Central Penn Business Journal http://www.centralpennbusiness.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3D"> en-us http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130520/REALESTATE/130529978&source=RSS Your business location speaks to your brand As someone who happens to love neighborhood commercial locations for business, I always cringe when I drive through a &#8220business park. &#8221 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:10:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130520/REALESTATE/130529978&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130510/REALESTATE/130519979&source=RSS Sales steady for residential, but new listings spike We were just looking at our MLS sales stats for the Central PA counties we service and couldn&#8217t help but notice that while home sales are steady some a bit up, some a bit down from last year, new listings are flooding the market and driving inventory up. Fri, 10 May 2013 10:37:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130510/REALESTATE/130519979&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130502/REALESTATE/130509933&source=RSS Home ownership rate hits new low A statistic that you don&#8217t hear much about around the water cooler is the U. S. home ownership rate. The Census Bureau keeps tabs on the percentage of citizens who own their own dwelling unit as opposed to renting. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:02:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130502/REALESTATE/130509933&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/REALESTATE/130429832&source=RSS Realtor Code of Ethics turns 100 In 2013, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors is helping the National Association celebrate the centennial of its code of ethics. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:49:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130426/REALESTATE/130429832&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130418/REALESTATE/130419766&source=RSS Protecting your investment 3 tips to save money and headaches An ounce of prevention can go a long way, or so they say. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:39:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130418/REALESTATE/130419766&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130411/REALESTATE/130419945&source=RSS Fighting the inspection wars I was asked again by a reader about the wisdom of requesting &#8220too many&#8221 home inspections while negotiating to purchase a property. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:49:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130411/REALESTATE/130419945&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130405/REALESTATE/130409852&source=RSS How healthy is the Central PA real estate market? Here's one metric Of course, the health of the Central Pennsylvania real estate market can be a highly subjective question, but there are metrics out there that attempt to gauge the relative health or balance of a real estate market. Today I wanted to introduce one of those methods and apply it to the midstate homes market. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:53:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130405/REALESTATE/130409852&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130328/REALESTATE/130329728&source=RSS Sometimes no press is better If you were watching the national real estate scene this week, you would have noticed the huge blow-up in Phoenix over a real estate reporter&#8217s article about how she &#8220dumped&#8221 one agent for another and thought it worked out great. Oops. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:20:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130328/REALESTATE/130329728&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130326/REALESTATE/130329820&source=RSS Competing offers are back already It's looking as though March, typically the last quiet month before the peak selling season, is going to be a good one if the talk on the street can be believed. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:09:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130326/REALESTATE/130329820&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130315/REALESTATE/130319838&source=RSS Getting your money's worth This week a customer Facebook-messaged me about his interest to doing some significant yard renovations this spring, to the tune of 2,000. He wanted to know if he would get that much more in resale if he does the work. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:50:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130315/REALESTATE/130319838&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130311/REALESTATE/130319970&source=RSS Real estate agents It's time to plan to be lucky With the winter waning and spring springing shortly, happy season for home buyers and sellers will once again be upon us. This year will be different, however. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:28:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130311/REALESTATE/130319970&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130301/REALESTATE/130309957&source=RSS What's the worst day of a real estate transaction? &#8220So, what&#8217s the single worst part of buying a house?&#8221 I get asked something like this often by curious onlookers when I mention that I&#8217m in real estate. Here&#8217s my answer. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:36:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130301/REALESTATE/130309957&source=RSS http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130222/REALESTATE/130229902&source=RSS A month does not a year make Recently, there have been some rather sad articles about how the new year is off to a bad start. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:23:00 EST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20130222/REALESTATE/130229902&source=RSS