Pennsylvania Real Estate Update

I have been pondering almost daily this great financial debacle that we have gotten ourselves into and how it happened. Now I understand Barry Obama likes to point the finger at the GOP or George Bush, but it started way before "W" became Number 43.  It seems to me that this whole mess can be traced back to Post WWII America and ...

You could have heard a pin drop... When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of "empire building" by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great ...

WOW! We are back in the low 5% range for mortgages!  What a country!  And if you are a first time buyer you will be able to suck up the $7500 Federal tax incentive and you only have to pay back $500 a year! Our one lender just told us that they are now abel to look at lower than 600 FICO scores for FHA financing for people who may have ...

Hey, let'st be real here...the LAST thing we need is for the big 3 automakers to be allowed to go under. National Security, Employment and NOT going into a DEPRESSION are why!  America has been developed around the car, over 3 million will lose work and then the rest of us will be out of work too! I copied the follwing from the GM site ...

NAR recommends Congress pass new housing stimulus legislation that includes the following priorities: 1. Remove the requirement in the current law that first-time home buyers repay the $7,500 tax credit, and expand the tax credit to apply not only to first-time buyers but also to all buyers of a primary residence. 2. Revise the FHA, Fannie Mae ...

NAR recommends Congress pass new housing stimulus legislation that includes the following priorities: 1. Remove the requirement in the current law that first-time home buyers repay the $7,500 tax credit, and expand the tax credit to apply not only to first-time buyers but also to all buyers of a primary residence. 2. Revise the FHA, Fannie Mae ...

What? What's that you say? Every day I am asked by someone, "...when is the market gonna bottom out?".  Well folks here's the deal, think of it as a 3 Day Goin Out Of  Business Sale. Are you with me so far? What day would you want to go?The First day with the best selection?The Second day with the ...

Well, I just filled up my car---OUCH! $3.89 a gallon! Folks, I have to say, there has never been a better time for all of us to jump back on the "Buy American" campaign and shore up OUR economy BEFORE taking care of the world.  We need to save ourselves so we can help other nations again in the future. I know we borrowed money ...

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 ...