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Recently Curbed Philly published a guide to the 15 significant homes of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. For those of you who don't know, Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park system in the United States with 9,200 acres of contiguous land, dwarfing Central Park's 843 acres in New York City. One of the homes featured in the Curbed …
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We are fortunate to offer many interesting properties here at Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, and one of the more intriguing that has come on the market in the past year is that of noted antique collectors Irvin & Anita Schorsch. Hidden Glen Farm, their home in Meadowbrook, Pa., in Montgomery County, held a world-class collection of …
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Old World or New World? Given the rich European influence on architecture in the greater Philadelphia region, we thought it would be interesting to see if readers can determine whether listings are in Europe or the United States. Simply observe the photos and vote accordingly. To see if your guess it correct, click on the 'Answer' link provided. …
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We'd like to briefly present a few recent listings that we at Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty are very excited about. I couldn't help but notice a shared theme between these listings: a harmonious blending of home and nature. Enjoy! Inviting Gardens, Comfortable Air With an exciting Spring now behind us, we at Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty are …
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We at Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty are joining the Pennsylvania State Legislature in celebrating 2015 as the Year of the Pennsylvania Barn. Why, you ask, would our elected officials feel the need to honor these structures? Why would Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty join in on the celebration? Well, my inquisitive reader, the answers, like so many, …
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Yesterday Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty entered new territory in its property marketing: We posted our first property videos shot with a drone-mounted camera. Drones are familiar to most people from their use by the military to surreptitiously monitor or attack targets, and their use in real estate marketing is one of the most popular "civilian" …
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Historical Houses in Pennsylvania & New Jersey Here on the East Coast, we have an outstanding number of wonderful, antique homes, and in fact, here at Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, we have the privilege of representing quite a few each year, some in Philadelphia, some in the suburbs of Bucks, Chester and Montgomery counties and …
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