy a home in Western Massachusetts. Home sellers, you can benefit from this tax credit, too! The buyers are out in record numbers and we are seeing a lot of activity on well priced homes for sale. The buyers who haven't found the right home, yet, will be excited to see fresh inventory hit the market. If you have been considering making a move, now might be the perfect time. In addition to the increased buyer activity, there is a … (0 comments)
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selling your home: Selling Your Western Massachusetts Home? You Need A PLAN! - 11/17/09 08:42 AM
1. Find the right representativeThe experience and knowledge of a dedicated real estate professional can be priceless. A good Realtor® forms a powerful team with his or her clients that makes it possible for them to have a smooth, successful, stress-free sale.
2. Determine your needs/wants for the sale and for your new homeSelling your primary residence can be tricky because you have to simultaneously be thinking about where you would like to buy. First weigh your priorities – selling price is certainly important, but having a quick and efficient sale can often be worth accepting a slightly lower offer. Talk … (1 comments)
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selling your home: So Many Heads in the Sand: Why Foreclosures Happen. - 07/30/09 11:27 AM
My newest article is up at Agent Genius Magazine where I am a featured writer on the topic of homeowners in distress. I find that many agents fail to empathize properly with homeowners going through a troubled time and worse than that: fail to HELP.
Take a look at my article which explains my thoughts as to the reasons for foreclosures and how I think each of us can help many people avoid the worst.
We are in a unique position to stop foreclosure before it happens if we are informed, concerned and involved!
If you or someone you know … (1 comments)
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selling your home: Westfield, MA Home of The Black Squirrel - 02/09/09 09:22 AM
Here in my hometown of Westfield, MA we have a large population of squirrels, and many of them are black.
When people come to visit they are often amazed by these rare little rodents and inquire about their origins.
Photo by Stan Freeman/The Republican
This excerpt from Stanley Park's website explains how these cute little critters landed in Westfield, MA:
"A Westfield phenomenon since the late 1940's, the black squirrels now populate most areas of the city and have moved into surrounding communities. Because they are not indigenous to Western Massachusetts, the presence of the squirrels has led … (3 comments)
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selling your home: Seller Testimonial on FaceBook: "You Are A Winner In My Book" - 02/04/09 09:07 AM
Last year I had done a market analysis for a woman who owned a home here in Westfield, MA, but was now living 8 hours away in Maine. She was contemplating selling the home in Westfield and asked if I could assess the property for her. As she was so far away, we never met in person. We corresponded by email and telephone and she decided that she would want to sell the house in the near future, but not right now. Since that time I have stayed in touch with her and recently we found each other on Facebook. Yesterday … (5 comments)
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selling your home: The Buyer Highway Has A Fork in the Road. Is Your House on Both Sides? - 02/03/09 09:19 PM
In this day, it is important that your home be marketed to the buyers in THE WAY that the buyers prefer.
What does that mean?
Simply put, we all have our preferred methods of researching something we want.
Customer A likes to read the morning paper with his coffee and uses the classified advertisements as his resource. He decides that he wants to buy a house and starts checking the ads there and picking up the other print media options that feature homes for sale.
Customer B is on the go with her Iphone at her side at all times. She … (9 comments)
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selling your home: How Can I Help You? Think of me as your Real Estate Resource - 01/27/09 12:21 PM
For years I was a waitress and the first thing I would greet people with was "Hi, what can I get for you?". Those words while heard often in food service are not heard very often in other businesses.
I, for one, like real estate because of my ability to help people. My knowledge, skills and experience can get a new family into their first home, can save an individual from foreclosure or just make a typical move a bit less stressful. Having the ability to step into people's lives in such an intimate way is a unique benefit to my … (7 comments)
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selling your home: Announcing www.lesleylambert.com- My new and improved AR outside blog! - 01/26/09 10:07 AM
After much confusion about how I wanted to handle my blogging, I decided that using ActiveRain's new outside blog option would be the simplest and best solution. I didn't want to spend precious time learning how to format in a whole new system...that time should be spent on prospecting and working my sphere. I know that blogging is important, it has already given me some new leads, but I want the easiest route to those leads.
Enter Brad Andersohn to explain how these new outside blogs will work to solve my riddle! After extensive(and very patient) explanations and multiple phone … (2 comments)
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selling your home: Housing Information on the Fly!..or drive, or by foot...Lesley Lambert is Your Mobile Resource - 01/15/09 02:53 PM
This week our multiple listing provider notified us that they have added a mobile browser page making researching homes for sale as simple as writing a text!
This fabulous new feature combined with my Blackberry allows me to look up a home for sale or research comparable sales from wherever I am.
Of course, I am excited about this as a convenience and benefit for my crazy life on the go, but it is a benefit to my customers, clients, friends and family, too! Curious about a house you drove by? Ask me when you bump into me at … (6 comments)
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selling your home: Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA Finishes 2008 on Top! - 01/08/09 12:53 PM
It is exciting to announce that Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA is once again the top office! We consistently beat out other "big" offices with up to four times as many agents as we have. How do we do it? Hard work, professionalism, dedication to our client's goals and more hard work!
