Pennsylvania Real Estate Update

Well, I heard on the news that 8 million people will get their rebates on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, None on Thursday and the rest on Friday! Please think about how you will spend yours carefully. You may be able to buy a house with that money!  We have a lender that has a special program for several counties in Pennsylvania where you only ...

I know we are all struggling with the gasoline prices, heating oil and propane are out of control as we all well know. The first time I filled my propane tank around Thanksgiving it was about $700.  Then in January I had a stroke when it cost $1200 to fill the tank.  And if I thought that was "bad" I should have called the ...

Good question, prospective home buyer! And the answer depends on so many things, but really focuses on:Credit ScoreDown PaymentCredit Scores, your "mid" score needs to be 620 or better. What is a "mid" score? Well there are three main Credit Information Repositories--Trans Union, Equifax, and Experian. So that means that 2 out ...

I had the good fortune today to be included in a business meeting where a local engineer shared that several large residential and one huge commercial development were moving forward despite the so called slow down! HOORAY! We need the powers that be to keep some of the development projects moving forward.  As a Broker covering 12 counties I ...

Of course you are!  Who isn't looking for a bargain on a house or invesment property! Right now the rates are low, the banks have tightened who they will lend this low rate money to...YOU may be surpriesed it could be you! That's right, your credit situation may not be as bleak as what you have thought!  Scores are rising, ...

Good day! I know that no matter WHERE I go, the gas station, party, business event, shopping, I will be stopped by somebody asking me "What's going on in Real Estate? Is it as bad as they say? Are you doing alright?". Here are the answers: Properties are selling well in all three of my firms regions. Yes, overpriced, sloppy ...

Pennsylvania Assumes Foreclosure Prevention Leadership Mantle Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Offers Consumers Full Menu of Products Written by: Tom FladOctober 31st, 2007 - 7:05 am The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has rolled out a suite of loan products and resources for homeowners who are having trouble meeting ...

The Top Ten Reasons It's a Great Time To Buy Real Estate! by Paul Pastore       Go behind the scenes and learn from the greatest minds in the business... for FREEBroker Agent News Audio Series       Selection, selection, selection. There are about 57,000 resale homes on the market ...

Everyone wants to know what’s going on in the local Real Estate market…and that one word is a key ingredient…real estate is a “LOCAL” market. I have been in the business since 1986 and can tell you, if you want a single indicator of how OUR market is doing it is the Unemployment numbers and ours here in Pennsylvania ...

What you're saying to yourself, doesn't this squirrel watch Katie Couric and the rest of the TV purveyors of DOOM everyday?  And yes I do.  But I have had the "aha" moment that many have not IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) yet.  The current financing climate  is "forcing" the Realtors back into the ...