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We are just about to publish our new issue of Buy/Sell, the market summary for the greater Philadelphia real estate area, but until that finishes production in early September, here's a preview of the home sales data from Donald Pearson, chairman, Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty. On the whole, the market certainly has improved from one …
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Home Sales Jumped in March March home sales came in like a lion, according to the most recent data from Trend, the multiple-listing service in the greater Philadelphia area. Across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the number of houses sold was up compared to March 2012. What's more, pending sales this year increased …
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Today we received some encouraging news from Charles "Chuck" Cosgrove, the founder of Doylestown, Pa.'s Mr. Chips School of Real Estate. Not only are home prices ever more stable and even growing a teeny bit (1.1% in 2012), in February 2013, the number of closings in the greater Philadephia market was up almost 13% from …
The inaugural issue of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty's quarterly market report, Buy & Sell, was just published today. With data on Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, this report aims to help consumer understand how the market in their area is trending. Data was provided by Chuck Cosgrove, also known as the "headmaster" of …
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AVI, the Actual Value Initiative, is the City of Philadelphia's effort to overhaul its property tax system. It is a hot-button issue in the city as property owners were mailed their new assessments beginning in mid-February. This re-evaluation has been a long time coming: Many properties' assessments bore little relationship to their actual …
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