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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Wanted: Help with Reinventing UArts’s Iconic Main Building
The folks who transformed Bok want your suggestions.
Jawdropper of the Week: Modern Eurostyle Townhouse in Fairmount
This house would look as nice in Stockholm or Stuttgart as it does here.
Confused About the New SEPTA Bus Route Numbers? We’re Here to Help
We can also help with that SEPTA Metro stuff.
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.
Where to Live If You Love Having a Round With Your Friends
These communities abound in places where everyone knows your name.
Jawdropper of the Week: Neotraditional Bayside House in Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor’s history gets a 21st-century reinterpretation.
High Interest Rates and Low Inventory Keep Philly Millennials Renting
A “perfect storm” has swamped the dreams of young would-be homeowners.
Jawdropper of the Week: Riverside Redoubt Near Pipersville
Medieval whimsy meets contemporary class on the banks of the Delaware.
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.
Jawdropper of the Week: Tudor Revival Rowhouse in Rittenhouse Square
A pair of 19th-century rowhouses got a stunning early-20th-century makeover.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.