The Main Line and Chester County Real Estate Blog

The Pennsylvania Housing Market is sending some mixed signals, but overall there is a trend.Compared to a year ago, most indicators are lower, and take into account that number from last year was lower than 2020, so there is definitely a decline mostly due to lack of inventory. In fact this is th...

As a new member of the community I saw the signs and was happy to read about the Penn Township Fall Festival. The event to be held in Penn Township Park, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA 19390 on October 15 from 12-4 pm looks like it has something for everyone. This day is absolutely packed with fr...

We were excited last week when we heard that Pennsylvania had created some new State Parks, and one of them, Big Elk Creek State Park was on our doorstep. Not surprising when we live in a 55+ development called Big Elk.So, whilst it is not officially developed yet, and that is going to take some ...

Just fifteen minutes from our new home is Nottingham County Park. This was the first Chester County Park and was dedicated in September 1963. Located at 150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362. The Herrs Factory is not far away, and you can take a factory tour there as well.You can download a copy of...

Yes, it is October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when all the sports teams suddenly wear pink, pink cleats, hats etc. I am sure we have all known someone who has suffered from Breast Cancer. I lost my sister to Breast Cancer which had metastasized to Brain Cancer several years ago. So, I know t...

Buying a home over the last few years has been extremely challenging. With low inventory, rapidly rising prices, multiple offers, etc. it is amazing anyone was able to not only find a home but able to get an offer accepted.Right now things are improving, inventory is increasing slowly, prices are...

I chose the photo that goes with this post for two reasons. Firstly there are two parts, one non real estate related and the other definitely real estate related.The MarinesWhen our son joined the Marines, I blogged about his progress, and when he went to Iraq I shared his emails and photos. It w...

There are many terms used when purchasing a home revolving around value. We touched yesterday on the assessed value. Many people presume the appraised value is going to be equal to the appraised value, but this is not always the case.Firstly, let's talk about fair market value. Generally what a b...

There is a lot of information you can find online. But you also need to understand and be able to interpret the information correctly. Recently, I had a client mention to me that a home they were interested in was vastly overpriced. I asked how they knew this and they mentioned that the sales pri...

I moved house just over a month ago, so this post is coming from my heart. I may very well have deliberately forgotten the stressful parts, but they were there. Did we do it right? As a Realtor I should have had this down pat, right? The answer is no, we did things wrong and could have done it mu...