• Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Contemporary in Bryn Mawr

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: A Contemporary in Bryn Mawr

    A gorgeous contemporary home on beautiful 0.96 acres with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Bryn Mawr. This attractive property is on a private road with just four other homes, providing the home with highly coveted quiet and privacy. The residence has an open floor plan and high…

  • Median Home Sales Price in Philly Region Continues to Drop

    Median Home Sales Price in Philly Region Continues to Drop

    Homebuyers in the Philadelphia region can finally breathe a little easier as the metro area’s home sales price went down four percent in January compared with the same month last year to $240,000, write Isaac Avilucea and Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios. Compared to December, January prices fell by 6.7 percent. Any relief is welcome,…

  • Philadelphia Has a Unique Claim to ‘Rowhouse’, but Debate Rages Over Whether It’s 2 Words or 1

    Philadelphia Has a Unique Claim to ‘Rowhouse’, but Debate Rages Over Whether It’s 2 Words or 1

    The word “rowhouse” (or row house) seems to be uniquely Philadelphian. Most other regions say “townhouse,” or “brownstone”, writes Ryan Briggs for PlanPhilly and  WHYY. The origins of the word is mysterious and it is unclear whether the word is “rowhouse”, or “row house”. Early on, colonial buildings were rarely built in proper “rows”.  Architectural…

  • Taking a Redecorating Passion to a Wallingford Home

    Taking a Redecorating Passion to a Wallingford Home

    Redecorating has been with Caitlin Chase going back to her time growing up in Chicago when she convinced her parents to let her redecorate her room, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I was always moving things around,” she recalled. “They let me paint one wall. I must have painted it five times.” Now…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Brick-Front Colonial in Media

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Brick-Front Colonial in Media

    A sun-filled, brick-front colonial home on 0.31 lovely acres with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Media. The home welcomes you with its dramatic two-story foyer with a beautiful turned staircase and nine-foot ceilings. A spacious office and main-level powder room are on the left, while a large…

  • NY Post: Recently Sold Home in Mt. Airy Came with Unique Addition: Cemetery in Backyard

    NY Post: Recently Sold Home in Mt. Airy Came with Unique Addition: Cemetery in Backyard

    A recently sold home in the heart of Philadelphia came with a unique addition: a cemetery in its backyard, writes Mary K. Jacob for the New York Post. The recent listing provided a video tour of the home that ended with a shot of the cemetery. The video has since been posted on TikTok and…

  • Here’s Why Media’s One of the Coolest Suburbs in the Country

    Here’s Why Media’s One of the Coolest Suburbs in the Country

    Media Borough, known locally as “Everyone’s Hometown” was chosen as one of Apartment Therapy’s Coolest Suburbs in America 2019, writes Diana Spalding for apartmenttherapy.com. Locales were chosen based on cultural activities, sense of community, and quality of life. This down-to-earth walkable town with Quaker roots and a strong commitment to the community is full of…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Classic Brick Colonial in Bryn Mawr

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Classic Brick Colonial in Bryn Mawr

    A charming classic brick colonial home built by Chip Vaughn is set on 0.32 lovely acres. It has five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms and is available for sale in Bryn Mawr. The home welcomes you with a grand open staircase and gorgeous hardwood floors. Many highlights include a living room with gas…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Split-Level Home in Thornton

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Split-Level Home in Thornton

    A charming split-level home set on 1.32 gorgeous acres with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Thornton. The former owner of this 1960 residence was an avid gardener and surrounded the home with around 50 different species of plants and trees. The property is also home to a…

  • 2 Delco ZIP Codes Make List of Fastest Selling Homes in Region

    2 Delco ZIP Codes Make List of Fastest Selling Homes in Region

    Even with the housing market cooling in the Philadelphia region there are still two ZIP codes in Delaware County where home sales were quick and demand high as of January, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Journal listed 12 ZIP codes with higher housing turnover.  Marcus Hook, at ZIP Code 19061, tied for…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week Stately Colonial in Bryn Mawr

    Malvern Bank House of the Week Stately Colonial in Bryn Mawr

    A stately colonial home with five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Bryn Mawr. Situated on two beautiful acres at the end of a cul-de-sac, the home with its four-car garage offers a variety of elegant features along with a thoughtful open floor plan. The home welcomes you…

  • Chester County’s BluePearl Pet Hospital One of CBRE Mid-Atlantic Net Lease Team’s 60 Closings in 2022

    Chester County’s BluePearl Pet Hospital One of CBRE Mid-Atlantic Net Lease Team’s 60 Closings in 2022

    The BluePearl Pet Hospital in Malvern and a Wawa in Harleysville were among the 60 net lease closings that CBRE’s Mid-Atlantic Net Lease Property Group completed in 12 states throughout the country in 2022. Despite climbing interest rates, the transactions are considered a boon to the net lease market. The CBRE Mid-Atlantic NLPG — which…

  • Former Lord & Taylor Site at King of Prussia Mall Gains New Tenant

    Former Lord & Taylor Site at King of Prussia Mall Gains New Tenant

    A New York commercial real estate firm is buying part of the former Lord & Taylor store in King of Prussia Mall. Paul Schwedelson covered the arrangement in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The site, which Lord & Taylor vacated in 2021, is owned by HBC Properties and Investments (HBC), a Toronto/New York firm  (not Simon…

  • Kennett Square Winery & Vineyard, Near Longwood Gardens, Hits the Market  

    Kennett Square Winery & Vineyard, Near Longwood Gardens, Hits the Market  

    The Galer Estate, a Kennett Square vineyard, winery & Airbnb that incorporates new and old design in its architecture has lived many lives, often frequented by historical figures with the likes of British General William Howe and baseball legend Babe Ruth, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal The latest identity of the 7.5-acre property is…

  • Boy Scout Camp Delmont Sale Unlikely to Go to Developers

    Boy Scout Camp Delmont Sale Unlikely to Go to Developers

    The Cradle of Liberty Boy Scouts Council based in Wayne, Delaware County is looking to sell its 750-acre Camp Delmont so it can contribute  $6.8 million toward a $2.5 billion national Boy Scouts of America sex abuse settlement, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The camp, under a conservation easement for a decade, is…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Spectacular Colonial in Newtown Square

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Spectacular Colonial in Newtown Square

    A spectacular center-hall colonial home on 1.5 gorgeous acres with five bedrooms and four full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Newtown Square. This stately stone-and-stucco residence on a tree-lined drive and is surrounded by lush green lawns. The traditional center-hall home features stunning details, including curved archways, crown molding, and other…

  • It Is Cheaper to Rent or Own a Home in the Philly Area?

    It Is Cheaper to Rent or Own a Home in the Philly Area?

    Renting a median-priced three-bedroom house in the Philadelphia region is more affordable than buying one, even though rents have increased faster than home prices, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A report by the national real estate data company Attom analyzed rental prices for 2023 and 2022 home prices and measured housing costs as…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Manor House for Sale in Wallingford

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Manor House for Sale in Wallingford

    This exceptional Manor house on a signature estate with five bedrooms and 3-1/2 baths is available for sale in Wallingford. The property also hosts a Carriage House, a heated saltwater pool, and spectacular grounds.  The Formal Living Room of this Manor house features a gas fireplace with a large antique 19th-century white pine wooden mantel…