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Western Mass Homes Lesley Lambert

realtor

Downtown Westfield is under Construction

Westfield, MA has been my home for well over 20 years now and I have found much to love about it. Quiet things have impressed me: The tranquil spaces at Stanley Park, The Fowler Tavern door, the restored Grandmothers’ Garden, the lovely ambiance in the Athenaeum, the highly walkable nature of the downtown areas, the small town atmosphere, the green green green of the trees and open spaces. During the course of my 21 year real estate career, it has been my honor to sell many homeowners their Westfield homes through the years.

Lately, Westfield is experiencing much change in some of these areas as major highway, bridge and city scape projects are undergone. The newest in these projects and the one with a lot of conversation lately is the Town Green project.

Westfield's town green

A bit over a week ago I was set totally aside as I strolled down Elm Street to visit my bank on the Town Green. As I approached the Green there were hoards of construction crews removing all of the trees.

This has opened up a lot of distressed conversation amongst area residents who are saddened by the stark nature of the Green area now. This combined with the traffic frustrations from our bridge project is bringing a lot of concerns to light.

Westfield's Town Green

As a real estate agent in Westfield, I want to share some resources with you that will help to explain the many projects that are being undertaken in our City. I want to help you to find the resources to see that while things are looking a bit torn up right now, the future holds beautiful upgraded spaces.

This blog: Re-Thinking Downtown Westfield has a lot of information on committees and plans.

The District Westfield is a great resource for current news on downtown projects, information on real estate, events, news and updates that impact Downtown Westfield.

This link was suggested to me by Karen Eaton on Twitter and gives good information on the road work details in the City of Westfield.

I hope these pages will help you to keep up to date with the progress of these major improvements to the City of Westfield. If you have a real estate question please feel free to call me anytime: Lesley Lambert, REALTOR, Park Square Realty, Westfield, MA 413-575-3611 or email therealestatenatural@yahoo.com.

I am your proud, grateful and very TIRED Realtor in Western MA!



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Wow, what a year 2010 has been in Western Massachusetts real estate!


Not long into January I started to meet a lot of new first time buyers who found me mostly on the internet. Some were friends that I stay in touch with on Facebook, others I met through social media events and the rest found me through my blog posts and videos. I was soon working with over eight sets of first time home buyers who were trying to take advantage of the tax credit, low interest rates and low purchase prices.

That’s A LOT of showings!

I wish I kept track of how many houses I showed these buyers in total, but I am going to have to guess that it was well over 150 houses between all of them. Five months later six of these buyers are closed or will close this month on their new homes and the others continue to look even with the expiration of the tax credit.

While at the office yesterday my manager handed me a printout with the office standings and was I ever floored! I was listed as the #1 real estate agent at Park Square Realty’s Westfield office for the year to date!



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Too Busy to Notice!


I have been so busy taking care of all of these buyers that I didn’t pay attention to my sales statistics and hadn’t realized exactly where I stood.

Real estate is my career, but I don’t work this hard for the paycheck. I work like this because I want to help my home buyers and sellers realize their real estate dreams and goals. I work this hard because I know that each of these transactions deeply affects their lives and is one of the most important decisions of their life.

That is what makes me so proud…that I have helped so many amazing first time buyers realize their dream of home ownership. The rest is just gravy. Really good, yummy gravy, but still just the top dressing.

Thank you to my clients and customers for your faith in me. Thank you for your trust and for your business. I appreciate you more than you know!



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Now all that door opening has tuckered me out, but I after a little restorative cat nap I will be ready for the next bit of business. Who wants to move?


Selling your Western Ma home? New guidelines for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

Attention Western Massachusetts home owners. If you are considering selling your home then you will want to be up to date with your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Effective April 5, 2010 the State of Massachusetts Department of Fire Services has changed the requirements for homeowners who are selling their home.

Once your home is under contract and you have a closing date you should:

-Contact the local fire department to schedule an inspection of your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Fees vary and are assigned by the town or city.

Before the inspection date you should:

-Make sure that your street number is posted and visible from the street.

-Check to see that you have the correct detectors and that they are installed in the appropriate areas and are functioning.

