Moving Forward, Together: Advice for Buyers & Sellers

We are completing Week 2 of our new work-from-home routine. In the meantime, we've received a wealth of guidelines from the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors on how to conduct business during the coronavirus shutdown. Real-estate-related activities are not considered life-sustaining, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Here are some key ways the near-shutdown impacts consumers. …

Moving Forward Together: New Virtual Tours, New Agents

We hope everyone is well this Wednesday. We just finished a Zoom meeting with all staff here at Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty. The message from Pennsylvania Association of Realtors is clear: We shall not interact face-to-face with clients, appraisers, inspectors and others. Fortunately our top-notch business partner, Delaware River Closing Services, and our office admins …

Not exactly business as usual, but spring housing market continues

by Val Patterson Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty’s five offices in Bucks County, Philadelphia and the Main Line are operating, albeit with staff and agents working remotely, coming into the offices only as needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agents are carefully conducting showings on behalf of sellers and accompanying buyers as long as all parties consent …

Inauguration of Stephanie Biello, President of GPAR 2020

by Val Patterson Photos by John Armich. Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty is proud to congratulate our very own Stephanie A. Biello for her inauguration as President of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors for 2020. The Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors is an organization representing the metro area with 3,000 members. Other inductees this evening, …

Fall Edition of ‘RESIDE’ Magazine Is Here

The latest edition of “Reside” magazine from Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty was published on October 18 and inserted into print copies of The Wall Street Journal for home subscribers throughout the greater Philadelphia area and in Princeton, N.J. The Fall 2019 edition, with a stately Georgian-style residence on Philadelphia’s Main Line on its cover, showcases …

Chestnut Hill’s ‘Night of Lights’ Was an Exciting, Illuminating Evening!

Chestnut Hill Night of Lights

UPDATE: Oct. 9 - Our inaugural participation in the Chestnut Hill Conservancy's 2019 "Night of Lights" celebration on Oct. 4 was an exciting night of illumination up and down Germantown Avenue. Kim Whetzel of Team Whetzel manned our office and greeted a steady stream of visitors, many of whom enjoyed Sotheby's champagne and other refreshments. And in …