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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New Homes For Sale in North Penn Area This Week

Find homes for sale in the North Penn area on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

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KingPin

12:39 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Maria, she vacuums the sidewalk?? That's to funny. Are you talking rite near line street...   more ›

Saturday, May 4, 2013

$395,000 Ranch Home Among Weekend's Open Houses

Homes to fit several different sizes of family budget are being shown in the area this weekend.

At least 22 open houses are scheduled for this weekend in the North Penn area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. Among them is 796 Park Road, offered at $409,900. This four bedroom, three bathroom home is open from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Also open is 864 Troxel Road, which you can visit from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This four bedroom, three bathroom house is offered at $395,000. To find more open houses around the greater Philadelphia area, visit realestate.aol.com.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

$379,000 Original Owner Home Among Weekend's Open Houses

Homes to fit several different sizes of family budget are being shown in the area this weekend.

At least 14 open houses are scheduled for this weekend in the North Penn area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. Among them is 830 Conway Place, a five bedroom, four bathroom home offered at $379,000. You can visit this home on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Also open is 403 W. Orvilla Road in Hatfield, which you can visit between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. This three bedroom, two bathroom home is offered at $285,000. To find more open houses around the greater Philadelphia area, visit realestate.aol.com.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

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Does Your House Have Good Feng Shui?

Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team looks at an ancient Chinese art.

Feng Shui (fǝn shwā) noun: Literally translated means wind water - It is the ancient Chinese practice of positioning objects, such as buildings and furniture, based on a belief that the patterns of yin and yang and the flow of chi (energy) will have positive and negative effects on your life. To create positive Feng Shui in your home, you must allow for a free flow of chi (the energy which permeates the environment - when energy is in disarray, misfortunes rule the day) and have the yin and yang in a perfect cosmic balance.  The yin and yang energies “dance” together continually striving for the balance that brings harmony.  That harmony will result in a happier life, love, success and wealth. Yin is stillness - cool, dark, lifeless.  Yang…

Friday, March 15, 2013

Get Real

The Buyer’s Market of 2008-2012 is Over

Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team is calling it 'game over' for the buyer’s market of the last five years.

This will not come as surprising news to anyone currently in the market to buy a home, but for anyone else not paying attention, we believe it is safe to say that we have moved from a strong buyer’s market to a neutral market, maybe even a slight seller’s market. Consider the following: At the peak of the buyer’s market in 2010, Montgomery County had a 14-month supply of homes.  Currently, we are at a 5-month supply. When inventories are around 5-7 months, it is considered a neutral market.  Anything less than 5 months represents a seller’s market. There is a substantial rise in the number of competing offers being submitted on listings for sale.  While this is not a statistic that is tracked, from personal experience our last four sales …

junkman bill

9:45 am on Friday, April 26, 2013

When the bank forcloses your house, remember to take all the copper wiring and plumbing when vacating.....   more ›

Saturday, March 9, 2013

$226,500 Listing Price for Home With Nature Trail View

Homes to fit several different sizes of family budget are being shown in the area this weekend.

There are 30 open houses scheduled for this weekend in the North Penn area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. Among them is 2537 Quail Run, a 3,000-square-foot home with four bedrooms and three baths, offered at $569,900. Special features of the house include a two story foyer with an open staircase, hardwood flooring, bay windows, an open living room and dining room, and a breakfast room overlooking a multi-tiered deck. It's open on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Offered at a starter home price of $226,500, 2025 East Orvilla Road in Hatfield is open from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This three-bedroom, three-bath home has more than a half-acre of land, a living room fireplace, and a large deck. The Hatfield Township nature trail is right …

Friday, March 8, 2013

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Helping Hannah—The Best Part of Real Estate

Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team tells about a local family they helped to find a home.

A home can mean many different things to people, but I think we can all agree that a good home provides security, privacy, adequate space, and comfort.  A good home is not a money pit or leaves you cash-strapped at the end of every month.  A good home is located where you want to be: whether you want a short commute to work, good schools for your children to attend, near other family or friends, access to amenities such as parks, restaurants, shopping, or nightlife.  Often taken for granted, a good home becomes a cornerstone of a happy life. In 2011, we met a family who is truly an inspiration – a model of hope and unconditional love.  Four generations looking to move into one house together so they could care for one another.  The …

Debbie

5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I think it's wonderful for people to reach out and help other people in there time of need,especially with the way the world is today, we need to be more generous to each other because that's all we have . Family is everything.   more ›

Saturday, March 2, 2013

$665K Listing Price for 4-Bed, 4-Bath North Wales Home

Homes to fit several different sizes of family budget are being shown in the area today.

There are 25 open houses scheduled for this weekend in the North Penn area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate. At the high end of the price range is 108 Major Lane in Montgomery Township, located on a cul de sac in a neighborhood off Limekiln Pike. Boasting a 3,847 square foot floor plan with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, an outdoor deck, a three-car garage, and a finished basement with a bar area, it's open from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. It's offered at $665,000. Further down the price spectrum is 607 Green Street in Lansdale, offered at $259,900. This four-bedroom, two-bathroom house is a short walk from Whites Road Park and features a spacious yard with ample tree cover. It is open on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. To find …

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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What Pre-Foreclosure Means

Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team explains a frequently misunderstood term in the real estate market.

We frequently have buyers asking us about pre-foreclosure homes that they found on the internet.  There are many sites that will give consumers this type of information.  Most of these homes are not listed for sale, but some buyers want to know if they can still see the property with the possibility of buying it. Pre-foreclosure simply means that a homeowner has fallen behind on their mortgage payments.  And while a foreclosure may eventually happen, at the current time, the home is still rightfully owned by the mortgagor (i.e. homeowner).  It does NOT mean that the home is available for sale.  In fact, that home may never be available for sale. In most cases, a homeowner does NOT want to sell OR lose their home to a foreclosure.  The …

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

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What’s Popular in Home Decor in 2013

Lisa Loper of the Scott Loper Team discusses trends in home decorating that are popular now and will appeal to home buyers

Everything changes with time and history has a way of repeating itself, the smaller affordable homes of the last few years are giving way to the return of bigger and fancier as homebuyers are feeling more secure with their financial situation and simply worn down from frugal fatigue.  “Green” homes are still hugely popular as plastic and other artificial man-made products are taking a back seat to the more luxurious (and expensive) natural woods and stone.   The world didn’t end in 2012 but there were certainly enough headlines of human tragedies and natural disasters.  A general feel of “life is short” has moved homeowners to really start making a home uniquely theirs and add artwork, statues and fabrics that represent them and their …

Beth

1:21 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013

I love the new metal prints from www.freshsquared.com. They're modern and trendy and really easy to hang ( no framing required). Thanks, Beth   more ›

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