BUFFALO, NY – August 20, 2019 – HUNT Real Estate ERA has been named by Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation as the exclusive listing broker for The West End, a new luxury waterfront community in Buffalo, NY. The 20-unit complex, located on Lakefront Boulevard near Ojibwa Circle, is now available for sale.  Located on one of the last buildable waterfront parcels in the City of Buffalo, each townhouse will have 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a 2-car attached garage, and feature 2,700-3,500 square feet of living space. List price starts at $850,000. Deacon Tasker, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson for HUNT Real Estate ERA and listing agent for The West End, points out that the development’s refined amenities will cater to a discerning clientele who desire modern living and an active lifestyle.  “The West End offers luxury living with high-end finishes and beautiful water views,” said Tasker. “Combined with the convenient downtown location and its variety of entertainment, di...

Image  Courtesy Essex Homes of WNY . May 10, 2019 (Amherst, NY) – Essex Homes of WNY is pleased to announce it has broken ground on the Villas at Essex Woods, a new community development located at 2350 Sweet Home Road near French in Amherst, NY. The announcement was made by Philip J. Nanula, president & CEO of Essex Homes.  The two-phased development of the Villas at Essex Woods will encompass 14 separate buildings containing a total of 48 units housing three and four-unit villas. The villas will feature two, distinct open floor plans with two and three-bedroom units, first floor master suites, 2.5 baths, lofts, rear patios, full basements, 2.5-car garages and a host of luxury amenities. The “Arlington” home plan will offer 2,204 sf of living space including a spacious foyer, a large formal dining room, a kitchen with island breakfast bar, a cozy great room with large windows to invite spectacular views of the outdoors, a first floor master suite with walk-in close...

BUFFALO, NY – May 9, 2019 – HUNT Commercial Real Estate has announced the appointment of Robert McDonnell as Chief Operating Officer. McDonnell will be responsible for growing the commercial sales organization within New York, as well as implementing strategic initiatives that will continue to benefit the long term goals of both HUNT Commercial and HUNT Property Solutions, the latter of which began operations in March 2018. McDonnell was originally recruited to HUNT Commercial in the early 1990s, where he learned the complexities of the business with the help of a team of seasoned and experienced brokers. McDonnell’s initial experience at HUNT helped him transition to a 20+ year career with a highly regarded commercial development firm, and his career evolution included working as a Sales/Leasing Manager, Senior Sales/Leasing Manager, Director of Business Development, Vice President of Sales, and the Senior Vice President and Broker of Record. He has been involved in all sales a...

Leading industry publication ranks HUNT as the top family-owned and operated real estate firm headquartered in New York State Buffalo, N.Y. – March 28, 2019 – Respected real estate industry publication REAL Trends ( www.realtrends.com ) has released their annual Top 500 survey, ranking the nation’s most successful real estate firms based transactions and closed sales volume totals in 2018. With 13,495 closed transactions and $2.76 billion in sales volume in 2018, HUNT ranked nationally at #35 in transactions (up six places from 2018) and #71 in sales volume (up 45 places from 2018). The REAL Trends Top 500 survey also reported that HUNT experienced 20% growth in transactions and experienced a remarkable 49.5% increase in sales volume from the previous year. The Top 500 survey also recognized HUNT in the following categories: #17 on Top Movers - Transactions:  Ranking of firms that had the largest increase in closed sides from 2017 to 2018 #17 on Top Movers - Volu...

Company president attributes success to diverse offerings in local market AMHERST, NY – MJ Peterson celebrated its 89 th year in business during their 35 th Annual Awards Ceremony, held at the Park Country Club. Victor L. Peterson III, President and CEO of MJ Peterson, opened the ceremony’s speeches with the State of the Company address. Mr. Peterson congratulated the company on being the largest independently owned and operated, full-service real estate company serving all of WNY’s real estate needs. “MJ Peterson is proudly committed to Western New York,” Mr. Peterson remarked. “Our strategy of a diversified business model continues to contribute to our growing revenue and workforce in 2018.” In addition to welcoming 52 new sales associates and 23 new employees in 2018, MJ Peterson acquired the boutique firm, Robitaille Real Estate & Relocation! Several sales associates and employees were acknowledged for their individual achievement at the ceremony: Sus...

New officers and directors also installed      Eric Winklhofer being sworn in. Buffalo, NY – On January 11, 2019 , Eric Winklhofer was named 2019 President of the Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS® (BNAR), a trade organization with more than 3,300 local members whose mission is to promote professionalism, real estate property rights and values and the voice for real estate in the Western New York area.  Eric was installed as President by his parents, Robert and Judy Winklhofer.   A Lancaster, NY resident, Winklhofer followed in his parents footsteps and started his career in real estate in 1988 and is a Broker-Owner of Century 21 Winklhofer real estate with offices in Clarence/Williamsville and Grand Island.  Winklhofer is a second generation REALTOR and third in his family to become President; his father Robert in 1983 and his sister Amy in 2012. Besides being BNAR president in 2019, he currently serves as Director for the New York State...

HUNT earns highest honors from ERA for top all-around company and total units sold in 2018 Buffalo, NY – March 21, 2019 – ERA Real Estate has awarded HUNT Real Estate ERA with the 2018 Gene Francis Memorial Award. The annual award, named after ERA Real Estate co-founder Gene Francis, is the highest honor given to an ERA company and reflects the qualities most respected throughout the global ERA system and the real estate industry. ERA also recognized HUNT as their top-ranked real estate firm for Total Units Sold in 2018. HUNT earned this achievement by selling 13,495 residential units last year. Additionally, HUNT received recognition as being second in the ERA Real Estate network in Total Sales Volume, with $2.756 billion in sales volume last year. The ERA Real Estate network includes 36,000 brokers and sales associates throughout the United States and 31 countries and territories. "There are hundreds of very fine real estate companies in the ERA organization with w...