I am proud to be a part of the success of Park Square Realty and pleased to share these statistics with you.
Need to buy or sell real estate in the Westfield, MA area? Be sure to contact:
Lesley Lambert, The Real Estate Natural at Park Square Realty. 413-575-3611 … (0 comments)
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selling your home: Waiting Until Spring to Sell? That may be the WORST thing you could do! - 12/23/08 09:30 AM
Are you waiting until Spring to sell your house in Westfield, MA or elsewhere?
Let me tell you wy this is a BAD IDEA:
#1 The rates haven't been this good for years and it isn't expected to last for long. The buyers are looking to get into a home before the rates go up. Visit here for more mortgage information from a Western Ma based lender.
#2 The real estate market "IS" busier in the Spring, but that isn't a good thing for sellers. There are a lot more homes for sale, which means more competition for you. … (6 comments)
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selling your home: Don't Sell Your Home Blindfolded! Common Mistakes by Sellers - 12/18/08 12:37 PM
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selling your home: Should I Short Sale My Home? - 12/10/08 05:29 AM
Are you stressed out about mortgage payments? Do you think your only option is a foreclosure? Is a short sale right for you? Millions and millions of homeowners are asking themselves the same questions. It is projected that over 20,000,000 homeowners will have negative equity in their homes in the very near future. In other words, they will owe more on their homes than they are worth. Over 2.9 million homes have foreclosed in the last three years and the number is only expected to grow. Expect the effects of the estate recession to ripple for years to come.
What … (8 comments)
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selling your home: Listen to Kris Kringle: Put One Foot In Front Of The Other! - 12/03/08 08:28 AM
I sat down and watched my all time favorite classic Christmas movie: Santa Claus is Coming to Town with my daughters the other night. While enjoyable for all the normal reasons, I was reminded of a very important lesson while enjoying a song. Here are the lyrics to the song:
"Put one foot in front of the otherAnd soon you'll be walking cross the floorPut one foot in front of the otherAnd soon you'll be walking out the doorYou never will get where you're goingIf you never get up on your feetCome on, there's a good tail wind blowingA fast walking man … (4 comments)
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selling your home: Adventures in Knocking on Doors...Westfield, MA Real Estate Agent Confesses - 12/02/08 09:46 AM
Confession time. I have been a REALTOR for 20 years in Westfield, MA. I have a background in training and management and ran a real estate company for over a decade. I was the recipient of awards from an international real estate franchise and did motivational speaking and training for them for several years. I hosted a real estate television show. I was fearless...until it came to knocking on doors.
Latent fears are strange and usually make no sense. I can recall making my younger sister do the door knocking when we were selling girl scout cookies. I have never … (13 comments)
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selling your home: Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA #1 Listings Sold AGAIN! - 12/02/08 08:45 AM
When choosing a real estate agent in Westfield, MA to sell your home there are many factors to consider, not the least of which should be the power of the company behind that agent. One of the reasons I work with Park Square Realty is because of the high level of standards and quality in the agents here. We focus on getting our listings sold and we are succeeding!
In a recent company email we were given the following exciting stats:
1. Park Square Realty is by far the smallest company (# of agents) out of the top 5 in both … (4 comments)
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selling your home: Good News for Homeowners in Westfield, MA! - 11/18/08 10:07 AM
As I meet with clients these days the #1 question is "What about all the news about the plummeting home values?" It is with pleasure and certainty that I am able to reassure people with real estate in Westfield, MA that the news isn't as bad for us as it is for people in other areas of the country.
Here are the stats:
Westfield, MA Average Sales Price in 2008 = $225,560
Westfield, MA Average Sales Price in 2005 = $241,015
Percentage of downward change from 2005 to 2008 = 6.4%
That's right...while other areas in our country are suffering … (0 comments)
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selling your home: Standing Out In the Crowd and Giving Thanks! - 11/18/08 08:43 AM
I have been searching for a memorable way to contact my sphere of influence here in Westfield, MA and current clients for a few weeks now. I wanted to make a gesture that would stand out from the crowd (and all of the other real estate agents) and let them know that I was thinking of them and am grateful for their business and friendship.
After much consideration, I decided that I would skip the Holiday/Christmas card mailing this year and instead I would send Thanksgiving cards.
I ordered this cute card:
from www.123print.com and had it personalized "With gratitude … (2 comments)
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selling your home: Merchant Circle.com gave me a bump on Google! - 11/17/08 09:59 AM
I have recently been doing a lot of research and testing with SEO and trying to gain ownership of area search phrases, such as "realtor, Westfield, MA" I am a total newbie, but I have been spending a lot of time educating myself here on activerain.
While searching for my company's name, Park Square Realty, I came across www.merchantcircle.com and decided to try adding myself to their directory.
I created a profile for myself in Westfield, Massachusetts and within one day I had another listing on the first page of google...too easy!
Visit my profile to see how it works...we can add … (40 comments)
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Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA,
Westfield,
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Park Square Realty serving Western MA
Address: 44 Elm Street, Westfield, MA, 01085
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