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
September 18, 2018
You know that different factors influence your approximate lifespan: smoking or non-smoking, quality of diet, amount of air pollution, regular physical and dental checkups, et cetera. But did you know that where you live can also play a factor in how long you are expected to live? It’s a fact, studied by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Robert Wood Johnson […]
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, […]
August 29, 2018
Moving to a new city marks a fresh start in your life. If you’ve just bought a house in Philadelphia, you might find yourself surrounded by newness: new furniture, new home accessories to situate as you play around with decor, and a new job, new neighbors, new favorite places to eat. It’s going to take a while before you stop […]
August 22, 2018
Philadelphia is about more than just cheesesteaks and Rocky. It’s a vibrant, welcoming city that is just as desirable as other East Coast hubs like Boston and New York. Like those cities, Philadelphia boasts some outstanding job opportunities at the top employers in the city. Philly is big on the “eds and meds,” referring to the large amount of colleges […]
August 20, 2018
As anyone who has been through it will gladly tell you, buying a home is no walk in the park. Unless you are able to pay cash upfront (and really, how many people can do that?), you will have to apply for a mortgage. Getting a mortgage sounds easy enough – I have good credit, I have a job, no […]
August 13, 2018
Historically, summer has always been a good time to sell your home. This is especially true if you are aiming for buyers that have kids, since wanting to move in between school years is a definite thing. But summer selling has its own challenges. Lots of people are vacationing elsewhere or are simply too busy to stop by an open […]
August 8, 2018
Is your real estate agent complaining behind your back about what a bad client you are? You might be able to make a guess if you read about the worst blunders that Philadelphia sellers make when their home goes on the market. You may be totally clueless about your unintentional sale sabotage, but I bet that your agent knows what’s […]
July 30, 2018
Selling a home entails so much more than simply listing a home on the MLS with a hope and prayer that buyers will find it. The art of real estate marketing for the Philadelphia market is something great realtors develop a sense for over time. Realtors who succeed do so because they have mastered out-of-the-box, creative ways to market homes […]
July 25, 2018
Selling your home is an important time in your life. Your money and future are on the line, and there’s no reason why you should trust these things to someone who isn’t best equipped to handle them. Choosing a realtor is perhaps the most important decision you’ll make when you decide to place your home on the market. Unfortunately, nowadays, […]