Reading Railroad Days July 1 – July 5 Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Enjoy the remarkable Reading Railroad trains of eastern Pennsylvania history through tours of Reading Company equipment and a huge, operating model train layout. Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Admission: $10 Adult $9.00 Seniors 65+ $8.00 Youth 3 to 11 Children 2 and under Free Address: PA Route 741 East, Strasburg, PA 17579 Website: http://www.rrmuseumpa.org
Backyard BBQ Bash July 3 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Enjoy the perfect summer evening under the stars with great music, Swashbuckler ales, Mount Hope wines and great food. Local bands will perform each Friday evening and a portion of proceeds benefit Central PA Food Bank. Enjoy the music of the Green Onions presented by 93.5 WTPA. Enjoy this event every Friday in July! Time: 6:00 PM Admission: $7 - Bring a canned good and receive a $2 voucher. Address: 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA 17545 Website: http://www.parenfaire.com
First Friday July 3 Downtown Lancaster First Fridays are a great time to experience downtown Lancaster! Join the thousands who have enjoyed the evening's artistic energy. Over 90 art venues and shops extend their hours to 9 p.m. - some even later! For a complete listing of monthly First Friday activities, visit the website below. A LancasterARTS event. Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Admission: Free Address: 52 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17608 Website: http://www.LancasterARTS.com/firstfridays/
Glo Golf July 3 Village Greens Golf, Inc. Golfers, each with thier own glo necklaces, aim glowing balls for the glowing holes in this exciting twist on traditional miniature golf! Special lighting effects enhance play under the stars. Oldies music accompanies your round every first Friday of the month. Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Admission: $10.50 adult, $9.50 child, 12 and under Address: 1444 Village Road, Strasburg, PA 17579 Website: http://www.villagegreens.com
Barnstormers War of the Roses vs. York Revolution July 4 – July 5 Lancaster Barnstormers at Clipper Magazine Stadium Gametime: Thurs and Fri 7:05, Sat 6:35, Sun 1:35. Fireworks Saturday. More than just baseball, it's affordable and fun family entertainment. Enjoy the Kids' Play Area, concession stands for a taste of Lancaster, unique promos and giveaways and up close seats that will allow you to feel that you're part of the game! Admission: See website for details. Address: Clipper Magazine Stadium, 650 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17601 Website: http://www.lancasterbarnstormers.com
Freedom Fest July 4 Marion Court Room WXPN welcomes Danielia Colton along with 11 other Regional Acts and 30 Art Vendors. Non-stop live music! Time: 3:00 PM - 12:00 AM Admission: $10 Address: 7 Marion Court, Lancaster, PA 17602 Website: http://www.marioncourtroom.com
Musser Park Old Fashioned 4th of July July 4 Musser Park An Independence Day celebration held in Musser Park with food, games, crafts, entertainment and fun. Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Admission: Free. Address: 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 Website: http://www.musserpark.org/
Long's Park Summer Entertainment Series July 5 Long's Park Enjoy free concerts all summer long every Sunday between Memorial Day and Labor Day at Long's Park. See website for performance details. Time: 7:30 PM Admission: Free. Address: 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 Website: http://www.longspark.org/music.html
The Lancaster Career and Technology Center has successfully built a green home from the ground up over the last few years. The goal was to use the project as an incubator for their building trade students to get hands-on experience with emerging technologies. If you've been following this blog for the last few years, you'll already be acquainted with this home with my many articles about it, including ones like these:
Well, the big day came and they finished the home for sale. Unfortunately, due to prior arrangements the listing went to another brokerage (I know, I know...don't hold it against them) - not for my lack of effort to convince them to go with me. Irrespective of that, the folks at LCCTC are a class act and my hat is off to them. Help me to sell this home as the buyer's agent!
Here's what she looks like today:
Here's a link to the property details (never mind the poor photos - it's actually nice). If you know anyone who might be interested in owning a $425,000 green-built home in Lancaster County, give me a call! I can show it to you at any time.
Here is the Lititz, PA market review for last week, ending June 27. The current inventory activity of Lititz, PA homes for saleaccording to MLS:
Sold: 15 properties sold last week with a price of $298,713 these homes were on the market an average of 76 days.
New: 24 houses were listed last week.
Pending: 9 houses went under agreement last week.
