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The Greater Erie Board of REALTORS released the latest monthly ErieCounty monthly property sales figures. Properties reported include allresidential, commercial, investment and vacant land in which aproperty transfer tax was paid. For December 2007, 361 properties weresold for $38,056,550. This c...

Great news. Someone signed a lease to move their business into the first floor of the Boston Store. The 1033 sq ft office space was leased for $15.55 sf plus gas and electric. Suites of 2032 sq ft, 5500 sq ft and 7696 sq ft are still available. In more great news, someone bought one of the three ...

The Greater Erie Board of Realtors reported the Erie County real estate sales for November 2007. Sales fell about 10 percent from the previous year. In November 2007, there were 376 sales for $36,371,765 vs 411 for $41,771,797 for November 2006 (see attached). The data includes all sales in which...

The Greater Erie Board of Realtors reported the Erie County real estate sales for November 2007. Sales fell about 10 percent from the previous year. In November 2007, there were 376 sales for $36,371,765 vs 411 for $41,771,797 for November 2006 (see attached). The data includes all sales in which...

Out of 360 metropolitan areas that the US Census Bureau tracks, only 62 metropolitan areas increased housing construction in 2007. Erie PA was 20th highest in the nation ranked by the percentage change in the January through October total units permitted, with an increase of 40.1 percent. The inc...

There are currently 2450 listings with the Greater Erie Board of Realtors - 1376 residential properties, 305 commercial/ industrial properties, 193 investment properties, 535 classified as vacant land and 41 business opportunities. There are a total of 336 pending sales. The number of listed resi...

According to The Tax Foundation in their 2006 report on Property Taxes on Owner Occupied Housing by County, Erie County Pennsylvania has the 55th highest property taxes in the nation out of 783 counties (or parishes). That will change next year as the following four member of Erie County Council ...

The Greater Erie Board of Realtors reported the Erie County real estate sales for October 2007. Sales were in line with  the previous year. The data includes all sales in which a property transfer tax was paid including residential,  investment and commercial properties as well as land. In Octobe...

Press Release - Erie, PA The Erie Area Film Makers present the First "Films For Food" Drive to benefit The Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie, Pa. The event, being held November 9-10 at the Historical Roadhouse Theater in Erie, PA, features 24 Continuous Hours of films produced by Erie Area Film M...

WJET-TV ran a story in which Sheriff Bob Merski said he was looking into the possibility of putting a temporary halt to sheriff sales in Erie County. Sheriff sales are done to recoup back unpaid property taxes. Merski is asking the County Solicitor's Office for an opinion. You know things are slo...