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montgomery county: Valley Forge Wooden Covered Bridge - a little piece of history - 03/17/12 08:07 AM
I love this bridge in Valley Forge National Park,
There is a great path along the creek, lovely in the summer under the leaves
So much character and history
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montgomery county: Main Line PA Real Estate negotiations - 02/06/12 11:44 AM
"We do not want to gain at someone else's loss; we want to gain while helping the other person to also gain."
— Jose Silva:
Many people today want the first part of the quote above, they want to crush the opposition, take no prisoners and be acknowledged as the winner. But in our business and in representing our clients the latter part is far more beneficial. It reminds me of the Zig Ziglar quote about achieving success through helping others achieve what they want.
Negotiations whether in a buyers market or a sellers market are all about helping both sides … (1 comments)
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montgomery county: Not all needed home repairs are visible! - 02/03/12 12:37 PM
One of the big problems facing homeowners is the lateral sewer lines from their property to the road where the sewer authority takes over responsibility for them. Many of these pipes, especailly in older properties, by that I mean over 75-100 year old are simply, are just breaking down. Because of the break down of these pipes it is creating some environmental issues for townships and municipal authorities because of increased use of sewer capacity for cleaning CLEAN water. This increases costs and prevents future development as plants are already rnning at capacity.
This video shows some of the issues and … (1 comments)
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montgomery county: Philadelphia Area Housing Report - 09/08/10 01:19 PM
The most recent Credit Suisse Survey on housing for Philadelphia shows a lot of negative information. Traffic is below expectations of agents and prices are declining with longer time on market for those homes that are listed.
75% of agents surveyed said traffic was below their expectations for the month of August, a generally slow month usually in the housing market. Home prices continued to fall with sellers needing to reduce prices or offer incentives to create sales according to 60% of the agents surveyed. 75% of agents also said the time needed to sell a home had increased as well.
Some … (1 comments)
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montgomery county: Avoiding foreclosure! - 08/27/10 01:03 PM
If you owe more on your home than it is worth there are alternatives to foreclosure that allow you to avoid foreclosure. But you need to take action rather than just waiting for the bank or banks to decide what they want to do.
What do you want? What are your dreams going forward once this situation is resolved? It is not just a matter of giving up, there is hope and many others have rebuilt their lives. It will not be easy, but if you take steps for yourself, you can control some of your own destiny as you move … (0 comments)
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montgomery county: 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)
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montgomery county: West of Philadelphia Market update: Prices drop in last two months - 11/18/08 06:50 AM
Until recently Pennsylvania was doing alright overall in regard to house prices and the Philadelphia area was not suffering along with the rest of the country with sliding prices. Yes, prices had leveled, listings were taking longer to sell and there were less buyers willing to make a decision, but overall this was an adjustment the market needed, to cool off after a very active period, with buyers being pulled into the market early by offers of easy financing.
These buyers have now suffered, and there is a gap in the market as later buyers are not ready to buy due to the new … (2 comments)
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montgomery county: Market Statistics on the Main Line, PA - 08/29/07 05:27 PM
I was looking at some market statistics yesterday and realized that whilst everyone is all doom and gloom the picture is not so bad. Yes, there are certainly more homes on the market now than last year. Actually it has nearly doubled in every county I looked at, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery.
But, sales have also increased over last year, yes, more homes were sold in each county, than the same period last year. Prices are pretty stable in our area according to statistics, however buyers are putting low offers in on most properties, but if homes worth more are being sold it … (2 comments)
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montgomery county: County Housing Market Update - 02/16/07 04:07 PM
Home sales in Delaware County decreased by 5.5 percent in 2006, but saw less of a decline than other counties in the region, further evidence of the housing market adjustment, according to a recent report. However, sales in Montgomery and Chester counties decreased by more than 8 percent, and Bucks County witnessed a 14.9 percent decline from 2005.
Counties that have seen greater new home construction are seeing a greater decline in sales because of higher prices; the older housing stock and denser population have been a help to the overall picture in Delaware County. Delaware County's median or mid-range sale price … (0 comments)
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