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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Property

Wanted: Help with Reinventing UArts’s Iconic Main Building

The folks who transformed Bok want your suggestions.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Modern Eurostyle Townhouse in Fairmount

This house would look as nice in Stockholm or Stuttgart as it does here.

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City Life

Confused About the New SEPTA Bus Route Numbers? We’re Here to Help

We can also help with that SEPTA Metro stuff.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Ardrossan Estate Colonial in Wayne

You now have a chance to own three centuries of history, passed on by a legendary family.

City Life

Where to Live If You Love Having a Round With Your Friends

These communities abound in places where everyone knows your name.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Neotraditional Bayside House in Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor’s history gets a 21st-century reinterpretation.

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Property

High Interest Rates and Low Inventory Keep Philly Millennials Renting

A “perfect storm” has swamped the dreams of young would-be homeowners.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Riverside Redoubt Near Pipersville

Medieval whimsy meets contemporary class on the banks of the Delaware.

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City Life

Questions Fly at Roosevelt Boulevard Town Hall

For those who couldn’t show up to an in-person town hall, PennDot took the town hall to them.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Tudor Revival Rowhouse in Rittenhouse Square

A pair of 19th-century rowhouses got a stunning early-20th-century makeover.

City Life

Could Rail Transit Return to the Delaware River Waterfront?

It could, as soon as this spring. And the DRWC wants to know if you’d ride it.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Victorian Colonial in Edgewater Park

A 19th-century riverside mansion full of 21st-century creature comforts and home to a noted local broadcast journalist.

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Property

Jawdropper of the Week: Build Your Own Jawdropper in Bear Creek

This house has falling water, too — but this time, it’s the focal point.

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Jawdropper of the Week: Architect’s Live-Work Space in Rittenhouse Square

Might this be the first work of postmodernist architecture? Whatever it is, it’s intelligently designed.

Property

Philly Places Fifth on Hot Real Estate Markets List for 2025

It’s hot because it’s cooling down — and because it’s a bargain for New Yorkers.