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Shrinking Housing Supply May be Good News for Home Sellers

August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Shrinking Housing Supply May be Good News for Home Sellers

The national home supply is falling, down to its lowest levels since December 2008. In June, there was 9.4 months of supply, down from a year-ago level of 11.0 months. It’s one more sign that the housing market may be mending itself. Housing supply is an important metric because home values across every U.S. market […]

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Tags: Economy · Local · New Jersey · News · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Is Propane the New Green Fuel?

July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off on Is Propane the New Green Fuel?

Motorized garden tools come in two varieties — gas-powered and electric-powered. If you take a close look, however, you’ll notice that professional landscapers and gardening experts almost always choose the gas-powered types. This is because gas-powered garden tools both outperform and outlast their electric counterparts. On the downside, they’re an environmental nightmare. According to the California […]

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Just For Fun · Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Is the Philadelphia Real Estate Market Recovering?

May 12th, 2009 · Comments Off on Is the Philadelphia Real Estate Market Recovering?

Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia As long as I have been in the real estate business, I have been told that real estate is an economic leader. We are first in and we are first out. A cliche that has been true in every recession I have experienced. You’ll remember that residential real estate […]

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Tags: Economy · Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Doing Your Taxes This Week? Here’s Some Tips!

April 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Doing Your Taxes This Week? Here’s Some Tips!

There are 138 million taxpayers in the United States and, according to the IRS, 20 percent of them file their taxes within 7 days of April 15.  In a holiday-shortened week, that means that 27 million people had better get a move on. And while a portion of this year’s last-minute filers will file with storefront operations […]

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Economy · Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Today’s Real Estate Myths Challenged

March 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Today’s Real Estate Myths Challenged

Some of today’s media enhanced real estate myths challenged.

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Local · Opinion · Pennsylvania · Real Estate

Where the Deals Are Hiding

March 19th, 2009 · Comments Off on Where the Deals Are Hiding

Image by zoomar via Flickr If you are in the process of buying a house right now, you may be wondering where the deals are. Many properties still seem to be listed higher than you would expect, given all the national news about the real estate market. Some buyers have even decided to stay out […]

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Is the Housing Market Recovering?

March 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Is the Housing Market Recovering?

There’s a mixed message in February’s Housing Starts data and it may be a good sign for home sellers in the near-term. As reported by the government, new home construction rose by 22 percent last month.  The press is running with the headline number, calling it evidence of a market bottom. A more thorough inspection, however, […]

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Advice for Real Estate Investors

March 14th, 2009 · Comments Off on Advice for Real Estate Investors

“Most of the biggest real estate fortunes were not made in good times, but in bad times like this” Barbara Corcoran reminds us in this talk with NBC. It’s important perspective for Americans wondering how to invest in foreclosed properties without losing their cash or their credit rating. In the 4-minute interview, Corcoran quips on […]

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Owning IS Better Than Renting

February 26th, 2009 · Comments Off on Owning IS Better Than Renting

Image by drocksays via Flickr One popular housing theory is that — before a bona fide housing recovery can begin — the cost of owning a home versus renting one must return to historical levels. If that belief is a truth, a national return to rising home prices may be in store for 2009. Falling home prices […]

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Philadelphia Asbestos Prevention & Removal

February 24th, 2009 · Comments Off on Philadelphia Asbestos Prevention & Removal

Jesse Herman, the Awareness Coordinator at the Mesothelioma Cancer Center (www.asbestos.com) reached out to me recently to provide some important consumer information – I hope you find it useful! Regarded as the “rust belt” state, Pennsylvania has a history of asbestos use in mining and manufacturing. Home to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, this was a […]

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Tags: Consumer Interest · Local · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Real Estate