Category: For Sale/Rent

Millennials Are Most Optimistic About Housing Recovery

2:14pm April 19, 2013

A recent study indicates that millennials have more faith in a housing market rebound than any other age group. The study also shows that this real estate optimism declines with age, until, it seems, you’re a bitter old crone sitting on your porch saying, “This house ain’t worth a nickel, but it’s MINE!”

One theory for the lack of concern among Generation Y?

“There was a lot of negativity when all the problems in real estate were happening,” says Earl Lee, president and CEO of Prudential, “but this generation was either too young or too preoccupied with school at the time to notice.”

Townhouse for Sale in Washington Square

Presented by Prudential Fox & Roach

12:00pm April 19, 2013

Philadelphia is a city of squares. And while everyone knows Rittenhouse Square, it’s lower-keyed sibling, Washington Square is a preferred spot for urbanites looking to get outside without having to see or be seen. Where Rittenhouse and Washington squares are similar is in the stately homes that surround it—homes that recall Edith Wharton novels (had [...]

Bobby Rydell and Bruce Toll Put Houses on the Market Simultaneously, Of Course

11:31am April 19, 2013

Who owns this kitchen? Bruce Toll? Or Bobby Rydell?

It’s as if they’ve lived parallel lives, Robert Ridarelli and Bruce Toll. They both founded empires based on their names (Bobby Rydell; Toll Brothers) in the 1960s. Rydell was a teen idol with hits like “Volare” and “Wild One.” Toll Brothers was a real estate idol with hits like America’s Best Builder and National Builder of the Year. Bobby Rydell starred in a film. Toll Brothers starred in a film. They both called the Philadelphia area home. A lifetime of synergies.

Join Us on Twitter and Facebook and…Wait, Do We Even Use Google+?

1:55pm April 18, 2013

Hello! We are PROPERTY, and we’re not sure if we have a Google+ account, but we definitely have a Twitter feed and most certainly have a Facebook page. Won’t you join us over there and be social? You don’t have to brush your teeth or put on a nice sweater. We tweet all of our posts about Philadelphia real estate as well as retweet others’ wisdom extremely selectively (hardly at all, really…so far, maybe once?).

And on Facebook, we have contests and parties and it’s a whole thing over there, which doesn’t mean you have to do anything, but you can engage with other human beings in a happy fashion should that delight you.
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Luxury Rittenhouse Square Condo in the Heart of Center City

Presented by Prudential Fox & Roach

12:00pm April 18, 2013

This luxury Rittenhouse Square condo offers plenty of light and space.

Spotlight Listing: Luxury Rittenhouse Square Condo Buyers searching for a place in the center of Philly’s action will love this luxury Rittenhouse Square condo. The two-bedroom, 1,760-square-foot residence features a number of architectural charms, including beautiful chevron-patterned hardwood floors, crown molding and built-in shelving. The kitchen, which includes granite counters, a sub-zero fridge and Viking [...]

How Much Home Do You Get for $500,000?

11:31am April 18, 2013

We decided to start this regularly scheduled throwdown–How Much Home Do You Get?–with fives: five different homes, each with five bedrooms, in five different counties. Have some ideas for our next round? Let us know in the comments!

Photo of the Day: Union Rat Crashes Groundbreaking Party

11:00am April 18, 2013

Unidentified union representative tells Mayor Nutter, "It's a human issue, not a union issue."

An IBEW representative yells at Mayor Nutter at the Oxford Mills groundbreaking ceremony. The union also played a high-decibel recording of a baby crying.

New to Market: Larry Brown’s $7.85 Million Main Line Estate

3:29pm April 17, 2013

It’s called Linden Hall. All grand estates belonging to great men must have a name, and Larry Brown, former coach of the 76ers, is a great man (Allen Iverson would agree). The seven-bedroom Colonial residence was expanded recently, and it’s now a rather capacious 11,000 square feet or so, thank you very much. Of course it has all that it should, being a luxury estate. But then, it also has some serious surprises.

Who Is Going to Live in All These New Apartments?

2:59pm April 17, 2013

Center City is in an apartments-building frenzy. Every time you turn around, someone is planning to develop yet more rental residences. According to data from Jones Lang LaSalle published in today’s Business Journal, there are 20 apartment projects in various evolutionary stages–that’s 3,840 units in Center City, fully 2,064 of which are still in the planning phase.

A Worcester Home for Sale Where Pampering is Possible

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12:46pm April 17, 2013

Relax in this Worcester home with amenities that'll make you feel like your at a day spa.

Spotlight Listing: A Worcester home for sale that’s almost paradise If you’re dreaming of a home that’s a relaxing retreat from the chaos of everyday life, an oasis where the stress of work simply melts away when you enter the door, then check out this six-bedroom, 10-bath Worcester home for sale that feels more like [...]