A turnaround in commercial real estate? Article From: Philly.com By: Chris Mondics Talk of an impending recession aside, can a recovery in commercial real estate be far behind if a Center City law firm that for the past few years has been touting its distressed real estate practice announces that...

 When searching for a home, try using a buyer’s agent who is specialized in the specific areas and neighborhoods that you are looking for.  Contact the local school board, and ask for the school’s “report card” to see what the school’s average grades, SAT scores, graduation percentages, and the violence...

  Article From: www.Philly.com By: Joseph N. DiStefano Camden-based Smarter Agent says it has raised $6 million this year to boost sales of its smartphone app for real estate agents. Backers include Philadelphia investor Ira Lubert, Reed Smith attorney (ex-Morgan Lewis chairman) Howard Schechter,Boku Inc. boss Mark Britto, and Alex Wasilov, the ex-Eastman Kodak executive, among others....

A foreclosure on your block can do more than spoil the view from your window. A foreclosed eyesore can damage the financial health of your household and neighborhood. But there are things you can do now to keep a blighted property from destroying your home equity. Be a good neighbor...

1. If you are not currently living in the house that you are selling, a great way to let only trusted people into your property, is to have a lockbox on the front door with the key inside. Only those who call you & receive the lockbox code can enter...

Pa. ruling on assessment math could threaten Philly’s real-estate income Article From: Philly.com By: Catherine Lucey NEW STATE property- assessment data could cost the city big bucks in tax appeals, according to a local real-estate attorney. City officials must figure out how to deal with a ruling from a state...

Article From: Phillymag.com By Lauren McCutcheon & Christine Speer 10 Awesome Neighborhoods To Call Home If the tanking of the real estate market has taught us anything, it’s that a house isn’t an investment. It’s a home — a place to retreat to at the end of the day, to...

1. A benefit in owning a home, versus renting is that you have the control over how you want your home to look. You can decide to decorate, remodel or change anything in your home. 2. Feng shui is also an important part in your home. Try to play around...

Article From msnbc.msn.com By Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES — Banks have stepped up their actions against homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, setting the stage for a fresh wave of foreclosures. The number of U.S. homes that received an initial default notice — the first step in the foreclosure...

Article From: CNNmoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Home buyers are starting to creep back into the housing market, lured by rock-bottom prices. Sales of existing homes rose 7.7% last month to an annual rate of 5.03 million homes, from 4.67 million homes in July, according to the National Association of...