Expired and Extended: 0 listings expired last week and 2 listings extended their contracts with their listing agent.
Active: 240 homes are active with an average days on market of 126.
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For Lancaster PA homes for sale click here. Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and an involved community member. Jeff's work has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal. Jeff's blog on Lancaster County and its homes is nationally-featured. Contact Jeff for more help with your Lancaster PA Real Estate needs. Jeff is also a photographer - view some of his lancaster pa photography portfolio. Comments are welcome!
Here is the Manheim Township PA market review for last week, ending June 27. The Manheim Township PA homes for sale current inventory activity of according to MLS:
Sold: 15 properties sold for an average price of $306,282 these homes were on the market an average of 48 days.
New: 18 houses were listed last week.
Pending: 15 houses went under agreement last week.
Expired and Extended: 1 listings expired last week and 5 listings extended their contracts with their listing agent.
Active: 270 homes are active with an average days on market of 128.
For Lancaster PA homes for sale click here. Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and an involved community member. Jeff's work has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal. Jeff's blog on Lancaster County and its homes is nationally-featured. Contact Jeff for more help with your Lancaster PA Real Estate needs. Jeff is also a photographer - view some of his lancaster pa photography portfolio. Comments are welcome!
Here is the Lancaster City PA market review for last week, ending June 27. The current inventory activity of Lancaster City PA homes for saleaccording to MLS:
Sold: 11 properties sold for an average price of $95,305, these homes were on the market an average of 66 days.
New: 19 houses were listed last week.
Pending: 12 houses went under agreement last week.
Expired and Extended: 2 listings expired last week and 7 listings extended their contracts with their listing agent.
Active: 273 homes are active with an average days on market of 95.
Listen to this article as a podcast at:
For Lancaster PA homes for sale click here. Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and an involved community member. Jeff's work has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal. Jeff's blog on Lancaster County and its homes is nationally-featured. Contact Jeff for more help with your Lancaster PA Real Estate needs. Jeff is also a photographer - view some of his lancaster pa photography portfolio. Comments are welcome!
Here is the Lancaster City PA market review for last week, ending June 27. The current inventory activity of East Petersburg PA homes for saleaccording to MLS:
Sold: 2 properties sold last week, sold for an average price of $175,400 and were on the market for an average time of 30 days.
New: 2 house were listed last week.
Pending: 0 houses went under agreement last week
Expired and Extended: 1 listing expired last week and 0 listings extended their contracts with their listing agent.
Active: 18 homes are active with an average days on market of 89.
Listen to this article as a podcast at:
For Lancaster PA homes for sale click here. Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and an involved community member. Jeff's work has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal. Jeff's blog on Lancaster County and its homes is nationally-featured. Contact Jeff for more help with your Lancaster PA Real Estate needs. Jeff is also a photographer - view some of his lancaster pa photography portfolio. Comments are welcome!
I'm a big proponent of green thinking, emerging building technologies and alternative energy, but we've got idiots in Washington throwing out the baby with the bathwater with this bill...We need a better thought-out alternative that stimulates the capitalist powerhouse in America to excellence, not MORE TAXES AND BUREAUCRACY!
Real estate is local when it comes to market conditions and market trends. Real estate differs from region to region in styles, architecture and amenities generally speaking. For instance; in Florida fireplaces are not the norm whereas in cold winter areas such as Colorado, fireplaces are a standard addition to a home. In some areas of our country people have wood burning stoves and others have coal burning furnaces. There are areas of our country such as here in Florida where you would not dare live without Air Conditioning but in many homes in Washington for instance, air conditioning is more of a luxury than a necessity.
So when we are discussing the effects of cap and trade in your real estate business you will need to take into account the region in which you live as some areas will be more effected than others.
You can move your mouse over the map and see who voted, what party they belong to and their district. You will be able to see that no matter whether they were democrats or republicans if they are in the farm country of America, high manufacturing areas of America, low energy bills of America and the heartland of America- they voted NO on this bill and for very good reasons.
"For a household of four, energy costs go up $436 that year, and they eventually reach $1,241 in 2035 and average $829 annually over that span. Electricity costs go up 90 percent by 2035, gasoline by 58 percent, and natural gas by 55 percent by 2035. The cumulative higher energy costs for a family of four by then will be nearly $20,000.
