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Expert sees strength in Buffalo market

Feb-15-2008 — 'Even though we are seeing a large sales decline in many parts of the country, it's showing up [in] the national data, locally the sales data are actually vibrant and picking up,' said Yun, chief economist and senior vice president at the National Association of Realtors.

Great Places to Raise Kids - for Less

Feb-13-2008 — Business Week came up with a list of 50 places in the U.S. that offer kids?and their parents?the right combination of safety, community, and education. Middleport ranked #11; Sherman ranked #24; Friendship ranked #31;Clarence Center Ranked #34

One of the world's greatest mega-regions: the Buffalo-Toronto corridor

Feb-01-2008 — What has happened is that the mega-city has become the nerve centre of one of the world's greatest mega- regions, a trans-border economic powerhouse that stretches from Buffalo to Quebec City. It's important to recognize this, because mega-regions have replaced the nation state as the economic drivers of the global economy.

The Ski Town That Aspen Used to Be Like

Feb-01-2008 — Ellicottville is on the rise, one of only two genuine ski towns in New York State (Lake Placid is the other). It was ranked No. 5 by Ski magazine in its 2007 list of top resorts in the East, thanks to its two growing ski areas and the Victorian-era village of gingerbread porches and narrow brick storefronts.