New Housing Legislation

Most of you will have heard that President Bush signed into law legislation that will help almost half a million homeowners avoid foreclosure on their homes. Though the criteria for receiving assistance might seem complicated, CNNMoney.com spells out whether you can qualify for assistance: “Qualified borrowers must live in their homes and have loans that […]

Lunch and Learn…what is the FHA Streamlined 203(k) loan program?

A couple of times each month, our company hosts a lunch meeting for our agents and a mortgage professional. These lunch meetings keep our agents up to date with the ever changing mortgage market. (Informed agents are able to provide the best possible service to our Seller and Buyer clients.) We call these meetings “Lunch […]

Providing Knowledge . . . Delivering Results

This tag line appears on Elfant Wissahickon REALTORS® on-line web and print advertising. It is what we do to help our Seller and Buyer clients achieve their housing goals.   Ok, what knowledge would be useful to have for Sellers thinking of Selling their home within the next 12 months?   It would be helpful to […]

Happy 4th of July!

As my family and I celebrated Independence Day, I reflected on how proud I am to be a co owner of an independent real estate firm.  Our brokerage, created in 1993 from the two most successful independent real estate firms at the time, has consistently sold more houses in northwest Philadelphia than any other Realtor*, […]