The Sky is Falling! Yesterday, I received a call from a Seller who has been trying to sell his home with another real estate firm for the past 250 days. His listing contract with the other firm had expired and he received a post card from my office announcing that we sold a home on […]
Don’t Lose You Home to Foreclosure!
November 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Consumer Interest · Economy · Local · Real Estate
This Is Our Year, AGAIN!
September 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on This Is Our Year, AGAIN!
I attended the Phillies game last night and had the misfortune of sitting next to a Red Sox fan named Phil for 9 innings. I was there confident that this will be the season to cure our 100+ season Championship drought (since the Sixers 1983 Championship, the four major professional sports teams have played over […]
Tags: Real Estate
Philly Bike Share
September 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Philly Bike Share
I was recently visiting Washington D.C. and was pleasantly surprised to see bicycles everywhere. After probing a few businessmen for some insight on the abundance of two wheelers, I learned that Washington, D.C. has a bike sharing program where people pay a small annual fee for the right to borrow bikes from any of the […]
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Stinky Cheese!
September 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Stinky Cheese!
I went to the shore last weekend to visit with my wife Christine’s family. My brother-in-law asked me to pick up some “stinky cheese” before coming down. He is from Delaware and does most of his shopping at a supermarket. Of course, there are not many “stinky cheese” options at the local supermarket. I went […]
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Why This Autumn is a Great Time to Buy
September 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on Why This Autumn is a Great Time to Buy
This article by Elizabeth Razzi appeared in the Washington Post on 09/07/08. If you have been considering purchasing a home but have been hesitant due to the negative national press on home sales, you may want to consider stepping up your search efforts. Why This Autumn is a Great Time to Buy This fall could […]
Tags: Economy · Opinion · Real Estate
Has the Market Already Hit Bottom?
July 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Photo by Chris Bernard Courtesy of Creativecommons.org That’s the magic question. Wouldn’t it be nice to know when the stock market was about to rebound? Most of us would probably buy, buy, buy and watch the values rise as others say I should have purchased at those rock bottom prices! The problem here is that […]
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Buyers avoid foreclosure, before you buy!
July 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Picture courtesy of ResPres My niece Beth,who is considering purchasing her first home recently asked me…”Can you refer me to a mortgage company who can tell me how much I can afford to spend on a home?” I believe that it is at this stage where most of the purchase mistakes are made. Beth like […]
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