Easttown considers citizens budget advice. - 01/31/10 05:32 PM
 
In a recent article in the Main Line Suburban Life Chris Polites this years chairman of the Easttown Board of Supervisors put a call out to citizens who live and work in Easttown to give advice on the township budget. During the process for this year there was outcry at the suggestion of an earned income tax being implemented. Hundreds tourned out to the board of supervisors meetings. Whilst this was avoided for the current year, by raising property taxes and implementing a new $52 business tax on anyone who works in the township the threat of state budget cuts creating … (0 comments)

Wow! The whole room had their hands up. Not good news but reality. - 01/29/10 06:11 PM
I was at a seminar yesterday in Philadelphia where many of the agents were from the Main Line, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties as well as some from New Jersey where the speaker asked everyone present who knew someone who was behind on their mortgage payments to raise their hands. Wow! The whole room had their hands up. Seriously, I am not kidding, this roomfull of Realtors all knew someone who was behind on their mortgage payments. Last week I was talking with another realtor who knew several friends across the country who had not paid their mortgages for a year … (1 comments)

Delaware County Townships raise taxes - 01/22/10 04:46 AM
As I was looking through all the local news last week the main thing that stood out was Delaware County townships raising taxes to balance budgets, Newtown, Marple, Edgemont, Millbourne and Rutledge to name a few. Whilst none of us like tax increases the decline in home prices and drop in sales activity of the last year has caused major problems for the townships and the state. Many of these townships had large parts of their budgets depending on Real Estate Transfer Taxes and the drop in prices and in number of sales over the last year has caused major problems for … (0 comments)

Old Forge Crossing Sales for 2009 - 01/14/10 10:39 AM
There were 23 sales in Old Forge Crossing in 2009, 6 more than 2008, about the same as the 24 in 2007 but way off the high of 50 homes in 2006. The homes selling were a mixture of one and two bedroom units and several one bedrooms with dens along with one townhouse in the community.
Prices like everywhere have suffered from the financial crisis we have been enduring and days on market have been very mixed with many homes being on more than 100 days but with a few selling quickly giving average days on market of 53/54 days. … (0 comments)

Old Forge Crossing 2009 Sales - 01/14/10 10:31 AM
There were 23 sales in Old Forge Crossing in 2009, 6 more than 2008, about the same as the 24 in 2007 but way off the high of 50 homes in 2006. The homes selling were a mixture of one and two bedroom units and several one bedrooms with dens along with one townhouse in the community.
 Prices like everywhere have suffered from the financial crisis we have been enduring and days on market have been very mixed with many homes being on more than 100 days but with a few selling quickly giving average days on market of 53/54 days. … (0 comments)

Property Values in Apeldoorn, Holland - 01/02/10 11:29 AM
As we are visiting family in Apeldoorn, in Holland and having a wonderful time I thought I would post some information on property values.
On our way to the market we saw this new home:

 
This is a new home, 4 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms, priced at 600,000 Euros approximately $900,000, this price includes the kitchen and bathroom which usually are not included in new construction, you pay extra for them to be finished, note there is no garage, and the lot is pretty small. However, this particular house has a lot premium as the view across the street … (0 comments)

 
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