International Real Estate Clients – A World Of Its Own Philadelphia real estate can be a challenging task as is. Throw into the mix a customer who resides outside of the country, or to make things even more complicated, a customer who was not born in the United States nor [...]

2013 1Q Philadelphia Real Estate Market Statistics The first quarter of 2013 showed steady growth in the Philadelphia real estate market. Home prices are up along with the number of closed transactions, which shockingly enough are up 12.8% over last year. Are homeowners starting to sell again? Not quite. Though [...]

Being raised in a 1,000 square foot row home in Philadelphia, I had the “American Dream” to one day, purchase a luxury home. After buying a sports car, I realized that the initial purchase price was not as important as the ongoing maintenance. Since that experience, I think I will [...]

Reducing property taxes seems to be the latest trend in real estate, for both commercial and residential property owners. In the past few months, I have purchased a few properties myself, ranging from a single family home to an industrial complex. As a result, I have jumped on board and [...]

As Philly Beer Week heads towards the close, there are no signs of slowing as far as the events go. Rather than sticking to my guns, an ice-cold Yuengling, I have decided to explore different and new types of beer that have been hitting the taps. I must say, the [...]

Open houses, one of the largest disputes among real estate agents – are they worth it, or are they a waste of time? Seller’s, first ask yourself this: How good of an agent did you hire? Open houses are boring; no one ever goes to them except curious neighbors. Right? [...]

When I hear people mention that they had a long week, it often refers to a rough week at work, school, or something of that nature. However, starting on June 1, I think it is safe to say that Philadelphia will have a long week that will be more enjoyable [...]

Have you ever had a run-in with a not-so-great neighbor? I know that I have had a few over the years: they were extremely loud at all hours of the night, they did not pick up any trash, they let the grass grow as if it was art, and they [...]

Millions of current and former homeowners will have a chance to get their foreclosure cases examined to determine whether they should be compensated for banks’ mistakes, under a wide-ranging review being planned by federal regulators. The review process, which could be unveiled in the next few weeks, will be open [...]