housing market
Philly Metro Gets a “Meh” on Housing Affordability
A few days ago, a Twitterer of my acquaintance wrote: “Can we retire ‘meh’ now?” And I think it’s safe to say that the word […]
Philly Metro: One of the Most Buyer-Friendly Markets
The Wall Street Journal’s Developments blog reports that the Philadelphia metro is one of the country’s most buyer-friendly. This is reflected by the latest housing […]
Morning Headlines: The Philly-Area Housing Market Is, Quite Simply, Kicking Ass
Forgive the profanity, but RealtyTrac’s July 2013 Residential and Foreclosure Sales Report has very good news for our area–better news, in fact, than yesterday’s terrific […]
Housing Report: Number of Philly Properties Sold Has Soared
Zillow has released its July 2013 Home Values report, and for Philadelphia, the news is pretty good. Between June and July: – Property sale prices: […]
Philadelphia Housing Market: “Lagging” or “Next Hot Spot”?
When it comes to the housing recovery, it’s like reading studies on how wine or coffee will affect your health: there’s new information every day, […]
FBI Raids Sheriff’s Office With Focus on “Unknown Real Estate Dealings”
RealtyTrac released its July 2013 foreclosure market report today, and Philadelphia County’s foreclosure’s are down by 2 percent. That’s meager comfort for those disturbed by […]
10 Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods for Home Sales
The numbers are in for June 2013, and the results (drum roll, please) are these: 19146: includes Point Breeze, Graduate Hospital, Grays Ferry 19147: includes […]
S&P: “Average Home Prices Are Back to Spring 2004 Levels”
According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, released yesterday and based on 10- and 20-city composites, home prices across the country went up between April and […]
Morning Headlines: There Isn’t Actually a Housing Bubble Yet
Though it seems as though we’re back in a bubble–or at least moving in a spherical direction–there are plenty of factors that suggest otherwise, according […]
Philly-Area Millennials: The Housing Recovery Is Not for You
According to data analyzed and published by USA Today, the home ownership rate for people aged 25 to 34 in the Philadelphia metro area dropped […]
Morning Headlines: Housing Auction Confuses and Brings Treasured Memories
It took some time, but the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) finally decided to sell some 196 properties the agency has owned since the 1960s and […]
Least Surprising Data Dump of the Day: Student Loan Debt Driving First-Time Homebuyers Away
First-time home buying is down by about 12 percent these days, and new research shows the reason could be that the typical first-timers are too […]