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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Just Listed in the Poconos: Accessible Contemporary in Saw Creek Estates

Not just move-in ready, this house is wheelchair-ready.

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Just Listed: Live/Work Converted Warehouse in Germantown

Living space and maker space, all in one most original place.

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Modern Townhouse in Washington Square West

This almost-new townhouse is a real cream puff.

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City Life

SEPTA’s Bus Revolution: Fast, Frequent or Convenient?

Why can’t SEPTA riders have all three?

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Just Listed in the Poconos: Renovated Contemporary in Pocono Pines

“Retreat like a Rockefeller” — or like Teddy Roosevelt or Martha Stewart.

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Living in Newtown: A Neighborhood Guide

The town William Penn founded puts the art of good living in a historic frame.

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Just Listed: Vince Fumo’s Mansion in Spring Garden

Built for entertaining on a grand scale and with all its original grandeur intact.

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A First Look at One Cathedral Square

Philadelphia’s Catholic cathedral gets a stylish new next-door neighbor.

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Just Listed: Renovated Trinity in Rittenhouse Square

This old trinity got an industrial-chic makeover that looks both funky and modern.

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Just Listed at the Shore: Bayside Twin in Avalon

Nicely outfitted and well maintained, but here, you’re paying for the address.

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Just Listed in the Poconos: Luxurious House on Roamingwood Lake

This woodsier version of a classic Main Line house is a bargain by Main Line standards.

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Converted Sunday School in Roxborough

No more bare ruined choirs in this heavenly transformation.

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Just Listed at the Shore: Mission Mini-Manse in Margate

A dollop of Doo-Wop makes this contemporary-Mission mix stand out.

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Townhouse with Bonus Trinity in Grad Hospital

You can live in the bonus trinity while you get the grand main house into shape, then rent out the trinity.

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Just Listed in the Poconos: Renewed Traditional in Tobyhanna

An American classic, more than 110 years old and better than new.