The Main Line and Chester County Real Estate Blog

It is easy to be grateful if you have a grateful heart. I generally wake up happy and grateful. A friend once said to me he was grateful to be above ground another day every day.This week I reconnected with a friend, who I have not seen for several years. I realized his business, he is a mortgage...

Whilst the numbers are a little varied compared to last week, with some increases, these increases are really from about 30-45 days ago. The big number to look at this week is the drop in showings, as this is what is driving everything else. The information contained in here is from Bright MLS an...

Nick Vandekar receives the Excellence in Client Service Award 2021 from Homes.com\Homesnap.In the photo above, Janet Rubino, Manager of the Long & Foster Real Estate office in Devon is seen presenting Nick Vandekar with the Excellence in Client Service Award 2021.Today, I arrived at the office to...

The shift in the market has been increasing with lots of negative numbers. Although most numbers compared to a week ago are slightly improved. Let's dive in and examine the Bright MLS report.New closed sales are down in Pennsylvania by 23.8% compared to a year ago, although they are up 1.3% compa...

A friend called me on Friday and said they were coming down to visit the Clover Market happening this weekend in Kennett Square, did I want to meet up? Well as I am all about discovering new things I thought it would be a good idea, so yesterday Sunday, we met up.My friend David Mackey, the owner...

 Living in a new community is appealing to many people. Currently, builders seem to be favoring building Active 55+ communities and Ryan Homes has been developing Big elk for little over a year. The new clubhouse, shown above,  opened recently with a swimming pool, mail room, exercise room and ki...

The Pennsylvania Housing Market is sending some mixed signals, but overall there is a trend.Compared to a year ago, most indicators are lower, and take into account that number from last year was lower than 2020, so there is definitely a decline mostly due to lack of inventory. In fact this is th...

As a new member of the community I saw the signs and was happy to read about the Penn Township Fall Festival. The event to be held in Penn Township Park, 260 Lewis Road, West Grove, PA 19390 on October 15 from 12-4 pm looks like it has something for everyone. This day is absolutely packed with fr...

We were excited last week when we heard that Pennsylvania had created some new State Parks, and one of them, Big Elk Creek State Park was on our doorstep. Not surprising when we live in a 55+ development called Big Elk.So, whilst it is not officially developed yet, and that is going to take some ...

Just fifteen minutes from our new home is Nottingham County Park. This was the first Chester County Park and was dedicated in September 1963. Located at 150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362. The Herrs Factory is not far away, and you can take a factory tour there as well.You can download a copy of...