We woke up this morning in Murrysville to this... Nothing real estate to say, just enjoying our own little Winter Wonderland... And wishing everyone a Happy, Prosperous and Peaceful New Year - 2010! Looking to buy or sell a home in Murrysville, PA? Call Christa Ross from RE/MAX Select Realty, a
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12/30/2009
If you are looking for a great value on a home in the city, consider a URA-sponsored house. If you are not familiar with the URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority), it is the City of Pittsburgh's economic development agency. Its goals are to create jobs, increase the city's tax base, and improve the
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12/30/2009
Here is to Starting the New Year Off Right! Pittsburgh is one of the 5 markets expected to fare best in 2010 according to Moodys. They predict home prices to appreciate by .89% this year, not a big jump but way better than a decrease and much better than most of the rest of the country. One facto
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12/29/2009
As the year comes to an end I thought it would be interesting to look at how home sales in Murrysville did this year and how they compared to the year before. In Murrysville in 2009... 197 homes were sold The majority ranged in price from $100,000 to $399,999 The median price was $191,450 The ave
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12/28/2009
Enjoy my wish to you. I hope everyone has a happy, healthy holiday and a joyful, peaceful and profitable new year! Here is to a great 2010! Looking to buy or sell your home in Pittsburgh this coming year! Call Christa Ross from RE/MAX Select Realty, at 724-933-6300 x214 (office) or 724-779-1437
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12/26/2009
Great information on EEMs that is worth passing along. BuilderRadio talks with Dave Porter, Porterworks.com There is plenty of good training available on how to build and sell green homes. Builders and contractors have the NAHB Green Building Program; Realtors have their own NAR programs and EcoB
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12/23/2009
I got the opportunity to talk to a reporter from the Associated Press this week who was writing a story on Northeast home sales. She was interested in finding out what was going on in the Pittsburgh market and I was happy to oblige. As I told her, Pittsburgh has done very well compared to other a
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12/23/2009
Walkscore, the site that lets people see the walkability of their neighborhood has added public transit information to their website and introduced a new App website called City-Go-Round. The walkscore app helps you find location and public transit information right from your phone. Find out mor
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12/15/2009
There is an excellent story in the City Paper about the overgrowth and new "smart growth" development going on in Cranberry Township that is worth a read. REPLANTING CRANBERRY, PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER Most of us from the Pittsburgh know that Cranberry may be the poster child for suburban sprawl, bu
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12/14/2009
It seems these days lines are being drawn between those that "believe" in global warming and those that don't. Well guess what, I am not an environmentalist ("tree-hugger" as some might call me) because of global warming, although it is worth mentioning that I do believe the planet is warming, an
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12/09/2009
