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2009 

New Listing in Northern Liberties - 813 N Hancock Street, Unit 3 for $359,900   This Condo, in the heart of Northern Liberties, has over 1400 sq feet of living space. There is 8 years left on the 10 year tax abatement, 1 car off street deeded parking, and easy street parking. The master bedroom s...
11/12/2009
New Listing in Northern Liberties - 813 N Hancock Street, Unit 4 for $290,000   This 1 bedroom 1 bath Loft Style Condo offers 1 car covered garage parking. The property is a warehouse conversion with 4 units. This unit is on the 2nd floor rear of the building. There is an open and modern layout, ...
11/11/2009
RE/MAX Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Kelly, talks about the government's extension/expansion of the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Certain existing homeowners can now qualify for the credit and homebuyers have until April 30, 2010 to put a contract on a house. If you need further assistance...
11/10/2009
Each week I will start to post some random thoughts related to both the national real estate market and our local Philadelphia real estate market in addition to related thoughts about the economy, investing and so forth. October flurry- I met with Jim Makara today on a home inspection in Old Kens...
11/08/2009
One of my favourite bloggers on Active Rain, Loreena Yeo, put together this great blog on the new Home Buyer Tax Credit that breaks down all the specifics.  FEATURE Jan 1 – November 30, 2009 Rules as enacted February 2009 December 1 – April 30, 2010 Rules as enacted November 2009 First-time Buyer...
11/07/2009
Instead of re-inventing the wheel regarding the tax credit extension, am reblogging a featured post on Active Rain about it.  What I like about it is that one has to be under contract by April 30 instead of settling by April 30.  I think this should bode well for the spring market. Since she wrot...
11/07/2009
Philadelphia Short Sales:  A Winning Formula for Short Sale Success !! Stephanie Somers here from The Somers Team.   Call me a pessimist.  Call me a realist. Call me what you will, but I never really been called "lucky". Though in hindsight, perhaps I am particularly with Philadelphia Short Sales...
11/06/2009
Recently, we have had 2 long, hard-fought short sale deals where we went to war per se to get the deals approved. With diligent follow-up and negotiation and up against a deadline on both deals, the great news is that we got both deals approved !  Woo hoo !!!  Wait, wait... the buyer is no longer...
11/04/2009
These lots are located in a desired subdivision just North of Northern Liberties. Old Kensington is the home of the Crane Arts Building, Temple University, as well as a haven for homeowners, artists, entrepreneurs, and investors. Here's a listing of the lots available:   1422 N Orianna - $65,000 ...
11/02/2009
New Listing in Harrowgate ~ 3484 Weikel Street for $55,000    This is an adorable, updated, clean, 2 bedroom home in move-in condition in the Harrowgate section of Philadelphia. Everything is new or recently installed. The heater is 5 years old, there are new windows throughout, and the entire ho...
11/02/2009
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