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Westfield, MA Real Estate Market Report December 2010

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What a year it has been for the Westfield, MA real estate market! We started off a wee bit slow, then got hectic with the first time home buyer credit. We spent the summer wondering where the buyers were even as interest rates went to all time historic lows and now when it is usually slow for the holidays we are hustling to help buyers get into homes for the New Year!  As a real estate agent with Park Square Realty in Westfield, MA I have experienced a lot of difficult markets, but this year really takes the prize.

It can’t be described as a normal year in the real estate market of Western Massachusetts, but Westfield came out with good news at the end of the year.

This report will show you that home values are up in Westfield, in fact they are significantly higher than Agawam, West Springfield and Holyoke. Additionally, distressed home sales and foreclosure filings are down in Westfield. These two factors combined forecast improved conditions for Westfield, MA home owners.

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If you would like more information on the Westfield, MA real estate market conditions, a market report for your home or information on buying or selling a home in Westfield, MA 01085, I am here to help!

Lesley Lambert, Park Square Realty, Westfield MA a real estate agent in Westfield, MA since 1988! 413-575-3611 or lesleylambert@parksquarerealty.com

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Foreclosure Guidance from REALTORS

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As a member of the National Association of REALTORS, I have access to a lot of helpful information on trends, current events and programs for foreclosure prevention and guidance.

Several of these tools are available to the public, as well. If you are investigating your options in a foreclosure situation, please make sure that you are reading reputable information and speaking with reputable people. It is a sad by product of these times that many seedy people and underhanded companies have cropped up offering loan modification and foreclosure assistance. You must take great care before working with any of them as it could potentially cost you a lot of money, money I would safely presume that you do not have to spend in these difficult times.

First and foremost, your trusted area REALTOR who has extensive experience not only in your marketplace but specifically with short sales and foreclosures is to be leaned upon as a trusted resource. It is our commitment to assist those in need of help during these hard times and for many of us, a source of pride that we are able to, in some small way, give people some much needed help, support and guidance through a very stressful time.

Secondly, use the resources that the National Association of REALTORS makes available to you. This information is factual, trustworthy and helpful. Following the guidance in these materials can make all the difference in the world to a home owner in distress.

The Houselogic page, brought to you by NAR, is a wonderful resource full of information. Here you can learn what to do when you can’t continue making payments on your home, how foreclosure will impact your credit score, how you can help others and who can help you.

If you are a home owner in the Greater Westfield and Springfield area of Western Massachusetts, I am here to help. I am ready to put my over two decades of real estate experience with specialties in helping foreclosure and short sale home owners to work for you. Help is only a call away: Lesley Lambert of Park Square Realty in Westfield, MA 01085 413-575-3611.

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Giving Thanks

As we approach Thanksgiving in Western Massachusetts, it is easy to get caught up in the hustle, bustle and mania that surrounds holiday preparations. I want to pause for a moment before the grocery shopping, food preparations, intense cleaning and extended family descend upon us and reflect on what Thanksgiving is really all about.

Being Thankful.

It can be so hard to stop and remember to be thankful, especially when life isn’t going as smoothly as we hope. Financial worries, sickness, busy work schedules and the rigors of daily life can set us into a robotic spin where we forget to savor the goodness around us. I am guilty of this, although I strive to overcome that personal trait.

So I am Thankful for…

my daughters.  They are lovely, smart, talented and spirited.   I am so proud to be their mom.

my mom, who paves the way to goodness and generosity each day.

my sister, my first best friend.

my boyfriend, Morriss is there for me every day.

my circle of dear friends. They bolster me and love me as I am.

my work. It is a rare thing to have a career that impacts people’s personal lives in such a meaningful way. I love being a real estate agent in Western Massachusetts.

my hobby. Even though I teach dance as a job, it is really a paid hobby as it is so important and meaningful to me. It is my therapy, my exercise, my family away from home.

my condo. We love it here. It isn’t fixed up the way I want it to be (yet), but it is a lovely and safe place to raise my daughters.

my health.  Aches and pains, sniffles and sneezes are all temporary.  I am lucky to be well.

my cats.  Their furry snuggles cheer and relax me.

my geography.  I love living in Western Massachusetts.

So many things to be grateful and thankful for every day.  Let’s try to remind each other to slow down and cherish these things more often.

What are YOU Thankful for?

How Much is one Short Sale Worth?

Last year I wrote this post about being hired by a woman who found me on Google while searching for a short sale REALTOR in Western Massachusetts and asked for my help with her short sale in Chicopee, MA. She had tried to hire other agents, and none of them would take the listing.

I took that listing and within six months, I had that home sold to a buyer who used me as their agent.

The seller had a friend who was also in danger of foreclosure and she gave him my name to try to sell his property, which is also in Chicopee, MA with a short sale. That home closed yesterday.

From a real estate agent’s point of view, those three closings took much more effort, time and patience than a “traditional” sale, but they were three transactions that I wouldn’t have had if I didn’t say that I would help that first client.

Like everyone else, I have to earn a living, but I get paid in better ways when I am able to help with a short sale. I get paid in gratitude and satisfaction. I get paid in the knowledge that I helped someone move on to the next phase in their life. I get paid in knowing that I am, in some small way, helping with the foreclosure crisis in America.

One short sale is worth a whole lot.

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