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FREE Short Sale Seminar in Western MA

Join Lesley Lambert, REALTOR with Park Square Realty; Attorney Nyles Courchesne and financial planner, Sonny Drenen for a FREE Short Sale Seminar on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 6pm.

This seminar will be held at Park Square Realty’s Westfield office: 44 Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01085.

The panel of short sale experts will present the information that a homeowner considering a short sale needs in order to make an educated decision on the sale of their Western MA home.  There will be time for questions at the end, also.

If you are a homeowner in Western Massachusetts who needs to sell your home, but owes more than it is currently worth, this FREE short sale seminar will be packed with the information you need.

Please join Lesley Lambert/REALTOR, Attorney Nyles Courchesne and Sonny Drenen on November 16, 2011 at 6pm at Park Square Realty to see if a short sale is the right way for you to sell your home.

If you have questions ahead of the event you can contact Lesley at 413-575-3611.

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Went to Florida to avoid Hurricane Irene

I am sitting in sunny Tallahassee, Florida because I can’t get back to Massachusetts due to the hurricane this weekend.

I came to Florida to speak at the Florida REALTORS State Conference and enjoy the Real Estate BarCamp Orlando event. It was an amazing week of sharing social media tips, teaching Twitter and video blogging, visiting with great friends and enjoying some warm sunshine.

When leaving Massachusetts, I had been concerned that I may be flying into Irene…oddly enough there was no effect from the hurricane in Orlando, whatsoever. Going home, however, was another issue. We are unable to get out of Florida before Wednesday due to all of the backlog on delayed flights. Our friend Debbie Kirkland brought us up to her house in Tallahassee where we are hanging out for a few days.

Besides the fact that I really miss my kids, it isn’t such a bad problem to have. I have been watching Twitter and Facebook and am amazed at the pictures and videos I see posted! Westfield looks to be dealing with a lot of flooding and I hope my friends and clients are all doing well.

I had a wonderful time speaking and teaching social media this week, but I am looking forward to getting back to Park Square Realty where I can use my expertise to help people who are buying a home or selling a home in Western MA.

Housing Needed for Western MA Families Displaced by Tornadoes

Satellite image of tornado path from Westfield, MA to Sturbridge, MA
As we are all aware, Western MA had severe tornado activity last week. This left many Western Massachusetts families without their homes.

The REALTOR Association of Pioneer Valley’s members are working to help their clients, friends, families and neighbors who were impacted by the tornadoes. The Facebook Page dedicated to tornado relief is here.

At present we are working to compile a list of vacant homes and apartments that we can share with the displaced families. If you have a property that you would be willing to rent while homes are rebuilt, please reach out to me either by email (use the green contact button to the left of this post) or by phone: 413-485-7380. I am also in contact with several attorneys who are willing to donate legal services in these situations.

If you are another real estate professional who has vacant listings that may be willing to do a temporary rental, please let me know, also.

Finally, will you share this post on your Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin or email? The more people who know what the need is, the better!

I will continue to report how our Western MA community can help as more becomes organized. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Western MA: Twisted. Tornadoes in Western MA?!


Today was freaky. No other way to describe it.

My daughters and I got home from our afternoon errands to discover our neighborhood had a funnel/twister touch down. Thankfully only trees were damaged in our complex. Our neighbors one street over lost their playscapes and a tree was lifted up and landed on the roof.

I posted some pictures to Twitter and a few moments later I had a call from ABC News asking if they could use my pictures. As of tonight they are on a slideshow on their website. I was told they may appear on other programs like Good Morning America.

As neat as that is, I have sat home transfixed with the local news updates and my heart is breaking for Western Massachusetts. So many people have lost their homes and several their lives.

I am so grateful that my family and friends are safe. I feel strongly for my community and pray for everyone affected by the tornadoes in Western Massachusetts tonight.

Memorial Day in Western Massachusetts

I can’t believe that Memorial Day weekend is upon us!
It seems that we were just buried under record amounts of snow and wondering if we would ever see the grass again. Now we are preparing for the official kick off of summer!
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a holiday meant to honor and remember those who have died while in service to our nation. First observed on May 30, 1868, this holiday has turned into a large scale celebration of pride and gratitude.

While this three day weekend is a wonderful opportunity to gather with family and friends to celebrate the beginning of summer, it has a very serious root and I urge everyone to keep the true meaning of Memorial Day with them this year.

In 2000, the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed which asks that at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, for all Americans “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to ‘Taps.”

My family enjoys attending a local parade on Memorial Day, many Western MA towns have them. It is a wonderful way to teach children the importance of remembering those that have given all to keep our country free and safe.

How do you celebrate Memorial Day in Western MA? Share your favorite parade, picnic spot or event.