BUFFALO, NY – September 25, 2015 – HUNT Real Estate Corporation (www.huntrealestate.com ) recently held its annual Golf Tournament & Wine Tour, benefiting the United Way. Through contributions from sponsors, participants, and HUNT sales professionals and employees, this year’s event raised $28,500 for the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County (www.uwbec.org). This is the 19th year HUNT has put on this event and, in total, they’ve raised over $350,000 through this annual fundraiser. “None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our corporate partners and the dedication of our staff,” said Peter Hunt, Chairman & CEO of Hunt Real Estate Corp. “We are grateful for all of their donations and support - not just in monetary terms, but also in the commitment of their personal time to help this very worthy cause.” “Western New York is an extraordinarily generous community. We are very grateful for the hardworking people at HUNT Real Estate who donate not only t...

Team effort and experience cited as key to success Amherst, NY —MJ Peterson Real Estate recently announced that the Amherst-based company’s Commercial Division won the 2014 CoStar Broker/Agent of the Year award earlier this year. MJ Peterson won the award based on 2014 sales volume reported through CoStar, the largest real-time database of commercial real estate information in the industry. “Over the last few years, our focus has been to build a solid team; we accomplished that by working together and targeting the same goals. We have been successful at building our business, with Robert Liebeck, Gary DeCarlo, Joseph Jacobi, Jr. and Ronald “Gunner” Tronolone,” said Dorothy “Stahlnecker” Smith, associate real estate broker. “This prestigious award from CoStar reflects how the capable members of our commercial division have taken the time and made the effort to know our area from the ground up,” said Victor L. Peterson III, company president. “The CoStar award was one of our grea...

August 7, 2015 (Clarence, NY) - Essex Homes of WNY is pleased to announce that it recently broke ground on Phase II of Essex Greens at Waterford, a luxury patio home community with condominium status located in Clarence, NY, off of Roll Road to Dana Marie Parkway. The announcement was made by Philip J. Nanula, president of Essex Homes. Phase II will include 27 new patio home sites, many backing to a 35-acre conservation area. “Essex Greens is our newest building project and will consist of a total of 108 luxury patio homes upon completion,” says Nanula. Essex recently completed Phase I development which includes 34 home sites and began construction on Phase II in July, 2015. The patio homes at Essex Greens offer prospective homeowners five ranch designs ranging from 1,600-2,100 square feet along with first floor master suites, optional second floors and additional square footage options within four out of the five plans, along with home prices starting in the mid $300’s. Currently...

On July 21, Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS (BNAR) President Joe Rivellino and Board Member Rebecca VanDorn presented a check for six thousand five hundred ($6,500) dollars each to Mercy Flight Central and Mercy Flight Western New York.  The money was raised at the REALTORS golf event and auction which was held in June at Terry Hills Golf Course and Banquet Facility in Batavia, New York. Mercy Flight Central is an independent, non-profit organization of air medical professionals, devoted to integrity and compassion, providing critical care to the sick and injured. Mercy Flight WNY is an independent, not-for-profit provider of emergency air-medical transport and supporting services, ensuring rapid, safe and cost effective delivery of expert emergency response teams. The BNAR/Genesee Valley has been involved with Mercy Flight Central for over sixteen years and most recently Mercy Flight Western New York because of their needs and the areas the Association serves.  Sp...

Uniland Development Company Teams With Local Realty Experts to Lease the Glen at Perinton Hills in Fairport, New York BUFFALO, NY – July 30, 2015 – HUNT Real Estate ERA has been named by Uniland Residential, a division of Uniland Development, as the exclusive leasing firm for The Glen at Perinton Hills, a new luxury apartment community in Fairport, N.Y. The 60-unit complex, located at the southwest corner of Pittsford-Palmyra Road (Route 31) and Moseley Road, is Uniland’s first residential offering in the Rochester area. The company owns and manages several office parks in Fairport and Pittsford. Carl Montante Jr, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Uniland, points out that The Glen’s refined amenities will cater to a discerning clientele who desire modern living and an active lifestyle. Tucked behind the Uniland-owned Perinton Hills Office Park and adjacent to tree-lined residential neighborhoods, the community offers a suburban, walkable environment, while providing c...

Industry’s hottest innovation gives back agents “years” in lost productivity  July 29, 2015 – Buffalo, NY – One of America’s oldest and most prestigious real estate brands, HUNT Real Estate ERA, has launched the real estate industry’s hottest new technology – marketing automation – a move that will “shave years” off the total time its more than 1,000 agents typically spend marketing listings annually. “Agents won't lift a finger,” says Peter Hunt, Chairman and CEO of HUNT Real Estate Corp, which was established in 1911 and operates offices throughout New York State and Arizona, when describing how marketing materials will now be created for every listing. “Our job is to make it easy for agents to do what they need to do,” he adds. Hunt explains that as his agents post new home listings, everything needed to market each property – a complete digital and print marketing package – is automatically created and delivered to the listing agent overnight. HUNT Real Estate...

Chief Executive Officer of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors, John B. Leonardi , presented a small token of appreciation to  Angelo LaDuca and Floyd Doring for spearheading the event. LONG-TERM DEDICATION TO REALTOR ASSOCIATION HONORED The Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS ®, Inc. (BNAR) presented a special award from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to seventeen members of BNAR for forty years of service to the real estate industry.  The awards were presented at a luncheon at the Buffalo Launch Club in Grand Island, New York. Realtor Emeriti Honorees this year were Geraldine Andolina of Century 21 Winklhofer; Judith Black, Joan Grandoni, Patricia Jerome, Maurice Johnson from RealtyUSA;  Thomas Blaine of F.E. Blaine Realtors;  Michael Hooper of Hooper Realty; Lynda Mason of Century 21 Ganey; Elizabeth and Ernest Paradiso of WNY Metro Paradiso Realty;  Sam Talarico from Coldwell Banker Integrity Real Estate;  Leona...