Philadelphia Magazine

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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Wayne Manor Gets Agent – And Haircut

The owner turns to the pros this time and cuts the price again.

City Life

Cracks Cause MFL Commute Stress

About 40 cars are being sidelined. Buses will fill in.

City Life

Food and Open Space as Community Bridge-Builders

Common themes among this year’s Knight Cities Challenge finalists.

Property

Global Living’s New Story

Or: How a bunch of agents raised $6k to build a home in less than an hour.

Property

New Comcast Tower Contains Condos

The three units were quietly inserted on the building’s 45th floor.

Property

Rent Hikes Leveling Off, At Least

The trend lines are all over the map, though.

Julia Reynolds Masterman School
Property

Masterman Gets Top Score on Keystone Rankings

Students aced the statewide proficiency exams.

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.