But direct energy costs are only part of the consumer impact. Nearly everything goes up, since higher energy costs raise production costs. If you look at the total cost of Waxman-Markey, it works out to an average of $2,979 annually from 2012-2035 for a household of four. By 2035 alone, the total cost is over $4,600." Heritage Foundation.
You will notice that the states where the votes were yes are also the states that already have the highest energy bills. The states that voted no are mostly states with presently low energy bills.
Instead of calling this to Cap and Trade- We can really call it the Tax On Electricity Bill.
How does this information pertain to real estate agents? If you live in the lower energy pricing states you are going to be seeing huge increases in household energy bills. If you live in states that are coal powered or oil powered you will see the largest increases ever in your energy bills because those energy sources are going to be punished with taxation.
How is that going to effect home prices?
How is that going to effect movement in and out of your state?
How is that going to effect your real estate office utility bills and who is going to pay for this?
The House is at it again. This was a 1,300 page bill and again as with so many large bills was not read by most of those that voted yes or no. What is it that they don't get? The American people expect our leaders to read what they vote on.
So what else is tucked away neatly into this bill that perhaps no one knows the full implications of yet?
How about the Federal imposition and takeover of building codes? Your local planning and building offices will not be qualified for any Federal funding of any kind unless they adopt what the FEDS say is the new energy efficient building standards. This will create higher prices in building new homes which is then passed on the homebuyers and then you as a real estate agent are also effected because less buyers will be able to afford to buy a new home built . Not to mention having to wait for the Feds to come and inspect the builders and the homes.
How about the new Federal EnergyNazis Inspectors who will come and rate your home before you can sell your home. So before you can list a home for sale, the seller will have to wait for the Federal inspectors to come out. DMV lines anyone? Once that inspector comes out, he or she will give the home an energy rating. If the home does not meet the guidelines the seller will be required to do the work necessary to bring the home up to energy standards before they can sell the home! Can we say money? Does that mean that there will be homeowners who will become prisoners in their homes because they can not afford to make the energy repairs that the feds require? Is that an invasion of your privacy as well as an attack on your property rights?
Hmmm, how is that going to effect short sales where the seller has no money to make the repairs and adjustments?
How is that going to effect your ability to get listings in a timely manner?
How is that going to effect your seller who is about to lose their home in a foreclosure?
How is that going to effect the seller who has to relocate for their job?
How is that going to effect the estates with heirs having to do these repairs and such when there won't be any money until the estate is sold?
I wonder if our House of Representatives and our Congress men and women EVER thought to actually ask us in the field working this business day in and day out how these bills will effect the housing market?
Of course, the US will be living Cap and Tax while the real perpetrators of dirty air like China and India get off scott free. There will be an unfair advantage in pricing products and manufacturing to the point that if a US company even stands a chance of staying in the manufacturing business will have no choice but to move their company oversees which in turn will cause a massive layoff of people increasing the already high unemployment problem we are facing in our country.
How will the unemployment effect your real estate business?
How will the unemployment effect the REOs and massive foreclosures in your community?
How will the unemployment effect home values as you get more and more vacant properties in your area?
If you are an agent in America's farmland you will begin to see farms no longer being able to produce a profit. Farms use a lot of energy. Energy use will be punished. This is why nearly every politician from a farm land state no matter what party they are affiliated with voted no to this bill. Their districts will suffer terribly. As this happens we will be buying more and more produce from other countries with far less health standards than our own. I don't trust foods, especially produce from China or other countries except Europe. But we don't import our veggies from Europe!
How is this going to effect your real esate business if you live and work in a farm land state?
When it comes down to the nitty and the gritty about this bill you must remember that GE is the biggest supporter of this bill. They stand to make billions of dollars from the passage of this bill. The politicians voting yes on this bill, many of them are getting paid to vote yes. And Al Gore will become the very first GREEN billionaire. It is just too bad that he is not a real capitalist. He could not become a billionaire playing fair and square. Instead, he has an unfair advantage, legislation to make him filthy rich. Not exactly the free market way. It is all about the money.
Contact your Senators now to vote NO now. Click on this link to find your Senators and contact them by email, phone and fax today. Let them know how this is going to effect your business and your community homeowners and buyers. Pass this on...
