Rates for August 25, 2011
We asked Matt Lynch of First Choice Loan Services to give us his most current interest rates and what he was seeing in the market: “Mortgage interest rates remain strong this week although they are slightly off of their lowest points from earlier this month. Conventional 30 year fixed rates are available as low as […]
Rates for August 17, 2011
We asked Craig Smith of Mortgage Master to give us his most current interest rates and what he was seeing in the market: “WOW! Current rates are amazing! If buyers don’t buy right now, they may miss a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to lock-in at these historic levels! Most economists expect rates to rise […]
Marilyn Silberstein achieves CRS Designation
One of our great real estate professionals, Marilyn Silberstein, was recently awarded the Certified Residential Specialist professional designation by the Council of Residential Specialists. Marilyn added this designation to a lengthy list, including GRI (Graduate of the Realtors Institute), ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative) and SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist). So what does that mean?? It’s […]
Enhance curb appeal
Nothing pays dividends to sellers of a home quite like elbow grease. We say this to every owner we meet when discussing the sale of their home. I want to offer a few tips to use throughout the house while preparing your home for the market. A few commonsense enhancements can help you achieve a […]
What's a Cape Cod?
We’ll focus every so often on a style of architecture found in the greater Philadelphia area – this week, it’s the Cape Cod. The Cape Cod style house (or “Cape”) originated in the 17th century as a mostly symmetrical 1.5 story house build by early settlers to New England. The term “Cape Cod House” was […]
Rates for August 8, 2011
We asked John Coneys of Superior Home Mortgage to give us his most current interest rates and what he was seeing in the market: “Rates on Monday the 8th fell to their recent lows at 4.25 and 0 points. Much of the recent decline in rates relates to the economic data, suggesting continual slowdown […]
Welcome Karrie Gavin!
We’re so pleased to welcome Karrie Gavin to our team of real estate professionals. Karrie and her husband bought their house through our company a few years ago, and we knew by settlement that she’d make a great real estate agent! Karrie wrote the book on Philadelphia—literally. As author of the guidebook Moon Philadelphia and […]
Outdoor Movies in Mt Airy
This summer, the Lovett Library has played host to outdoor movie nights in partnership with Mt Airy USA and the Trolley Car Diner. Tonight’s selection, starting at 8:30 in the Memorial Garden on Germantown Avenue, is the Sandlot. Great family fun and a really cool idea for Mt Airy! Full schedule and more information available […]
10 Commandments of Mortgage Applications
John Coneys of Superior Mortgage sent us this light-hearted list of things NOT to do during the mortgage process. Even in these days of complicated financing guidelines, it’s actually quite easy to follow these rules and keep everything running smoothly. Thanks a lot John! What not to do during the mortgage process […]
Things we like . . .
Via philebrity.com: New Book Takes A Look At West Philadelphia Architecture.
