Introducing Phroperty.Com!

At Philadelphia’s Real Estate Hub, we take pride pride in providing useful, relevant info related to Philadelphia’s Real Estate marketplace.

That said, we know that as you browse the web looking for info, you just might not find the Philly real estate info you’re looking for.  Ideally, we’d want you to give us a call or an email to have your questions answered, but we do understand that calling and talking to a salesperson isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time — Especially when you’re not in the market to buy or sell.

Enter, Phroperty.Com, Philadelphia’s Awesome New Real Estate Discussion Forum.

Phroperty.Com is an extension of PhiladelphiaRealEstateHub designed to deliver answers to a wide range of questions you may have.

Some Example Phroperty.Com Forums/Topics

• Sales Transaction Info Requests
• First Time Buyer Help
• Find A Reputable Contractor
• Request Statistics For A Zip Code

Who’s Going To Be Moderating & Asking Questions At Phroperty.Com

We’re guessing that the quick answer is, Everybody! More narrowly defined, we anticipate that consumers will find that they quickly find answers to their real estate related questions delivered straight from the source of the knowledge holders — Remax City Space agents themselves. But we’re also anticipating and hopeful that other professionals from around the Philly metro area will chime in…

If you have a minute, please give Phroperty a try. Thanks!

Onion Flats, Johnny McDonald On Video @ BerksHewson

Onion Flats’/Remax City Space’s Johnny McDonald discusses LEED and in this video shot at the Berks/Hewson Twins in Fishtown. (Johnny McDonald — Man, that’s a cool name…)

Washington Square West, Philadelphia Real Estate Neighborhood Spotlight

Washington Square Park, (image from Wikipedia)

Washington Square was one of William Penn’s original squares and today is accented with lush greenery that welcomes you at every turn. Situated just steps from the National Historical Park, it’s home to Pine Street’s Antique Row and historic theaters and provides a nice choice of living options. The neighborhood is very convenient to many Jefferson University, many restaurants, Septa Transportation, and is a hop-skip-jump from the Avenue of the Arts.

To see every property currently listed in Washington Square, visit our Washington Square Listings Page.

Some Washington Square Links:

http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_washsq.htm

A Washington Square Restaurant

More about dining in Washington Square

Fairmount Park Washington Square Page

Washington Square Real Estate Statistics

Northern Liberties Real Estate Statistics

Here below are some statistical graphs that spotlight Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties Neighborhood.  Use this link to see every property currently for sale in Northern Liberties.

12 MONTH NORTHERN LIBERTIES “DAYS ON MARKET” GRAPH

It’s generally taking between 2 and 5 Months to sell a property in Northern Liberties these days.  The average DOM for properties sold in May of 2007 was 57. NLibs properties that sold in July were generally on the market for 163 days.  Big fluctuation, but when taken from a small sample, representing one segment of the larger Philadelphia real estate market in general, this is not unusual.

12 MONTH NORTHERN LIBERTIES AVERAGE PRICE GRAPH

 Average Selling price of a property in Northern Liberties last month (Aug ‘07) was 322k.

NORTHERN LIBERTIES 12 Month “Asked To Sold Ratio” Graph. 

If you’re about to make an offer on a piece of real estate in Northern Liberties, this graph might prove pretty useful when it’s time to negotiate.  Ask your “Space Agent” to give you more specific “A2S” numbers for the number of bedrooms or property type you’re pursuing.  As you’ll see from this graph, offering more than 10% under asking will probably be pushing it just a bit.  But hey, never hurts to ask!  :)

If you’d like to stay in tune to what’s going on in the Philadelphia Real Estate market, subscribing to this site is a good idea.  (Use the “Hub-Scribe” option in the side column of this page)  We’ll be posting statistical updates and other great info on a fairly frequent basis.  Thanks for reading!