Chocolate Avenue Real Estate - From the Sweet Street

The "Mortgage Foregiveness Act" is designed in such a way that people who sell their homes in a "short sale" situation will not be penalized by having the difference between the sale price and the mortgage balance become income for IRS tax purposes.The program, however, has some "holes" in the ac...

The annual Fall Meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America starts next Wednesday, October 10, here in parking lots of Hershey Park and the Giant Center. The automobile flea markets and car corrals are open every day at 7AM (thru Saturday) and feature literally thousands of vendors, new & used...

I wrote quite a few blog posts last Winter and Spring about the Hershey Company's decision to cut jobs in the US and Canada in order to move them to Mexico. My articles mostly outlined my view that the company, in spite of the founder's desire to keep Hershey as a thriving community, was tearing ...

The Spot Restaurant. located in downtown Harrisburg at 100 North 2nd Street, closed Sunday evening after nearly 70 years of providing food, fun and conversation to several generations of Central Pennsylvanians.Owner Billy Kaldes closed the restaurant due to higher rents and costs that made it imp...

Yesterday we listed a great investor home "On the Hill" in Harrisburg.Located at 1507 Herr Street, this property has 4 bedrooms (plus a possible 5th), a partially finished basement and a great location. House is on a bus route and only ten minutes or so from the Colonial Park shopping areas. For ...

We just listed this wonderful two unit property on Green Street in Harrisburg in the trendy Midtown area. The first floor is a 1 bedroom unit and the upper floors are a beautiful two bedroom unit with a gigantic living room and polished hardwood floors throughout.The first floor needs some "spit ...

The big collector car show and flea market, Fall Carlisle starts next Wednesday, October 3 and runs through Sunday October 7 at the former Carlisle Fairgrounds on the north side of Carlisle. The first show in Carlisle was in 1974 and attracted about 600 vendors and 13000 attendees that paid the p...

            The 4th annual Hershey Soup Cook-off is happening this Saturday morning starting at 11AM at the Hershey Fire Company building located at 21 West Caracas Avenue, almost across the street from the "old" Hershey factory in the heart of town. The logo at top left is a hot link to the Soup...

We have just listed a wonderful 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath townhome in North Londonderry Township that is in move-in condition. It is located close to the new Wal Mart Supercenter and Lowes on East Main Street. Also included is a one car detached garage, a fireplace and abackyard patio.We have a visual...

The 39th Annual Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show starts next Wednesday, September 13 and runs through Sunday September 17. This event is held at the Giant Center in Hershey with the vehicles displayed in the Giant Center and Hershey Park parking lots. Admission is $8 for adults and children are f...