Sandy Smith

Home and Real Estate Editor

Sandy Smith is Philadelphia magazine’s Home and Real Estate editor. A Kansas City native, he has called Philly home for more than 35 years. He reports on houses for sale, condos for sale, apartments for rent, new construction, development and trends in the Greater Philadelphia real estate market.

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Living in Fishtown: A Neighborhood Guide

This neighborhood’s blue-collar past and creative future coexist peacefully.

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Living in Haddonfield: A Neighborhood Guide

South Jersey’s toniest suburb is what the Main Line wants to be when it grows up.

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Living in Warrington: A Neighborhood Guide

This circa-1730s Bucks County township is an unexpected gem.

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Living in East Passyunk: A Neighborhood Guide

The neighborhood “in the valley” has become the city’s culinary mecca.

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A Tale of Two Delancey Street Townhouses

Whether it’s located in Society Hill or Fitler Square, a townhouse on Delancey Street is a prized possession.

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Living in Margate: A Neighborhood Guide

This may well be the Goldilocks of southern Jersey Shore communities.

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Living in Somers Point: A Neighborhood Guide

If you’d like to live at the Shore all year, this is a good place to do it.

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Living in Devon: A Neighborhood Guide

This Main Line town is an oasis for horse lovers and folks who want a little of everything at their front door.

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Driverless Buses and Solar Power: Inside the Navy Yard’s Green Future

20 years of investments have earned the South Philly project LEED-ND Gold.

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An Apartment Building Will (Finally) Rise at the Former PHA Building on Chestnut

They expect to break ground early next year.

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Jawdropper of the Week: Modern Classic Townhouse on Rittenhouse Square

One of two of a kind, yet totally unique.

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Jawdropper of the Week: Neoclassical Condo in Old City

It’s not quite as colorful now, but it’s no less spectacular.

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SEPTA’s New Budget: 5 Regional Rail Lines Gone, 56 Bus Routes Slashed, and the Highest Fares in the Country

Absent funding from Harrisburg, the wheels start turning on July 1st.

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Living in Glenside: A Neighborhood Guide

This super-convenient community with two downtowns offers a lot to entertain you.

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Take a Look Inside the Most Expensive House Ever Listed in Avalon

The pinnacle of Shore living atop the highest dune on Seven Mile Island.