Philip and Francine Jongeneel's (philipjongeneel) Blog

There is a lovely produce stand on Little Conestoga, close to Marsh Creek, they have fresh organic fruits and vegetables...a great way to buy fresh farm products on your way home....

In this era of Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts something really wonderful has happened: a very good Samaritan has opened a road stand selling the most grandiose Gourmet Drip Coffee on the corner of Creek Road (Rt 282) and Marshall Road open every morning from 6:00 til 10:00 am. Now I can stop and gra...

What a wonderful world. When someone would have blogged half a year ago that Freddie and Fannie would be seized, nobody would have believed it.  What will happen now: their stock is worthless, the cost to taxpayers exorbitant, but the mortgage rates will drop, the new world order will be rates ba...

The drop in oil prices, the strenthening of the dollar, the drop in commodities like gold, silver, wheat, rising unemployment and now the lack of inflation are driving interest rates down. Rates are now 6 1/8 for good credit for 30 years and the outlook is for more decreases into the upper 5's. T...

As Toll Brothers, the home builder, did report a loss in the 3rd quarter, there are some significant up sides of this down: -contract cancellations reached their lowest level in nine quarters.....that could mean that buyers are more serious now -traffic and deposits are said to be stabilizing.......

If you're planning on putting your home on the market, and fall is an excellent time to do so, consider sprucing it up first. Just a few simple cosmetic changes won't cost you very much and they can make a big difference to a buyer... First take out the stuff...you should throw out the clutter......