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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Property

A High-Tech Solution to a Historic Renovation Problem

New windows that look old make a school conversion stand out.

Citified

How Rodin Square Strikes a Balance of City and Suburb

It could look better, but on the inside, it’s a winner.

Property

First-Time Find: Share the Good Life in Point Pleasant

This starter home will help you pay its mortgage.

Property

National Rent Report: Philly Still Pricey

A monthly rental index rates the city the 15th-priciest in the country once again.

Property

ThinkFest Preview: Allan Domb

The “condo king” on applying business principles to government.

Property

Renters Say Edgewater’s Tops

It placed first overall in VeryApt’s “Renter’s Best” survey.

City Life

The Silverliners and the Damage Done

How can SEPTA win back rail riders after a season of extreme discontent?

Business

Legoland To Become 4th Plymouth Meeting Anchor

Another step in the mall’s evolution into an all-day entertainment and shopping spot.

City Life

Hundreds Pack Gayborhood Racism Hearing

The PCHR will take testimony for the next week.

City Life

Gayborhood Racism: Déjà Vu All Over Again?

We tried to tackle the issue in the 1980s. Here’s what happened.

Property

The Future of Real Estate Tech: WhoseYourLandlord

A website designed to let renters own their apartment search.

Property

The Art of Renting Apartments

A gallery tour of Post Brothers’ Presidential City leasing center.

Property

First-Time Find: Updated Contemporary Comfort in Bryn Mawr

You’ll be wide-eyed over the price of this home too.

Property

That House Out There: Back to the Future in Northern Liberties

Victorian charm meets modern comfort.

Property

Trinity Tuesday: Up on the Roof in Rittenhouse

We think you’ll love this home’s “bonus room.”