Philadelphia Area Mortgage Blog

Delaware County Council will join Upper Darby Township in the "unleashing" of the county's first official dog park on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 1pm.  A ceremony will take place at the 10 acre, multi-use recreational facility at Kent Park, in Upper Darby on the Clifton Heights border.   At the ne...

Primos-Secane, PA is located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in Upper Darby Township.  Primos-Secane is the name of the post office which serves the area an is not an actual town.  The area could be known as Primos, Secane, or Primos-Secane depending upon who you ask since the borders between wh...

Please see the following article on Secane, PA to learn more.

What would you say if you were shopping at your local home center, looking to purchase a certain type of light bulb.  You ask the first clerk you see where the light bulbs could be located and he replies "Not my department.  I work in Plumbing".  Maybe you are at a local supermarket and one of th...

Many people have never heard of Secane.  Some would guess that it is a shore town in New Jersey, or somewhere else near the "sea".   In fact, the area known as Secane is roughly 6 miles west of Philadelphia and lies in both Upper Darby Township and Ridley Township.   The closest thing to the sea ...

With gas prices over $4.00 per gallon and rising and the cost of everything else rising faster than the mercury in your thermometer who needs to travel to the Shore or other vacation destinations when there is plenty of fun right in your own backyard?  Delaware County has lots going on the summe...

Has anyone else checked out the new Localism site?  Coming July 31 there is going to be an option where you can sponsor a community for a monthly fee.  As anyone who lives/work in Delco knows drawing the line at the boundaries of communities can be confusing.  I guess it is ok if your town is Spr...

Your opinions please.   As we all know there is a current crisis in the mortgage and real estate industry.  Foreclosures are on the rise, home prices are dropping and many people find themselves in loans that they cannot really afford.  Who do you think is responsible for this and what can we do...

Potential borrowers often wonder where they should go when shopping for a mortgage.  If they are buying a home should they go with their Realtor's mortgage person?  Should they visit their local bank?  Call one of those large national mortgage companies who advertise on TV?  What about a mortgag...

  It's no secret.  Buying a home is not as easy as it used to be.  Gone are the days when you could NOT have perfect credit, NOT document your income, NOT put any money down and still get a loan.  As a result, real estate agents are starting to notice that what would have once been a slam-dunk de...