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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Where to Live if You Love Walking to Great Restaurants
Feast your eyes on these communities with lots of dining choices.
Everything You Need to Know to Thwart Porch Pirates
Here’s how to make sure that package you ordered gets to you.
Philadelphia Lost More Than 50,000 Residents During the Pandemic
After two consecutive census cycles of celebrated population increases, Philadelphia has lost most of that gain since the onset of the pandemic.
SEPTA Bus Revolution Winners and Losers
One big winner, but mixed results everywhere else.
Property Showdown: A House in the Woods vs. a House by the Water
Both feel at one with the outdoors.
Living in Chadds Ford: A Neighborhood Guide
History and artistry meet on the banks of Brandywine Creek.
Where to Live in the Philadelphia Region if You Love the Arts
Painting, sculpture, theater, music — you name it, the Philly area’s got it. Especially in these communities.
A Guide to Philly’s Trinities: The Original Tiny Houses
The workforce housing of its day, these stacked houses are as old as — and unique to — this city.
The Bellevue 4.0 Nears the Finish Line
This latest go-round for the Grande Dame of Broad Street adds apartments to the mix.
Down the Shore: Italian Bayside Villa in Ventnor
Italy on the outside, Gilded Age on the inside, and built to entertain.
Where to Live in the Philadelphia Region if You Love Nature
Great places to live close to some of the best nature preserves in the region.
Inside The Ryland, the Fourth Society Hill Tower
The new building respects its elders while showing how much things have changed since the Sixties.
Living in Lansdowne: A Neighborhood Guide
One of the region’s first middle-class suburbs takes pride in its past.
A Rittenhouse Square Japanese-Inspired Makeover
After being rehabbed nearly to death, a local interior design firm both revives and transforms this 19th-century townhouse’s soul.
Showdown: A Baker Townhouse vs. A Trumbauer Estate
Both buyers had an eye for architecture.