housing market
Report Finds Philly Is Among the Best Markets for Renting to Millennials
Millennials have no doubt been the source of several headlines these last few years, and it looks like the Generation Y-talk won’t be stopping anytime […]
Do Millennials Actually Love Cities — or Are They Just Too Broke to Leave?
Millennials have been hailed ad nauseam as the saviors of urban America, and there’s no debating that they’ve helped rejuvenate Philadelphia. There are nearly 75,000 […]
Philly’s Average House Values Grew Like an 11-Year-Old Boy’s Mustache Last Quarter
Much like when your 11-year-old brother showed you that minute we-can-sort-of-see-it “growth” of hair on his upper lip that he dubbed a mustache, a recent fourth-quarter analysis of […]
RealtyTrac Says Philly Was Still Mired in Foreclosure Filings Last Year
In spite of national foreclosure filings taking a dip in 2014, RealtyTrac says their data and analysis of the Greater Philadelphia Area found it “still mired […]
Redfin Predicts Philly’s Housing Market Will Be a “Sleeper” in 2015
Glance at the latest reports on Philly’s housing market and you find a city with an improving economy, slowly burgeoning job opportunities, and a rising number […]
Morning Headlines: University City Leads the City In New Office Construction
It’s official: University City is in a construction boom and we have the numbers to prove it thanks to the University City District’s annual State […]
Philadelphia’s Third Quarter Results in Ambivalent Housing Market Report
Metrostudy published their third quarter housing report for the Philadelphia MSA (that is, Metropolitan Statistical area, which includes the four counties, plus three counties in […]
Morning Headlines: There’s a Construction Boom in University City
No doubt new projects sprouting around the city are contributing to Philadelphia’s growth spurt, but University City in particular has been seeing a substantial rise […]
Philly Housing is Having a Growth Spurt
In a contributing article to Next City, Emma Jacobs reports that Philadelphia could be in the midst of an unprecedented housing boom. The growth spurt is evident throughout […]
Philadelphia Is #2 On Counties with Most Man-Made Environmental Hazards List
Since adding environmental hazard data to its already deep pool of information, RealtyTrac has gone ahead and sorted through its figures to publish a report ranking counties with the […]
Zillow: Home Values and Rents Are Up
Zillow’s latest research shows that nationally and locally home values are up, based on an analysis of 515 metropolitan and micropolitan areas, with 35 of […]
RealtyTrac Heat Map Reveals Where Millennials and Baby Boomers Are Going
Which counties are seeing an influx of millennials? Which are seeing rapid emigration? And where the heck are baby boomers going? RealtyTrac’s latest report answers […]
Morning Headlines: Home Values In Greater Philadelphia Area Have Gone Up, And Expected to Keep Rising
The national average for home values may be $174,800, but Philly’s is higher. Here, the median home value is $199,200, a number which Zillow says […]
Morning Headlines: Philly Housing Market Is One of The Best For Millennials
Affordable places with positive job outlooks are what millennials are looking for, says a new report by RealtyTrac. Well, yeah. But where exactly are these […]
Zillow + Trulia = Godzulia?
The cover alone has been making waves, but it’s the inside headline that really has people talking: “Zillow Shares Could Fall By Half.” When Barron’s […]