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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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Property

A Record-Setting Sale in Doylestown

$1.75 million for a condo: the highest sale price in five years.

Property

An Almost Successful Compromise on Jewelers Row

A critique of Toll’s proposed tower design.

Property

Habitat: Bespoke Tailoring in Rittenhouse

A world traveler gives a Delancey Street townhouse a heaping dose of Savile Row flair.

Property

Who’s Building Philly: Rahil Raza

The Temple grad wants to produce quality housing for working-class Philadelphians.

Property

Will Harrisburg Go Nuclear on Property Taxes?

A bill that would largely get rid of them stands a chance of becoming law.

Property

Hard Hat Tour: The Lincoln

In the final stretch towards a Jan. 31 ribbon-cutting.

Property

Three Philly Neighborhoods to Watch in 2017

Redfin says these places are hot. So do the sales data.

Property

Old Yet New in Germantown for $282.5K

Modern history at an attractive price.

Property

Toll Unveils Jewelers Row Tower

Even some critics liked the design.

Property

Checkmate in East Kensington?

What’s in a name? Tens of thousands of dollars.

Property

Hard Hat Tour: The Amperium

A modern apartment building that’s full of history.

Property

Philly Region Home Sales Hit Four-Year High

Sales rose 10 percent in 2016.

Property

What $500K Will Buy You in New Hope

You can find plenty of tranquility in and around Bucks County’s year-round party.

Property

More Black Homeowners Underwater, Study Finds

The housing recovery leaves homeowners in black neighborhoods worse off.

SEPTA Key with City Hall in the background
City Life

The SEPTA Trip Cap: Outrageous! (Um, No.)

Or: The lamentations of the 0.2 Percent.