Real Estate Ramblings

After updating my investment market statistics for last week the most interesting thing is that the number of listings does indeed appear to be picking up as spring arrives. The number of shells listed has grown for the past three weeks and the number of 5+ unit multifamily listings has topped 10...

This New York Times article discusses one of the most commonly broken laws in that city, which also happens to be a very popular law to ignore in Philadelphia. The law in question, in both New York and my fair City of Brotherly Love, says that no more than three unrelated people can live in the s...

According to this article and the construction crews I pass on my way into the office everyday, exciting things are happening in the Francisville neighborhood where our office is located. Francisville has long been considered one of the 'next' up-and-coming neighborhoods of Philadelphia, but it h...

James Yoakum | Brown McKinney Real Estate | 215-825-2250 1908 W. Wilt St., Philadelphia, PA Affordable & Low-Maintenance Home for First-Time Buyer - Close to Temple University! 2BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $49,900 Year Built 1915 Sq Footage 702 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial Fl...

James Yoakum | Brown McKinney Real Estate | 215-825-2250 2623 S. Fairhill St., Philadelphia, PA Great 1st-time Buyer Deal in South Philadelphia. Well maintained rowhome on a very nice block. 3BR/1BA Single Family House offered at $114,900 Year Built 1915 Sq Footage 940 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 1 ful...

Philadelphia's Department of Licenses & Inspections has managed to make itself more efficient, cutting the average cost of demolishing a three-story rowhome from $26,000 to $13,000. Finding efficiencies at such a poorly run organization shouldn't be too difficult - there's a lot of low-hanging fr...

Brown McKinney Real Estate James Yoakum - (215) 825-2250 Ext: 1002 Office Property For Lease Newbold Corner Office Space 1654 S. Chadwick St., Philadelphia, PA 19145 Total Space Available:350 SFRental Rate:$750 /MonthProperty Type:OfficeProperty Sub-type:Creative/LoftAdditional Sub-types:Street ...

Brown McKinney Real Estate James Yoakum - (215) 825-2250 Ext: 1002 Office Property For Lease Newbold Corner Office Space 1654 S. Chadwick St., Philadelphia, PA 19145 Total Space Available:350 SFRental Rate:$750 /MonthProperty Type:OfficeProperty Sub-type:Creative/LoftAdditional Sub-types:Street ...

I just finished compiling my sixth weekly set of Philadelphia investment market statistics, tracking the trends for shell properties, 2-4 unit properties, and 5+ unit multifamily properties. If you'd like the full data set send me an email and I'll send it along. No surprising trends this week, a...

Looking for an insiders view of a few of Philly's hottest neighborhoods? Look no further than this collection of maps hand-drawn by local residents. They might not be precisely to scale, but they provide an interesting perspective on what Philadelphia has to offer.