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Forget Sky-High Prices Because This Pennsylvania City Is A Gen Z Homebuyer’s Dream Come True

Nobody told Gen Z that the secret to homeownership was hiding in Pennsylvania’s third-largest city, but here we are, and Allentown is ready to make believers out of skeptics. If your current relationship with real estate consists mostly of laughing bitterly at listings you can’t afford, Allentown, Pennsylvania is...

Allentown, PA · 9d
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Nine Bucks County ZIP Codes Make 2026 Wealthy 1000 List

Nine Bucks County ZIP codes made the 2026 Wealthy 1000, with Richboro ranking highest at No. 510 nationally, writes Joanne Drilling for The Business Journals. Bucks County ZIP codes accounted for nine of the 41 Philadelphia-area entries on the annual ranking of the nation’s wealthiest communities. Montgomery County had 12.

Bucks County, PA · 9h
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A novel approach to combatting gentrification is working in Kensington

In 2023, J.C. Zerbe, community advocate and acclaimed muralist, welcomed an unusual offer: a spiffy, brand-new space for below-market rent. The offer came from the Kensington Corridor Trust (KCT). Most landlords buy buildings to hold onto them, but KCT buys properties to give them away — rehabbing them and transferring them to community ownership.

Philadelphia, PA · 3d
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Harrisburg residents react to proposed 12% property tax increase: 'You're doing too much’

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Some Harrisburg residents aren’t thrilled with the mayor's initial budget proposed for 2027, which includes a 12% real estate tax increase that would generate money to fix more street lights. “I think that's a little too steep,” said Dalmar Harris, a Harrisburg resident of...

Harrisburg, PA · 1d
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Baltimore homeowners hit with surprise, 21-year-old bills — billed long before they bought their properties

City sent her a notice asking for due back taxes, and gave her a truncated deadline of Oct. 31.

Baltimore, MD · 8h

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Montgomery County proposes 2027 budget with no county tax increase

The Montgomery County Commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to propose a 2027 budget with no increase in county property taxes for the first time in several years. “This is a bipartisan budget with a simple bottom line: no proposed increase to county taxes. At a time when our residents are paying more for housing, transportation, childcare, healthcare, and everyday necessities, we have a responsibility to be just as disciplined with their tax dollars,” said Jamila H. Winder, commissioners’ chair.

Montgomery County, PA · 2d

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Democrats Win State Legislative Races, Environmental Referendum Passes

On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Delaware County (Delco) residents cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. National attention centered on the battle for control of Congress and Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, and Delco voters managed to weigh in on a major environmental spending bill and several contentious legislative races. Delco...

Delaware County, PA · 1d

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Painter’s Folly Auction: Wyeth-Linked Chadds Ford Home Returns at $400K

For more than a century, the Italianate house at 1421 Baltimore Pike has been a home base for some of the Brandywine Valley’s best-known artists. Now, Chadds Ford Township is trying again to find its next owner, Ryan Mulligan with the Philadelphia Business Journal reports. An October auction with...

Chadds Ford, PA · 2d

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Jumpstart MontCo loan program launches to tackle housing affordability

NORRISTOWN — A new tool in the toolbox is working toward fixing the affordable housing crisis in Montgomery County as officials emphasize the importance of home development. Jumpstart MontCo, an offshoot of Jumpstart Philly, an initiative aiming to offer loans to smaller developers in Montgomery County, was launched last week outside a property in Norristown.

Montgomery County, PA · 1d

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Fairhill Breaks Ground On 40 Affordable Homes Named For Beloved Community Leader

513-533 W. Cumberland St. — Approximate Site of Nayda Cintron Apartments. Officials broke ground Tuesday on the Nayda Cintron Apartments, a 40-home affordable housing development rising on a cluster of vacant lots in Fairhill, North Philadelphia. The project will bring three buildings to 513-533 W. Cumberland St., with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes designed to serve lower-income families in a neighborhood where housing costs have climbed sharply over the past decade.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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New affordable housing apartments coming in North Philadelphia

Officials broke ground Tuesday morning on the Nayda Cintron Apartments on Cumberland Avenue.

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

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New Philadelphia Law Gives Renters More Power to Fight Back Against Landlord Harassment, Up to $1K Per Issue

The City of Brotherly Love just became a little bit more renter-friendly. That’s because a package of citywide ordinances that were signed into law earlier this year just went into effect. According to the National Apartment Association, the Safe Healthy Homes Act took effect on Nov. 1 after being signed into law by Mayor Cherelle...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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This Philadelphia Program Has Helped 1,000 Local Homeowners Complete Their Wills

The Will Power Program was launched in 2022 to provide free real estate planning to Philadelphia’s low-income homeowners. Three years later and the program has just helped its 1,000th Philadelphia homeowner with their will and other related legal documents, writes Aaron Moselle for WHYY. Debby Freedman, executive director of...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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Sophie Miller Joins Barley Snyder in Harrisburg

Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that attorney Sophie C. Miller has joined the firm as an associate in its Real Estate Practice Group. Miller will be based in the firm’s Harrisburg office. Miller assists clients with a range of commercial and residential real estate matters, including leasing, acquisitions...

Harrisburg, PA · 1d

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Northmarq lends $19.1M through Freddie Mac’s Optigo platform for 154-unit Dover, PA community

DOVER, PA — Northmarq’s Philadelphia Debt + Equity team, led by John Banas and Kris Wood, along with David Singer and Jeff Steigerwalt, has lent $19.1 million for the refinancing of Dover Run Apartments located at 2670 Springhouse Bend in Dover, PA. Northmarq arranged the deal on behalf...

Dover, PA · 1d

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Reading Inventory Grows Well Above the National Rate as Prices Edge Up

Reading buyers found more choices as inventory surged, yet prices edged up and well-priced homes moved off the market quickly.

Reading, PA · 3d

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Hankin Group Honored for Leadership in Sustainable Community Planning

Hankin Group’s commitment to balancing residential development with environmental preservation has earned the real estate development and management company recognition for its work at Keva Flats in Exton. The 266-unit, 19-acre sustainable apartment community has received the Development Excellence Award as part of the 2026 Citizen Planner Awards presented...

Exton, PA · 9h

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For Lease: Office/retail space in Jenkintown

2,600 sf of office/retail space is available for lease on the first floor of 106 York Road in Jenkintown. According to the listing, the property includes seven parking spaces. The property was listed for sale in April 2024. For all the latest news, follow us on Facebook or sign up...

Jenkintown, PA · 1d

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$12.25M Deal Clears the Way for 363 New Apartments in Manayunk

A big new apartment complex near Manayunk’s Ivy Ridge train station is one step closer to shovels in the ground after GMH Communities bought the land for $12.25 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Newtown Square-based developer bought the 4.64-acre site at 4889 Umbria Street,...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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Escape To This Affordable Maryland Town Where Retirees Happily Thrive On Social Security Alone

Most towns that are genuinely affordable have a reason for being affordable, and that reason is usually something you’d rather not live next to. Arbutus, Maryland breaks that pattern completely, and the retirees who’ve made it their home are living proof that you can have a genuinely wonderful life without spending a genuinely alarming amount of money to do it.

Arbutus, MD · 1d