The Mid-Atlantic region tracked by Bright MLS recorded 235,565 total home sales in 2025, up by a scant 0.1% compared to 2024. But while December sales were up 3.8% year-over-year, that year-end bump-up wasn’t enough to offset the year’s lethargic sales total. Last...
Closed sales across the Mid-Atlantic region services by Bright MLS were down 4.6% year-over-year in November while new pending sales were 1.6% lower over the same period. The number of new listings coming onto the market last month was 4.4% lower compared to November...
Closed home sales across the Mid-Atlantic region served by Bright MLS rose 6.2% year-over-year in September with 18,607 homes. Last month’s sales increase pushed the 2025 year-to-date sales total ahead of the full year’s activity of 2024. The number of new pending...
A Philadelphia real estate agent has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction, in connection with a fraudulent loan scheme. Jonathan Barach was a licensed residential real estate agent who served as co-founder...
The City of Philadelphia is now using a new deed fraud detection technology that can verify if the signatory on the title was alive when property ownership was transferred. The technology involves an automated vital status verification system that compares the names...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
