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998 Liberty Court, Lansdale, PA 19446Asking Price: $229,900MLS#: 6415720For a Virtual Tour of 998 Liberty CtWorry free living in a 2 Br/ 2 Ba Townhome in 55+ Community Superior end-unit townhouse in the desirable 55+ community of Gwynedd Commons. Unique floor plan with 9’ ceilings allows for a ve...
06/30/2014
Q. Are short sales getting more difficult?   A.  A short sale means that a home is worth less than the mortgage amount owed on it, but the seller has found a buyer and wants the bank to forgive the shortfall.  Short sales have always been difficult to get approved.  Many sellers and buyers have ...
06/27/2014
Amazing Moments in Baseball History     >>>    In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a one hour after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first (and only) home run.   >>>    In the fifth...
06/23/2014
 Why Live Closer to Work...   A 2013 Swedish study found couples where one person has a one-way commute of 45 minutes or more are ~30% more likely to divorce.  However, after surviving 5 years of marriage with that commute, they are no more likely to divorce than couples with shorter commutes.  ...
06/20/2014
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News from Our Team   Our assistant Annamae had a beautiful baby boy named Erik Philip earlier this year.  We sorely missed Annamae while she was on maternity leave, but we are very happy to have her back to work with us!   Neta Collier has joined our team as a Buyer Specialist.  A Kentucky native...
06/16/2014
We ♥ Dads!  Interesting Takes on Fatherhood   Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there!   You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's. ~Robert Frost   The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. ~Theodore Hesbur...
06/13/2014
Q. I want to sell my home, but my neighbor’s home looks terrible with tall weeds and broken shutters.  Will that affect my sale?   A.  Unfortunately, yes.  The condition of your neighbor’s home can and will affect the sale of yours.  The neighboring homes can bring up the value of your home and ...
06/12/2014
Is It Cheaper to Buy or to Rent?   That is a good question.  Nationally, it is currently 38% cheaper to buy a home than it is to rent one.  This is down from 44% just one year ago.  Rising interest rates and rising home prices have contributed to the change.   But all real estate is local.  For ...
06/10/2014
2913 Adams Drive, Hatfield, PA 19440Asking Price: $229,900MLS#: 6404622For a Virtual Tour of 2913 Adams DrNewly Renovated 2 Br/ 1.5 Ba Single Family Home     Newly updated and upgraded. Gorgeous kitchen with white cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile floor, and...
06/09/2014
Is Your Home Spying On You?   Have we reached George Orwell’s 1984?  Have you noticed that if you look at a product online, ads for that very same product start appearing in your Facebook newsfeed and on the sidebar of other news and information sites?  The same is true for Google searches that ...
06/04/2014
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