Housing Market Data
Discover the most relevant real estate data on the local and national market. We spend our lives immersed in the nitty gritty details of home selling and buying, so we have our fingers on the pulse of what is most important for sellers and buyers to know about the local and national housing markets.
We hope you enjoy the information we offer here! For an analysis of your home’s value, speak with one of our talented real estate agents or directly contact the CenterCityTeam office: 215.440.2093
November 19, 2018
They say that some people are like magpies, obsessed with the shiniest and newest of everything. If you are well-off, attaining the latest trends gets a lot easier. Like clothing, cars, and iPhones, there are definite trends in real estate. For the hoi polloi, we may gratefully accept such luxuries as quartz countertops, floating shelves, and subway-tile backsplashes as totems […]
October 10, 2018
To a lot of people, West Philadelphia is best known as the erstwhile home of Will Smith’s quintessential 90s TV character, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Are you humming the theme song right now? (Just me? Okay.) According to nationwide newspaper USA Today, however, West Philly is an undiscovered treasure, ripe with charm and things to see and do. Located […]
September 5, 2018
According to real estate aggregate site Zillow.com, the average listed price for a home in the city of Philadelphia is $220,000. That’s slightly higher than the national median home price of $200,000. But that’s just a number on paper – or, well, on a screen. What is an “average” home in Center City, as opposed to Philly as a whole, […]
October 19, 2017
Just Sold: $184,000 Beautiful 3 B/R, 1 Bath Corner Twin on a wonderful, quiet tree lined st ! Expertly renovated and designed in keeping with it’s 1920’s architecture from top to bottom! Enter the home through its private front porch with gorgeous blossoming Dogwood tree, Into the living room you will be greeted by the tall ceilings, recessed lighting all […]
September 27, 2016
Real estate site Redfin released its August housing report last week, giving a number of insights into the housing market that come as no surprise to the professionals: they already knew it was a seller’s market. Home prices are high, and inventory is low – low enough that it actually cut into sales, which fell by 4.6 percent within incorporated […]
August 10, 2016
Ah, Bella Vista. Home of the Italian Market , this neighborhood has done nothing but gentrify for the last 40 years. Bella Vista has come so far, in fact, that it’s ranked as the best place to live in Philly. Hey you, Mr/s. Angry Philadelphian, don’t be mad at me! I didn’t publish the rankings – that was the work […]
March 30, 2016
It’s been a while since we’ve whipped out the CENTERfold, but the home we’re showing today was well worth the wait. Located on the affluent Main Line in Radnor Township, Wayne, this unique and gorgeous manse is the stuff of which dreams are made. The address is 30 Northwoods Road, and this stunning, 2-story colonial has to be seen to […]
October 8, 2015
Paying cash for a home purchase is a wonderful thing – if you can afford it. It is just a matter of common sense that many consumers cannot pony up that much bank when it comes time to purchase real estate. Survey data shows that, across America, reality is living up to that expectation: cash home sales have been steadily […]