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Real estate development could benefit from recent Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission funding of $1.7 billion over three years for major highway and public transit investments in southern New Jersey.

They were up during 2012, according to a National Association of Realtors’ annual survey, in part because interested buyers with more money in their pockets found some good deals.

A rising number of foreign-born individuals are arriving to work and live in the United States, and many of them want to own their own homes, new studies show. If immigration laws change, that group could become even bigger.

Sixty-two percent of home buyers say they want a home with crown moulding. It ranks third-highest in their preferences, behind only ceiling fans and built-in shelves.

April is one of two magical months in Pennsylvania, and one of four in New Jersey, during which salespeople can capture more attention of those conducting online searches of homes for sale. Here’s why, and how to get your share of the business.

Lighting your house is no minor expense. Changing your traditional incandescent light bulbs or compact fluorescent lamps to light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs will save energy and dollars off your electricity bill.

Brandywine Realty Trust based in Radnor PA said it had more than 80 Energy Star-rated buildings in its 2012 portfolio.

NEWTOWN SQUARE PA – Here’s the kind of news that probably causes commercial agents, specifically those dealing in office real estate, to break out the antacids. Citrix – the company that developed “GoToMeeting” software that lets team members in distant locations talk and see each other in virtual meetings on the web – completed a […]

Learn more about Polley Associates’ Pennsylvania continuing education course, “Selling HUD Properties and Forms Update.”

NEW YORK NY – Home prices across 20 cities nationwide rose 4.3 percent during the 12 months ending in October (2012), as measured by the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Wednesday (Dec. 26, 2012), and that upbeat performance out-distanced analysts’ forecasts. Anticipated seasonal weakness did show up, however, as 12 of the 20 posted monthly […]