Sandy Smith

Home and Real Estate Editor

Sandy Smith is Philadelphia magazine’s Home and Real Estate editor. A Kansas City native, he has called Philly home for more than 35 years. He reports on houses for sale, condos for sale, apartments for rent, new construction, development and trends in the Greater Philadelphia real estate market.

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Just Listed: Bill Gray’s Former Home in Mount Airy

Center-hall Colonials are quite common. But brick ones like this are rare.

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Just Listed: Edwardian Twin in Cedar Park

Sensitively updated and surrounded by the colors of nature.

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Coming This Weekend: Updated Extended Trinity in Rittenhouse Square

Bright, cheery and totally up-to-date, this house is a charmer.

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Just Listed at the Shore: Renovated Traditional Contemporary in Margate

Several different design strains combined to make this recently renovated house a singular sensation.

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Just Listed in the Poconos: Retreat Barn in Honesdale

Whether it’s a large yoga class or a company retreat, this barn-like residence can handle your crowd.

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Modern Historic Colonial in Society Hill

“Historic” because it dates to 1763. “Modern” because of the way it looks on the inside.

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Just Listed: Renovated Extended Trinity in Northern Liberties

The rehabbers of this house gave it extra style with some exposed-brick strip-teases.

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Just Listed at the Shore: Bayside Neotraditional in Ocean City

Timeless Shore style meets up-to-the-minute amenities in this young classic.

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For Rent in the Poconos: Glamorous Rustic Cabin in Blakeslee

It’s not a castle, but it is in a community called Camelot. So why not make it one — yours — for a while?

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Just Listed: Transformed Barn Outside Media

Totally new, totally modern, totally stylish — and more than 170 years old.

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Just Listed in the Poconos: New Construction Rustic in Lake Naomi

Pocono Mountains on the outside, Rocky Mountains on the inside.

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Bi-Level Penthouse Condo in Society Hill

1940s elegance meets 2020s amenities and technology in a 1980s building.

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Just Listed: (Extremely) Expanded Trinity in Queen Village

Make that “former expanded trinity,” for this house is huge and loaded, two things trinities aren’t.

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Just Listed: “Philadelphia School” Townhouse in Society Hill

Warm and stylish on the inside, plays well with its neighbors on the outside.

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On the Market in the Poconos: Contemporary Compound in Tafton

This truly unique property is designed to accommodate a horde in high style.