Q3 Real-Estate Market Update for the Greater Philadelphia Area

Here are the third-quarter data for home sales and prices in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Information is from Trend, the multiple-listing service, and Dr. Kevin Gillen of Drexel University's Lindy Institute and Meyers Research LLC. For detailed information about a ZIP code or specific property sale, please contact Kurfiss Sotheby's …

‘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, …

What Can You Afford As a ‘Middle-Class’ Buyer in Philadelphia?

Today's Wall Street Journal offers an interesting look at home affordability around the U.S. Not surprisingly, the most affordable cities are located in the Midwest and South, with Akron, Dayton and Toledo leading the list. The data are from a study conducted by Trulia.com. If living in a mid-size Midwest city doesn't excite you, Chicago …

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 …