Westfield and Southwick, MA Real Estate News from Park Square Realty By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Interesting Western Massachusetts Quadrant Statistic... Over the past 12 months, out of all companies, Park Square Realty has the highest priced listing sold in both Westfield and Southwick.
Westfield - 29 Camelot Lane $ 685,000 Lesley Lambert (Westfield Office)
Southwick - 29 Ranch Club Drive $ 760,000 Gail Butler (Westfield Office)

Victorian Charm! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

This gracious Victorian in Westfield, MA is waiting for a family to fill the spacious rooms with love and laughter. 
This 1900 home has original features intact and gleaming such as: gorgeous natural woodwork, carved mantle, stained glass window, original oversized beveled glass door, lovely staircase, claw foot tub, wood floors

Westfield's Colonial Harvest Day By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Come to Westfield, MA on Saturday, September 26, 2009 for the 6th annual Colonial Harvest Day!

This fun downtown event will feature antique dealers, fiddlers, Fife & Drum Corps, colonial demonstrations and more! Stroll the leaf lined streets of Westfield and enjoy all the bounty and fun this wonderful city

Family Home Seeks Loving Family to Share Laughter and Good Times! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

This wonderful home has been graced by a loving family for years.  They have outgrown this space, but this four bedroom ranch in a terrific neighborhood might be the right match for you!
Set on a half acre with a fenced yard and pool, the yard is family friendly and the

Westfield, MA, 01085 - For Sale By: Kate Pokroshinskaya (Royal)

FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PEFRECTION! Easy to maintain well kept & updated Cape features a charming living room w/fpl, nicely decorated kitchen, lrg MBR, fenced yard, garage, vinyl siding & replacement windows. Move in ready! Listing Agent: Lesley Lambert. To directly access this property, use this shortcut: http://www.fizber.com/massachusetts-buy-single-family-home-11646569.html

So Many Heads in the Sand: Why Foreclosures Happen. By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

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

Fabulous Restoration Potential in this Antique Colonial Farmhouse in Western Massachusetts By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Located on a pastoral 2 acre lot in the Mundale section of Westfield, MA is this historically significant Colonial.
Boasting 5 bedrooms with the potential for a first floor Master Suite, this home is large (2488square feet!) and has architectural integrity.
Loving families have inhabited these gracious walls since the mid

38 Crown Street, Westfield, MA - Cute Cape Available Immediately! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Be sure to see this great first time homebuyer home!  Vinyl siding, replacement windows, updated kitchen, fenced yard, one car garage, large master bedroom, immaculate move in condition!
 

Monday Mania Mommy Madness! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Day One Westfield, MA Spring School Vacation. +
Me at home with two daughters, eight and four. +
Weather: cold.+
Listing to show, broker price opinion to photograph and report and a lunch appointment =
MONDAY MANIA MOMMY MADNESS!
Started the day working from home and mentioned on twitter that I

How Much Difference Will 1% Make in My Mortgage Payment? By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

It is no news to you that mortgage interest rates are terrific right now. I have heard a lot of speculation from potential buyers that maybe they should wait because they might get lower. The opinion of many professionals is quite the opposite, however.
These low rates are historic and not

Baby Chicks Hatched at Pre-School! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

My 4 year old daughter goes to pre-school at the Westfield, MA YMCA. Her teacher Miss Sarah and one of the moms from the class teamed up to hatch chicken eggs in an incubator in the classroom.
Some time had gone by and there was concern that none of the eggs

First Time Buyer TAX CREDIT Explained By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Are you a first time homebuyer who is confused about the tax credit changes? Perhaps you are considering becoming a first time homebuyer and you want to understand how the first time home buyer tax credit will help you? Let me help to explain it to you...
There are a few

Getting Social in Western Massachusetts! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

I am very excited to be attending PodCamp in Holyoke, MA this Saturday, March 28th. What in the world is a PodCamp and why would I want to go you ask? Well...
"PodCamp WesternMass is a community-based ‘unconference’ modeled after a popular meeting concept in new media. Forrester Research predicts that

New Listing! Antique Historical Colonial Farmhouse in Westfield By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Once known as "The Farmer's Hotel" this large Colonial is set on 2 Acres with a barn.
Take the tour of 1046 Granville Road, Westfield
 

Western MA First Time Homebuyer's Tutorial: Inspections the Seller Does By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

So you have started looking for your first home in Westfield or Western MA or perhaps you already found the house you love and are moving into the purchasing phase.
This next video in my First Time Home Buyer's series will focus on the inspection process.   I already discussed your

Western MA First Time Homebuyer's Tutorial: Inspections By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

So you have started looking for your first home in Westfield or Western MA or perhaps you already found the house you love and are moving into the purchasing phase.
This next video in my First Time Home Buyer's series will focus on the inspection process. I am located in Westfield,

Prestige Property: 29 Camelot Lane, Westfield, MA 01085 By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

My newest listing is a rare find indeed.  29 Camelot Lane, Westfield, MA is situated on a small cul-de-sac with the best bluff views in town, this 15 room Colonial is stunning.  Only the finest appointments in this home which offers 6 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths and loads of storage.  Five

Westfield, MA Home of The Black Squirrel By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

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

Why I Chose Park Square Realty in Westfield, MA By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Lesley Lambert of Park Square Realty in Westfield, MA chose Park Square Realty as her brokerage for a lot of important reasons. Not the least of those reasons was the fact that it is a company with proven results. Park Square Realty recently released their five year statistics and

Seller Testimonial on FaceBook: "You Are A Winner In My Book" By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

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

What Does A Snowed In Real Estate Agent Do All Day? By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

I live in Westfield, Massachusetts and we are having one HECK of a winter. Today was yet another snow day, no school, snowed in at home with my daughters. Days like this give a real estate agent a lot of options, for example:
#1- stay in PJ's and watch old

We all LOVE a Good Cause! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

My (twitter) friend @writingroads has launched a wonderful Internet based fundraiser in spirit of love and giving and timed for Valentine's Day.
She is creating The LOVE ebook to be published and available for Internet download from February 11th-14th. The book will consist of original photographs, poetry and digitally displayed artwork

Announcing www.lesleylambert.com- My new and improved AR outside blog! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

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

Should I Short Sale My Home? -Part 2 "Do You Owe More Than Your House Is Worth?" By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

Being in over your head financially is a huge burden. The stress of knowing that you can't make ends meet can take a toll on your body and mind. Many people are facing mortgage debt that is greater than what their house is currently worth and they think because

Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA Finishes 2008 on Top! By: Lesley Lambert (413-575-3611) Real Estate Agent,Realtor,Westfield, MA, (Park Square Realty serving Western MA)

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