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It's the week before Thanksgiving. It's the time of year when people start snuggling in for the holidays and stop thinking about buying or selling their homes until next spring... right?
WRONG! At least that's not my experience this November!
I'm sure the market in the Rochester area will slow down
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When you've been in the real estate business a while, you get used to the issues that come up in home inspections. There are about a handful of problems I've heard mentioned over and over again. I've gotten so that I can predict them before the inspector even opens his or
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November 2009
After a two week delay, President Obama signeda bill which will extend the $8000 tax credit for qualifying first-time home buyers through June 2010. First timehome buyerswill receive the$8,000 Federal tax credit if they:
1. Sign a contract by April 30, 20102. Close on the home by June 30,
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Today is Election Day around our great country and although it is not a Presidential Election, it is still important for each of us to exercise our right to vote!
The polls are open from 6 am until 9 pm in your local area. All polling sites have an ADA-complaint voting
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Question: I am interested in Buying high yield ( income ) properties in the Rochester NY, Buffalo NY area , is there any advice i should get or anybody I should contact who can help me to find properties
best regards
Nicolas
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I consider myself a life-longer learner. I love taking classes at my local real estate association, and I'm even a member of the Professional Development Committee. I subscribe to a variety of online publications and read them each and every day. I've always believed it's tremendously important to be on top
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This past Monday and Tuesday, RealtyUSA held its annual "Rusa Rally", two days packed full of learning, networking, and fun.
We had two national speakers,Steve Harneyand Jonathan Nicholas. Steve spoke about the realities of today's market and how to communicate them to our clients. Jonathan spoke about Social Networking, something we
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If you watch the national news, you're probably bombarded with information about the real estate market. One anchor says the market is still lagging, while another says we're on the rebound. One says the tax credit has been a huge success, while another says it's just a drain on our national
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Incorporating a Home Office in your Buffalo Home
The world has changes significantly over the past twenty years.There are new ways to do business. No longer does one go to an office to work. Many Buffalonians are working from home.Across the USA this is a popular work solution for many business
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I love when tons of great information is right at my fingertips. Don't we all?
RealtyUSA is one of only a few companies in the Rochester area that is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the world's largest network of independent real estate companies. That gives our
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The Good. The Bad. And the Ugly....Or Just Bad and Ugly?
Something to think about:
Over the last two years or so, as we've seen the foreclosure crisis continuing to rock our country's already fragile economic stability, homeowners have been given ever increasing and new ways to stall and prevent
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The New York State Consumer Protection Board will conduct a free public "ask the expert" calling day on September 30 to answer state residents' questions about home improvement projects.
Professionals specializing in kitchen and bath remodeling, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, sheet metal installation and servicing, construction management, site development, window and
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Time is running out to take an advantage of the $8,000 tax credit! You must be closed by November 30th! That means you need to move quickly. The decision to purchase a home vary from person to person and it is important to understand all the facts and how they will
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What is VIP Pricing
Several Realtors are listing homes on the internet with VIP pricing. What exactly is VIP Pricing? Well it is a way to get a home on the MLS with a lower price. VIP pricing is a technique to attract buyers to put an offer in on
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The Commercial Real Estate Outlook (CREO) from the NAR Research Division provides current statistics, forecasts and insights on market factors that influence office, industrial, retail, and multi-family real estate.
For the 3rd Quarter 2009 report, please visit:
http://www.realtor.org/research/research/commercialhomeDistressed properties reflect struggling market fundamentalsCommercial real estate closed the first half of the
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Governor David Paterson signed into law legislation to strengthen the New York State Historic Preservation Tax Credit.The program will create jobs, draw investments to main streets, and preserve historic structures.
New York's preservation tax credit was adopted in 2006,but the program failed to provide adequate incentives to attract investment to struggling
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This Week's Guest: Ed Dorris
This week on TVPG Radio's Get More Business Show, we're featuring Ed Dorris! Join me at 11:30am Eastern on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/Get-More-Business. You can listen live over the internet or over the phone by calling in at: (646) 595-4184.
Ed founded and owns Universal
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Rochester has many great neighborhoods but one of my favorites has to be the Neighborhood of the Arts. Jammed packed with culture, the NotA features the Memorial Art Gallery, George Eastman House, Village Gate and ARTWalk. The neighborhood also offers great shopping, restaurants and drinking holes. If you've not checked it
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If you've been reading my blog, you've heard me sing the praises of the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit. You purchase a home, and the government gives you back 10% of the purchase price up to $8,000. How can you go wrong??
I have good news and bad news on
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On July 15th, Governor David A. Paterson announced that more than $31 million in Affordable Housing grants will be used to support nearly 2,000 housing units for low-income families, seniors, and the disabled. The funds will be used to repair and rehabilitate housing in rural, suburban, and urban communities throughout the
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Wow! I've seen some dirty houses on the market in recent weeks. I'm not talking dust bunnies, I'm talking dust gorillas. And these aren't cheap houses either.At one of these houses, my client turned to me and said I feel like I'd just be buying their mess. I assured her we
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This holiday weekend, I had the great pleasure to seeminor league baseball, as theRochester Red Wings went up against the Buffalo Bisons at Frontier Field in downtown Rochester, NY.
Although Rochester is my home town, this was my first visit to the relatively new home field of the Red Wings. The
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Do you own income property that was built prior to 1978? Chances are, there is lead paint present in your property.
The City of Rochester isoffering a leadgrant for rental properties that will assistwith 90% of the lead remediation related projectcost up to $18,000 per unit.There are only 75 of these
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The City of Rochester is offering a lead grant for rental properties that will assist with 90% of the lead remediation related project cost up to $18,000 per unit for porch repair/ replacement, window/door repair/replacement, painting and bare soil treatment. In extreme cases, funding may be used for exterior siding. Landlords
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I feel like my head is spinning! A couple of weeks ago, I first read an article by the National Association of Realtors stating that buyers with FHA loans would soon be able toget a bridge loanthat would allow them to usethe $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit as part of
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Rochester Property Management
One of the most important pieces of the the puzzle of owning investment propertyis the property management.We see too manypropertiesthat are miss managed.Thisaffects everyone that owns in these neighborhoods. With low quaility tenants and dropping property values make it difficult for some owners what there property are worth,
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Question: Looking for an independant home buyer/seller in the Rochester area..possibly Webster, Pittsford named Michelle Murphy.
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Question: I am looking for Michelle Murphy. A real estate broker I believe..lost her business card.I would like to try to contact her.
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Question: Looking for a Real Estate Professional named Michelle Murphy
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