The summer doldrums weighted on the Mid-Atlantic markets in the Bright MLS service area, which recorded a 2.8% year-over-year decline in closed sales during July. Last month, there were 20,847 new pending contracts in the Bright MLS service area, down by 1.7% from the...
Exton, Pennsylvania-based Citadel Credit Union has launched the Home Help Program, a $6 million initiative focused on Black and Hispanic homeownership across Philadelphia County. The program will provide provides up to $18,000 in assistance for purchase, refinance, or...
Property tax reform in Missouri, the future of Pope Leo’s childhood home, and Kim Jong Un’s beachfront resort. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 30-July 4. Hit: Public Involvement in Property Tax Reform. A...
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Records has jettisoned its longtime paper-based process of reporting deed fraud with a new digital online system. Up until now, Philadelphia residents filing reports of deed fraud had to fill out a paper form by hand either...
As Americans prepare for their summer vacation travels, the good folks at Terminix ratcheted up the “ick” factor with its annual listing of the Top 50 Most Bed Bug-Infested US Cities. The new list is based on 2024 service data from more than 300 branches nationwide....
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