Lancaster, PA(June 12, 2009) – The Jeff Geoghan Realty Group of Coldwell Banker Select Professionals proudly announced an addition to their homebuyer program today.
Jeremy Walter, a financial planner of Atglen-based Bare Financial Services, will be partnering with Jeff Geoghan and his group to provide an initial financial consultation with homebuyers.Walter will offer a “mortgage suitability” analysis and answer questions regarding budgeting and savings as they pertain to the purchase of a home.
“I’ve found in my business that buyers, particularly those contemplating their first purchase, haven’t thought through the longer-term ramifications of home ownership,” observed Geoghan, “and many are working with a small amount of savings.Our partnership with Jeremy could allow us to help prospective buyers get their financial ‘house in order’ which leads to a better overall experience”.Beyond the home purchase, Walter offers comprehensive financial planning services including retirement, investment and giving strategies.
The Jeff Geoghan Realty Group also enjoys a partnership with Ray Smith of Home National mortgage, who is a skilled loan representative focusing on first-time homebuyers in the Lancaster County area.
To access the homebuyer financial service, a client merely needs to arrange a phone consultation with Bare Financial, and that is primarily done via one of Jeff Geoghan’s group or Jeremy Walter himself.Interested consumers can learn more at www.YourLancasterHome.com.
The Jeff Geoghan Realty Group, part of the Coldwell Banker Select Professionals family of real estate agents, is based at 1000 North Prince Street in historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Their acclaimed website is www.YourLancasterHome.com and they serve the Lancaster PA real estate market with professional and personal services for home buyers and home sellers.Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal.
Bare Financial Services, Inc is a firm of independent financial advisors who are registered representatives of and offer securities through Securities America, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC with advisory services offered through Securities America Advisors.Bare Financial Services, Inc. and the Securities America companies are independently owned.Bare Financial Services is based in Atglen and Jeremy Walter lives in northern Lancaster city. You can visit Bare Financial at www.barefinancial.com or reach them at (610) 593-2483.
Last Night my wife and I were able to attend the annual Lancaster Inter-Municipal Committee (LIMC) banquet, this year held at the brand-new Lancaster Convention Center. As a Councilman in East Petersburg, I am periodically involved with LIMC functions as East Pete is a participating member in that body.
The evening began with a reception and moved to a tour of the facility.
After that we were broken into smaller groups for the rest of the tour. Our tourguide was Josh Nowak, the sales manager for the facility.
The rooms and facililties are very impressive. I was somewhat disappointed that we didn't get to go to the 19th floor if the Lancaster PA Marriot tower...but I was able to get to the 10th floor last weekend at the open house...spectacular Lancaster City photos upcoming in a future blog post.
The ballroom level has lots of BIG spaces too:
Finally it was time to eat! We had a very nice dinner - hats off to the chef staff.
Lancaster PA Mayor Rick Gray gave a speech about the convention center and his hopes for the future in Lancaster City:
Lancaster Marriot manager Mark Moosic gave a closing presentation. All in all a good evening and an opportunity to met fellow LIMC members & the convention center management.
It was time for the big "One Oh" today - the tenth in our series of "Tweetups" for the Lancaster PA Twitterati! We were set to have this auspicious event on the Columbia Avenue porch of (none other than) Ken Mueller...but that didn't happen.
Alas, the amazing popularity of our breakfast tweetups forced to us relocate to the lesser-known-yet-just-as-cool "back deck" of the Mueller residence. There, Daniel Klotz had placed the precious Dunkin Donuts and coffee for all to partake of...and the crowd rejoiced!
But wait...we had a special guest in the house, er, backyard...Daniel Klotz! A birthday boy, he received a little jig danced by Dave Moulton of "Beards Over Babies" fame:
And finally a bit-o ice cream and a candle to denote his tender years..
We had such a good turnout that we forgot to keep track of the Twitternames this time! Time for a recording secretary? Even Ken Mueller made it for this one - amazing! (Oh wait, it was at HIS house).
Stay tuned for the next "decade" of Twitter breakfast Tweetups - Daniel and I are already cooking up some new venues!
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The Lancaster Career and Technology Center has successfully built a green home from the ground up over the last few years. The goal was to use the project as an incubator for their building trade students to get hands-on experience with emerging technologies. If you've been following this blog for the last few years, you'll already be acquainted with this home with my many articles about it, including ones like these:
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