Real Estate News

This section was specifically created by the Center City Team to provide the most up to date real estate news and data pertaining to the Philadelphia community. Find all of the real estate related news impacting Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs.

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July 20, 2011

Philadelphia Real Estate Listings 6th Most Searched In U.S.

Philadelphia Real Estate Listings 6th Most Searched In U.S. According to a Realtor.com study Philadelphia was the sixth most-searched real estate market in the United States in June.  A list of the top ten most searched real estate markets in the United States is below. The report also evaluated home prices.  In terms of Philadelphia listings, the median listing price […]
July 20, 2011

Hawthorne Neighborhood in Philadelphia to Get New Park in Spring 2012

Hawthorne Neighborhood in Philadelphia to Get New Park in Spring 2012. Hot off the presses at NakedPhilly Hawthorne Park will open in Spring of 2012.  For those of you who aren’t keeping up with the ever changing Center City neighborhood landscape, Hawthorne is a neighborhood in Center City that is located between Broad Street and 11th Street, and extends from South Street […]
July 19, 2011

TREND MLS June 2011 Philadelphia Real Estate Market Statistics

TREND MLS June 2011 Philadelphia Real Estate Market Statistics Overall the Philadelphia real estate market is doing well.  In June 2011 Philadelphia County saw a moderate increase of 14% in Pending Units compared to June 2010.  The Average Settled Price was reported at $173,000.  Philadelphia County settled 4,392 units at an average price of $160,000.  Pending sales activity increased 21.5% in […]
July 19, 2011

Philadelphia Real Estate Top 10 Reality TV Shows

Philadelphia Real Estate Blog – Top 10 Reality TV Shows Top Ten Reality TV Real Estate Shows – Philadelphia Lifestyle You have to admit, the home remodeling process makes for excellent television. Luckily, there’s a host of reality shows to capture the good, bad, and yes, the ugly of what goes down behind the scenes. Whether your dream is to […]
July 19, 2011

2010 Census Shows Philadelphia Youth Movement

2010 Census Shows Philadelphia Real Estate Youth Movement The latest census findings have substantiated what those in the Philadelphia real estate community have long known – first time home buyers and young professional are moving into the city en masse. Philly.com recently published an article which detailed how: “An explosion of 20- and 30-somethings is changing the look of Philadelphia – and […]
July 17, 2011

Luxury Philadelphia Real Estate Selling Faster

Luxury Philadelphia Real Estate Selling Faster Luxury Homes Selling Faster – Selling a Home Luxury homes have been spending about 16 percent less time on market since early March even though inventories have been rising, which is normal during the Spring buying season, according to the latest weekly report from the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. Days on market for all […]
July 16, 2011

Super Fresh to replace Pathmark at Bart Blatstein’s Piazza in Northern Liberties

Super Fresh to replace Pathmark at Bart Blatstein’s Piazza in Northern Liberties! Rumors are swirling regarding the planned Pathmark at Bart Blatstein’s Schmidt’s Brewery development in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia.  The Great Altantic & Pacific Tea Co., which owns Pathmark, will rebrand the 52,000-square-foot store as a Super Fresh.  The deal is not finalized but those familiar with the negotiations […]
July 14, 2011

RealtyTrac data shows foreclosures fall 29% in since last June

        RealtyTrac data shows foreclosures fall 29% in since last June – Philadelphia foreclosures   Foreclosure filings fell dramatically during the first half of the year as processing delays at the banks, which are strapped with excess inventory of repossessed homes, continued to skew the numbers –and falsely raise hopes that the housing market is staging a […]
July 13, 2011

New PruFoxRoach.com Philadelphia Real Estate Website

New PruFoxRoach.com Philadelphia Real Estate Website Website Preview: The New PruFoxRoach.com – Selling a Home This fall, Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS will launch a new version of its website designed to greatly enhance the user experience of searching for a home online in the Greater Philadelphia area. The redesigned site will include a host of new features and optimizations, including […]