While reading a real estate magazine article about “the pros and cons of buying during the peak selling season,” I was fairly certain (as you probably would be) that, one way or another, the cons wouldn’t outweigh the pros. Philadelphia’s peak selling season is certainly prime time whenever there are homes for sale, but often […]

The debate continues about whether open houses are effective for marketing Philly homes. Yes, sales do still originate from them, but the percentages have been declining since social media and online listings changed the way local prospects look for their next home. Whether an open house is likely to garner qualified traffic is a decision […]

By now, long-time house flipping veterans have seen it all: raging real estate bubble, over-the-cliff market freefall, energetic bounce-back, and now, the current, more rational market’s steady appreciation. House flipping experts prosper when they succeed in improving an undervalued local property quickly and inexpensively, and then “flip” it expeditiously. The key is to add value […]