For information about the new requirements you can visit The Department of Fire Services consumer information site.

After passing the inspection you will get a certificate that you should provide to your closing attorney.

If you are looking for a real estate agent in Western Massachusetts who goes the extra mile for her sellers, look no further!

QR Code Technology for Real Estate Marketing in Western Massachusetts

Wondering what a QR Code is? Why you need one to help sell your Western Massachusetts home? This video explains how I am using QR Code technology to help home seller’s in Westfield, MA and the surrounding areas find buyers in an innovative way.

What Does A High Tech Realtor Do?

A high tech realtor takes the marketing goodies that the internet has to offer and turns it into purposeful tools to get her listings in front of the most people possible. Exposure to a larger audience means a larger pool of potential buyers and potentially a faster sale for a higher price. I use the new media (internet marketing, social media sites, etc) to optimize the exposure for the homes I represent in Western Massachusetts. Using new media like customized web sites, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and others, I reach out through my computer to get in touch with buyers.

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My New Media Marketing plan takes a traditional marketing plan that includes mailings, signage and print advertising and puts rocket boosters on it! ZOOM….your home is exposed to thousands of buyers!

For example my listings are marketed to a large arena of websites including:

Point2Homes.com Free Syndication
point2homes.com

GoogleBase Free Syndication (Beta)
maps.google.com

HotPads.com Free Syndication
hotpads.com

Yahoo! Classifieds Free Syndication (Beta)
realestate.yahoo.com

Cyberhomes.com Free Syndication (Beta)
cyberhomes.com

The Real Estate Book Free Syndication (Beta)
www.therealestatebook.com

SecondSpace Free Syndication
secondspace.com

FrontDoor Free Syndication (Beta)
www.frontdoor.com

Trulia Free Syndication (Beta)
trulia.com

Zillow Free Syndication (Beta)
www.zillow.com

Oodle Free Syndication (Beta)
oodle.com

Homescape Free Syndication (Beta)
www.homefinder.com

vast.com Free Syndication
www.vast.com

CLR Search Free Syndication
www.clrsearch.com

Clickable Directories, Inc. Free Syndication
clickablecitydirectory.com

HomeHippo Free Syndication

HouseLocator.com Free Syndication
www.houselocator.com

The Housing Pages Free Syndication
www.thehousingpages.com

Kazork Free Syndication
www.kazork.com

PropertyShark.com Free Syndication

HomesZ Free Syndication
www.homesz.com

Bilingual Marketing Group Free Syndication
www.vivareal.us

RepeatProperty.com Free Syndication
www.repeatproperty.com

campushomesonline.com Free Syndication (Beta)
www.campushomesonline.com

HomeAway Free Syndication (Beta)
HomeAwayRealEstate.com

kneedl Free Syndication
www.kneedl.com

Realty Showcase Free Syndication (Beta)
www.realtyshowcase.tv

Real Bird
www.realbird.com

Facebook
www.facebook.com/lesleylambert.realestate

You Tube
www.youtube.com/user/LesleyLambert

Park Square Realty
www.parksquarerealty.com

Masslive
www.masslive.com

Craigslist
www.craigslist.com

and this is just a partial list!

In addition my listings are featured with their own website. Visit the page for this listing to see for yourself. These sites feature video, lots of pictures, maps, flyers, open house information, contact information and details of the home. There is also a text code available for mobile phone users to obtain the information via text. Each home has a specialty sign rider with this information making it easy for buyers to view pictures, documents and other information on the property.

Another page that I host allows potential buyers to contact me by live chat! I take tons of pictures of my listings and every property has a video “virtual tour” posted so that buyers can preview the home before they make an appointment.

My listings are optimized for internet searches. Today’s buyers start at the internet. They may drive by a home and instead of calling the phone number on the sign, they will put the home’s address into Google. This is what they will see for one of my listings. Buyers from around the world can find listings this way, not just the local Western Massachusetts ones!

So, if you are considering listing your home in Western Massachusetts for sale, I hope you will let me visit to show you my plan in person. I enjoy being the High Tech Realtor with Old Fashioned Service for over 20 years in Westfield and surrounding Western MA towns!