Category Archives: Buy Philadelphia Real Estate

Open houses begin drawing buyers who seem serious

Like I have been saying – the Market is changing.  Don’t wait…this is it. “Queen Village real estate agent Patrick Conway struggled to strike a balance between talking about the state of the housing market and keeping track of prospective buyers at an hour-long open house in the 700 block of South Philip Street.” Open…

Mortgage rates drop to historic lows | HousingWire

What does this mean for you the home buyer?  If you are buying a $300,000 with FHA you can buy that home with about $10,000 cash and your monthly payment would be around $1500 a month!  Depending on your taxes and insurance.  You can be well below $1800 a month on your new home.  For…

I Want Your Business!

I want to earn your Real Estate Business! If you are reading this please understand I want your business!  I don’t care if you are my close friend or my facebook friend or someone I saw once at a job.  Someone once told me I shouldn’t work with my friends.  I have completely ignored that…

Jonathan Fink – Featured Homes for Sale

  Keller Williams – Featured Homes for Sale.

CHOP expansion could bring jobs, traffic

  As CHOP expands and creates jobs it will create more traffic but on the up side think what this will do for the already booming Grad Hospital neighborhood.  Not to mention maybe even Grays Ferry!  As an investor I bought 2 small houses in Grays Ferry several years ago and I wonder if now…

Buying a House – Step 1

The first step to buying a house is to choose an agent who will represent you in the transaction.  You want someone you can trust – someone who knows the process well – and someone who understands the market and someone who has access to the right vendors to help you thru the process. Ideally…

Home buying may never get any cheaper – Philadelphia Neighborhoods

According to this article – this may be the last great year for buying Real Estate!  We are already seeing a shift toward the seller in this market.  Buy now!  This won’t last forever. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Buying a home may never get any cheaper than this. Several housing experts are predicting that this…

Kelly Nelson, Designer, Offers Spring Decorating Tips

Talking houses with Kelly Nelson, Principal of Kelly Nelson Designs yielded some excellent tips on freshening up our dwellings for spring.   These ideas are suitable for all types of homeowners–whether you are planning to remain in your home for the years to come,  looking to sell, or whether you are recent buyers hoping to…

Queen Village Home in Meredith School District for $229K!

Queen Village.   Meredith School Catchment.   Great Value.  Well-maintained home. The old real estate adage “location, location, location” is never more apt than when referring to school district boundaries.  Meredith Elementary in Queen Village is considered one of the jewels in the crown of Philadelphia’s educational system.  To own a home in this neighborhood essentially solves…

Laurel Fairworth, Southwest Center City Resident

Laurel Fairworth, President of Cachet Communications, and former television journalist  moved to Southwest Center City four years ago.   Since then, the area has seen explosive growth, which is atypical of the current economic trend in many other areas. Says Laurel:  “When I first bought my house, there were 15 vacant lots on my block alone. …