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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On the Market: New Construction Condo in Fishtown (Almost)
This unit overlooks the El from the other side of Front Street. The trains won’t keep you up at night.
Just Listed: Custom Norman in Haverford
You’ll find a lot to love in this Haverford Reserve house, especially if you love wine.
Just Listed: Ultra-Modern Condo in Bella Vista
Precision-engineered for your comfort and delight.
Just Listed at the Shore: Arts and Crafts Bungalow in Strathmere
This house like no other is a true Strathmere legend.
Just Listed: Double-Wide Townhouse in Rittenhouse
Suburban space and privacy on an extra-large city lot.
Just (Re)Listed: Midcentury Colonial in Lower Gwynedd
Modern on the outside, traditional on the inside.
Some of us can direct our righteous anger in two different directions at once. More of us need to develop that capability.
Just Listed at the Shore: Renovated Beach Block House in Cape May
104 years young, this Johnny-come-lately among Cape May’s historic houses just got a 21st-century reset.
Just Listed: Old-School Renovated Rowhouse in South Philly
This house spoke to its current owners, and they listened.
Just Listed: Center-Hall Contemporary in Downingtown
A traditional heart beats under that modern exterior.
Just Listed: New Modern Townhouse in Bella Vista
Plays nice with its neighbors, plays even nicer with you.
Just Listed: Split-Level Cape in Havertown
A midcentury innovation gets incorporated into a popular traditional house type.
Just Listed: Bayside Contemporary in Harvey Cedars
A masterful contemporary reinterpretation of the Jersey Shore vernacular.
Just Listed: Italianate McMansion in Packer Park
What was once an unusually large Airlite is now a mini-palace that seeks to one-up the Medicis.
‘We Bought Our House Without Ever Seeing It’
Buyers who needed to move found ways to do so during the COVID shutdown. Some of the tools they used will also be useful in the months and years ahead.