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2011
Kevin Opdahl with LeaderOne Financial,located in Kennett Square, PA, whose helped several clients recently with mortgages posted about rental rates about to take off, adding to the arsenal of reasons why NOW is the time to buy. He says that renting now makes little sense because Even though pr...
05/16/2011
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April 2011 market statistics for Chester County Pennsylvania are below. Average settled price has increased while overall volume decreased. The report breaks out solds between single family residences and condos. There has been a marked increase in short sales not evidence here. For a more detail...
05/15/2011
The Downingtown Area School District's preliminary budget, which includes a 2.35 percent tax increase, has been approved. The budget, originally proposed with a 2.5 percent tax increase, states that all salary increases will be eliminated, with the exception of a 4.25 percent increase for the tea...
05/15/2011
Kennett Area YMCA announced withdrew from the Kennett Area Community Development organization, a $30 million community-based initiative designed to enhance and strengthen Kennett Square. The organization withdrew, according to Denise Day, president and CEO of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, b...
05/15/2011
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Lou is right on target togday with his quote from one of my favorite yogis, Henry David Thoreau. We must be bold and courageous to step out and advance our dreams. So pointless to worry about the past and what can't be changed. jroosevelt@kw.com Motivational Power Quote Don'...
05/11/2011
Deciding who to list your home with, the average seller may interview several realtors. Normally the seller feels they have a good sense of what their home should sell for, and generally it's higher than the comps. Rarely have I interviewed a seller who thinks their house is worth less than what ...
05/11/2011
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This is truly an interesting analysis that Paula presents - which areas in the country are SELLERS the most resistant to the reality of NEW PRICING? The answers may surprize you. I'm going to hunt for where the Phialdelphia, Chester County, Delaware County and New Castle County (DELAWARE) areas...
05/10/2011
Gary Keller recently blogged about home affordability. The chart below shows the impact of lower interest rates on housing costs, and the relative affordability of housing. The cost of a loaf of bread and a gallon of gas has more than tripled since 1989, and car prices have nearly doubled. The ...
05/10/2011
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Home Gain's 2011 Home Sale Maximizer Survey offers inexpensive DIY projects to increase your home's resale value. Some 600 realtors were surveyed and here are a few projects that cost under $1000 that made the list 1. Declutter : including removing personal items, and "things" on countertops. Clo...
05/07/2011
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Colleen makes a great observation about who likes and dislikes differnt social meida. As Lou Ludwig pointed out in his "Self awareness," piece it's important to know who we are and who we are "being" in the world. You can change. You can be a bit of both. Collen's piece has given me something to ...
05/07/2011
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