Kelly Barbus- Keller Williams Buffalo Northtowns

Becoming pre-approved – the important first step in shopping for a new home  When you want to purchase a home, one of your first steps should be meeting with a local lender and getting pre-approved for a loan. This step is important for 3 reasons: 1. You'll know what you can spend. Looking at hom...

Plenty of showings, but no offers on your Buffalo, NY home? If you're seeing plenty of potential buyers coming through your Buffalo home for sale, but none are presenting offers, there could be a very good, yet disappointing, reason: Your price is too high in comparison with similar homes. Your h...

  This Month in Real Estate- Kenmore, NY December 16th 2013- January 15th, 2014   The real estate market in Kenmore held steady this month but did show signs of slowing down during the holiday season.  This is typical for most areas throughout Western New York.   Currently there are 42 single fam...

This Month in Real Estate- November 2013 Western New York     Another great month for residential real estate in Western New York! New listings were up 5.3 percent to 955. Pending sales decreased by 1.9 percent to 616 and inventory shrank 12.4 percent to 4,837 homes for sale in Western New York. ...

New Listing! 402 Warren Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217 Open House- January, 18th 1-3     Charming all brick Cape - move in ready! First floor features 2 spacious bedrooms, full bath, formal dining room and sun-filled living room with fireplace. Hardwood floors through-out. Recently painted kitchen with ...

Offering your Buffalo home for sale means inviting strangers into your home. And while most of those strangers will be honest people simply looking for a home, you need to take precautions against those who are viewing homes for illegal purposes.   To protect yourself, your family, and your posse...

Many Buffalo, NY homeowners are hesitant to sell when the news programs are telling them that higher prices are in the future.   The answer to whether or not you should sell while the market is rising comes down to the reason why you want to move.   If you plan to "move up" then it's definitely t...

If you're getting ready to put your Buffalo, NY home on the market, stop and take a critical look.   Is the house the best that it can be, or do you need to do a bit of de-cluttering, deep cleaning, and a few cosmetic repairs?   De-cluttering comes first - because it makes those other chores easi...