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Mortgage crisis guts Cleveland & Detroit; while Buffalo holds its own

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with DeFranco Real Estate Corp.

 

Interesting read in today's Buffalo News Mortgage crisis guts Cleveland neighborhoods as it bypasses Buffalo

  • 10,000 Abandonded homes in Cleveland as a result of the mortgage crisis
  • The Real Estate Market collapsed in places like Cleveland and Detroit, while Buffalo is experiencing miniumal damage
  • 3% of Metro Cleveland's homes have fallen into foreclosure last year -- Buffalo less than 1/2 percent
  • Buffalo's slow growth and tough attitude against speculators that don't take care of the property has protected it from the looming Mortgage crisis.
  • Buffalo learned from the 1990's and took a tough stance on predatory lending, so history did not repeat itself here.
  • Buffalo housing prices increased 4% last year, while most of the country saw that the market was flat or declinging.

Attention Investors!  Western New York has many wonderful opportunities to have a positive cash flow.   To find out more about the opportunities in Western New York, call our Real Estate Department at (716) 990-7384 or visit our website at:

 

www.BuffaloNiagaraRealEstateHomeSales.com

 

Comments(3)

DDR Realty
DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY
Orange County NY
Just reinforces the concept that real estate market is a local. In my local area, business not booming but there is activity.
Mar 07, 2008 11:02 PM
Rosario Lewis
DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY
GRI, SRES - DDR Realty - Orange County, NY
Consumers need to hear messages like this. They should not count out real estate because of negatives reports they get from national media. Contact a LOCAL real estate agent to get a true picture of the local market.
Mar 08, 2008 02:54 AM
Carl DeFranco
DeFranco Real Estate Corp. - Niagara Falls, NY
Buffalo Niagara Falls Real Estate

Derrick -- there are some great deals in WNY and you never hear about it on the news!

Rosario -- Real Estate is LOCAL!  So very true!

Mar 11, 2008 10:20 AM