Truss in the Design We're welcoming Autumn with a brief explanation of an iconic Pennsylvania scene: the covered bridge. These structures are more than fodder for postcards and the October page of calendars--they're a testament to the ingenuity of old world, American construction. While beautiful, the functional purpose of the roof and siding is to protect the wooden …
Albermarle: The Main Line’s Golden Age Comes Into the Modern Age
We are pleased to announce that Albermarle, a spectacular Main Line residence on almost 17 prime acres on the former Ardrossan estate of Col. Robert Montgomery, is available for purchase. Lisa Weber Yakulis of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty's Main Line office has the listing. Albermarle in Villanova, Pennsylvania from Kurfiss Sotheby's on Vimeo. Located in …
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Chase & Jen Utley List Philadelphia Penthouse
It is 4,500 square feet of cool, contemporary living space high atop the much-admired Art Deco Ayer building on Washington Square, and it is where favorite Philadelphia Phillie Chase Utley and his family chill when the team is in town. With drop-dead skyline and Citizens Bank Park views to the west and south, big rooms for …
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Bring a Buyer, Drive a Mercedes Convertible for Three Years
Are you a licensed real estate agent in Pennsylvania? If you are and you bring a signed agreement of sale by Dec. 31, 2013, for Crosscreek Farm in New Hope, Pa., the owners of the property are going to give you a three-year lease on a new Mercedes Benz E-Class convertible. Just announced this week, the offer …
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Pennsylvania Homes for Sale Way Out Yonder
Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty represents clients in the greater Philadelphia area. Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties and select markets in New Jersey are our home territory, except when we have special requests from property owners in places as far west as Hershey, as far north as the Poconos and from quite a few …
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Welcome, Faye Sokhanvari, to the Kurfiss SIR Philadelphia Office
Donald D. Pearson, chairman, Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, is pleased to announce that Faye Sokhanvari has joined the company's Philadelphia office as a sales associate. She will cover the Main Line and other suburban areas. A resident of Montgomery County, Sokhanvari previously worked for Prudential Fox & Roach. Initially, she was a Kindergarten teacher at a …
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‘Buy & Sell’ Report Details Market Conditions in Five-County Area
If there's one thing everyone seems to care about, it's how the real estate market is faring in their own neighborhoods. Twice each year, Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, with data from real-estate expert Charles "Chuck" Cosgrove, prepares Buy & Sell, a market report looking at sales volume, inventory trends, prices and luxury-market activity in Bucks, …
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Welcome, Juliana Martell, to Our Philadelphia Real Estate Office
Juliana Martell is a young woman in a hurry. The Manayunk resident began working part-time in real estate while she was in college pursuing a business degree (and an M.B.A. directly after her bachelor's degree) from Philadelphia University. Even though she was limited to helping Temple University students find rental apartments, she found real estate interesting enough …
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Open Houses This Sunday, October 6
Tropical Storm Karen may be coming to Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday, but the weather this Sunday will be perfect for taking in public open houses in Philadelphia and Bucks County. Among the properties that are open this Sunday are new listings in Philadelphia, including a just-renovated Georgian-style townhouse at 316 S. 10th St. in Washington Square West, …
What A Difference A Year Makes: Sales Up In the First Half of 2013
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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