While we regularly push off deep cleaning our homes until Springtime, there really is no reason to make this only an annual...
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5 Steps Towards A Usable Garage
With the nice weather finally breaking you might find yourself eager to move your spring cleaning project outside of your...
The Resurrection of Industrial Design
As trends cycle through the ages, interior design styles are due to repeat and resurrect ideas of the past. Industrial...
Buffalo Society of Artists Virtual Exhibit
The Buffalo Society of Artists group exhibit that was set to open this month at the Carnegie Art Center has been...
Help Save Buffalo?s Old Buildings – The 1850 Project
Preservation Buffalo Niagara (BPN) recently acquired a survey performed by Buffalo?s Preservation Community back in 1996...
Heroes Loan Program ? For every day heroes.
Written by Steven Long at Northwest Bank Heroes don?t always wear capes ? they wear boots and fatigues or carry a badge....
Common Estate Planning Mistakes
Written by Nancy W Saia Very often we see families struggling when their parents have not made even the simplest of estate...
Dried Cats – Real Estate Oddities
There are countless old wives tales and superstitions people believe even in this day and age. One of which that might...
Millennial Home Must Haves
Millennials are currently the largest percent of home buyers, sitting at 37% of the buyer population. With such a large age...
Baby Boomer Market Trends
The ?Baby Boom? generation, born between 1946-1964, is undoubtedly one of the largest age groups of our nation and...
Baby Boomers in the Workforce
The ?baby boomer? generation will be the fastest-growing age group in the workforce next year. In 2018 almost 20% of...
Smart Home Technology Aiding Older Adults
As we enter the digital age, seniors are finding it easier to meet their security, safety, and comfort needs with smart...
Does the executor always have final say? It’s not that simple
If you?ve been named executor in a loved one?s will, you might be wondering if you, as executor, have final say in all...
7 Winter Weather Preparations To Protect Your Home
Don?t waste a ton of money this winter repairing or replacing costly effects that could have been avoided. Take these 7...
?Right-sizing? real estate workshop set
?The Four-Step Moving Plan,? a free real estate workshop led by licensed real estate broker Michael Olear, will take place...
Step by Step Downsizing – How to Simplify It
You'd love to find a place that's the right size for you, but what do you do about all that "stuff"? Michael Olear from MJ...
Here?s the 411 on PMI (private mortgage insurance)
While experienced home buyers might know the thought process behind private mortgage insurance ? commonly referred to as...
Good news and bad news for mansion owners
If you?re lucky enough to own a mansion in New York State, we have some good news and some bad news for you. First, the...
Home-sharing regulations are coming to a neighborhood near you
It?s hard to believe that the home-sharing company Airbnb launched more than 10 years ago! Whether we?re talking about the...
How to Get Your Family Home Ready to Sell – Part 3 – NRTC
One of the most confusing examples of jargon that people encounter when buying or selling a home is NRTC....
How to Get Your House Ready to Sell – Part 2
In part two of our video series “How to Get Your House Ready to Sell,” James Conley talk about Absorption Rate. Absorption Rate – Don’t get left wet What is […]
How to Get Your House Ready to Sell – Part 1
One of the many conversation we have with out clients is “How to get your House Ready to Sell.” In part of one of this series, we talk about the […]
Spring home seller seminar planned for March 16th
Michael Olear, a licensed real estate broker from The Olear Team at MJ Peterson Real Estate, will host a spring home seller seminar at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in […]