State College and Centre County Real Estate

Radon is a problem throughout the United States.  Central Pennsylvania also has high levels of radon as well.  From 10 years of real estate experience I would say that Central PA has a higher average than 1 in 15.  It's probably more like 1 in 3 here.  Radon - How does it affect me?   Radon is a ...

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I've only been actively reading, commenting, and blogging on ActiveRain for a fairly short period of time. My first actual blog post is in January of this year. This will be my 41st blog total. Compared to some of the folks on here that have over a million points, I'm definitely a newbie.  I'm st...

If you're the athletic type and you enjoy mountain biking Central Pennsylvania is a great place for it.  We enjoy having several state parks very nearby as well as an active biking community that supports the trail systems.  One place in particular thats great for moutain biking is the Scotia Bar...

Over the past several years the Marcellus Shale gas boom has gone up and down in Central Pennsylvania and Centre County. The gas companies and supporting industries have very specific requirements for their properties.  Just some properties that we have currently listed for Centre County Marcellu...

Summer in Centre County opens things up for a wide range of things to do.  One of my favorite things to do is jump on my dual sport motorcycle and hit the trails in the woods of Centre County.  Centre County offers a vast array of different places to ride both on motorcyles and ATVs.   Just outsi...

In State College we're blessed with a treasure only 30 miles away, Raystown Lake.  Raystown Lake makes for a great summertime weekend getaway whether it's for some time on the lake with a boat, a canoe, or a kayak or even just a camp site nearby.   Raystown Lake features 29,000 acres of land with...

Short sales have always been a fairly small portion of the Centre County Real Estate Market.  Historically short sales have represented about 1% or below of total closed sales in the Centre County market.  Starting in 2010, there were 13 closed short sales in a market of 1,525 total closed sales ...

Centre County is deeply rooted in Agricultural Heritage.  Penn State University was started as a "cow college" in the mid-1800's to help local students learn about agriculture.  Those traditions continue with Penn State's Ag Progress Days held every year in August.  This year Ag Progress Days wil...

One of our great assets in Pennsylvania is the large amount of State Parks.  It's been said by a former governor of Pennsylvania that you're never more than 20 miles from a State Park in Pennsylvania.  State College is no different and we have the benefit of being close to Black Moshannon State P...