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temple: Great Article on Temple Student Housing - 10/15/10 10:53 AM
This article from today's Philadelphia Inquirer gives a nice overview of the world of student housing around Temple University - a must read for investors in this area:
New Temple student housing stirs a renaissance west of Broad Street
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temple: The Often Overlooked Roommates Law - 03/29/10 06:51 PM
This New York Times article discusses one of the most commonly broken laws in that city, which also happens to be a very popular law to ignore in Philadelphia. The law in question, in both New York and my fair City of Brotherly Love, says that no more than three unrelated people can live in the same single-family house together (not including boarding homes, group homes, etc.).
This law poses a major problem for many landlords who own large single-family properties, especially those looking to cash-in on Philadelphia's student-housing market where renting out large homes to large groups of students can … (1 comments)

temple: Low-Maintenance Home Near Temple - Great 1st Time Buyer Deal - 03/29/10 12:41 PM
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temple: Philly Investment Market Stats - 03/15/10 01:26 PM
The big stats chart is getting a bit unruly as it grows, so I thought I'd throw up some charts and a few thoughts here and if you're interested in seeing the full data set every week just shoot me an email and I can send it out as a .pdf document.
The charts below illustrate two points that I knew were true in today's market, but by keeping these statistics I see that these points are even more salient that I thought:
1. The lower end of the market is far-and-away healthier than the higher end. Shell properties which have … (0 comments)

temple: Price Reduction - Side-by-Side Shells Near Temple - 03/05/10 12:04 PM
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