Real Estate Advice
When you’re buying or selling a home, it helps you understand not only the local real estate market, but some of the national trends that may effect your home selling or buying journey.
Our experienced team of real estate agents bring decades of collective experience to the table and regularly use this section of the website to offer their best tips and advice for sellers and buyers.
We hope you enjoy the advice we offer here! For an analysis of your home’s value or for help finding the right property in the Philly area, speak with one of our talented real estate agents or directly contact the CenterCityTeam office: 215.440.2093
December 30, 2014
Smoldering singer Bruno Mars just bought himself a house in Los Angeles. The home, located in the Fryman Canyon neighborhood of Studio City, is every bit as flashy as the entertainer, with a palette of “bold colors” and patterns. There are seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms in the home, which was a flip by a Kazakh heiress who purchased the […]
December 29, 2014
Have you ever imagined what it might be like to live next door to someone famous? I mean, borrowing a cup of sugar would never be the same. There’s a certain undeniable fascination with the concept of physical proximity to celebrity, an assumption that one becomes privy to a more private side of the famous that others aren’t lucky enough […]
December 26, 2014
It’s a common story: celebrities are so rich that they literally have more money than they know what to do with. One thing that celebs tend to do with their filthy lucre is go all out on their homes. There comes a point, though, when you simply can’t add any more bedrooms or bathrooms to your square footage, but your […]
December 23, 2014
It feels sometimes like everyone in Hollywood has a palatial home. That’s not actually the case. Take, for instance, Jake Gyllenhaal. The actor, who stars in the recently-released “Nightcrawler,” recently sold the home he’s owned for the last ten years. With a modest 2,826 square feet and just two bedrooms, the home is reminiscent of something that mighty be inhabited […]
December 22, 2014
Christopher Meloni, Hollywood hot stuff best known for playing Detective Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: SVU, is Tinseltown’s newest homeowner. Many happy returns, Chris! I’m always interested in a good “celeb buys/sells/rents/lists a home” story, but this one is particularly fascinating… thanks to a supernatural element, as well as a particularly notable connection to the Golden Age of classic […]
December 19, 2014
Few celebs have the real estate game on lock like Ellen DeGeneres. The talk show star, comedian, and Oscar hostess is a veritable whirlwind of buying and selling, and it can be hard to keep up with her property adventures. Ellen started the year off in style by dropping $40 million on the gorgeous, historic Brody House. Situated in lovely […]
December 16, 2014
Actor Robert De Niro recently shelled out $2.85 million for a loft in New York City’s West Village. The penthouse is apparently for his daughter Drena, who is also listed on the paperwork for the home. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, and a wall of windows distinguish the two-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home. De Niro himself used to live nearby, before he purchased […]
December 15, 2014
It’ll be a merrier Christmas for Rosie O’Donnell after unloading the New York City penthouse she’s been trying to sell all year. The actress / “The View” host / comedian finally closed the deal on her Greenwich Village pad, which she let go of for $9 million. The four bedroom, three bath home is a stunner, sporting views of One […]
December 12, 2014
Patrick Dempsey’s new home is more than just the usual abode. He just purchased a small compound outside of Venice Beach, California. The home, known as the “One Window House,” is actually two connected residences. It’s beautiful, breezy, and totally suited to the home’s location just a short distance from the beach. Designed to maximize the space of a modest, […]