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 …
One ‘Ding’ To Look For At Yard Sales This Spring
It's every tag-sale shopper's fantasy: Buy a $10 painting at a garage sale or flea market because you like the frame, find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence behind the amateur artwork in front, then sell rare document for $1,000,000. Or in the case of a New York family this week, make that …
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Sunday, March 17 Open Houses
The Tower House at 920 Eagle Road in Wayne, PA, will be open on Sunday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The Philadelphia Video Is Here!
If you'd like to get acquainted with the most popular neighborhoods in Philadelphia, here's a quick intro to the city. Neighborhood videos will be posted shortly for those who want a deeper look at life in Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, Chestnut Hill and more. Philadelphia from Kurfiss Sotheby's on Vimeo.
Buy & Sell: 2012 Market Summary Is Now Available
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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Luckily, Some Neutra-Designed Buildings Live Happily Ever After
Perhaps no category of architects generates more controversy that those who discarded the norms of their times and broke new ground. This week, the Richard Neutra-designed Cyclorama building at the Gettysburg National Military Park met the wrecking ball. The building, completed in 1963, a century after Pickett's Charge, the battle it depicted in 360-degree form, was …
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Sotheby’s International Realty Brand Wins ‘Best in Category’ for Sixth Consecutive Year in Franchise Business Review’s Franchisee Satisfaction Awards
Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty, with offices in Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pa., today announced that Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC won Franchise Business Review’s Best in Category for Real Estate Franchisee Satisfaction award for the sixth year in a row. The Best in Category award measures franchisee satisfaction with their franchisors and is part …
AVI 101: Deciphering Philadelphia’s Property Tax Reassessments
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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New Kurfiss.com Web Site Launches on March 15
On March 15, 2013, Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty, the greater Philadelphia area’s exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate, will relaunch its flagship web site, Kurfiss.com. The redesign is completely focused on buyer and seller needs, helping buyers find and review properties and improving exposure for sellers on the site itself and in the all-important search engines. …
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November 2012 Significant Sales From Around the World
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