July 8, 2019

On the afternoon of Aug. 2 the Amherst Town Board held a brief special board meeting to approve the implementation of the requested settlement by

Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.90 percent. “Mortgage rates decreased this

Fannie Mae recently sent out updates notifying appraisers of specific changes to several categories. Asset documentation requirements for refinance transactions changes were made reducing the

Predictions the pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on office space has yet come to pass, according to national valuation and commercial real estate firm

Canadian developer Harry Stinson is proposing to construct a $150 million condominium tower adjacent to the Buffalo Grand Hotel in downtown Buffalo, in the latest

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Inside a Victorian house flecked with chipping white paint, 65 group home residents must suddenly find a new place to live, an

In today’s real estate market, low inventory and high demand are driving up home prices. As many as 54% of homes are getting offers over

A multiple unit Allentown building has traded hands. Allentown Dormitory LLC purchased 531 Franklin Street on Friday for $381,500. The seller, Richard Panicali, paid $245,000

After ShipBob decided last July to let staffers work from anywhere, the logistics start-up had its landlord erect a wall in the middle of its

Five Star Bank made a nice profit last month when it sold the former Buffalo Hotel Supply warehouse in Amherst after a foreclosure. Uniland Development

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted how people conduct business and where they choose to live, resulting in massive disparities in both income and lifestyle. But

Since “urban renewal” and the collapse of industry decades ago, a large portion of downtown Niagara Falls has felt trapped in a time warp. There

GAR Associates Partner David M. Barnett, SRA, has received the prestigious designation MAI (Member of the Appraisal Institute) from the Appraisal Institute. In a congratulatory

After completing a two-family residence for a customer on S. Division Street, Buffalo Bungalow is targeting North Buffalo for its next infill home. The builder

A sprawling shopping mall in Syracuse, New York, may be driven into one of the biggest municipal-bond defaults since the onset of the pandemic. Already

Norstar Development USA is constructing 166 rental units along Niagara Street where the Paul Rudolph-designed Shoreline Apartment complex was demolished. Eighteen new buildings are being built

The cost of commercial real estate development is up significantly this year amid dramatic increases in domestic steel and lumber prices. The increased costs are

505 Pearl Street was sold yesterday for $1.3 million.  The seller was Rhino Room LLC, an entity of the estate of Mark Croce. The six-story,

The current housing market features plenty of prospective buyers but few sellers, and is likely to make housing inequality and the racial wealth gap much

An Elmwood Village infill apartment complex has a new owner. LRHK Properties LLC purchased 367 Elmwood on Friday for $1.47 million. 367 Elmwood LLC was

If the past year has taught us anything about real estate, it’s that our collective need and desire to move is greater than anything the

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The sticker shock comes in the mail when people see what their town thinks their house is worth. We are coming out

Douglas Jemal has a full plate of downtown projects but is hungry for more. In the homestretch of redeveloping Seneca One and the former Police

What if, 10 years ago, we told you that Buffalo will have a giant spaceship-looking building on the waterfront where you can hit golf balls

As housing omens go, beware the trending Google search. In the first week of April, U.S. search interest in the phrase “when is the housing