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The Ultimate Guide to Paying for Your First Home

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase you will make, and it’s the one that will have the greatest impact on your future. The […]

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How I Moved Out of My Parent’s House and Became Became a First-Time Homebuyer During the Pandemic

This story was featured as part of our “On the Move” series in the March issue of Philadelphia magazine. Read the stories of more locals […]

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Aching to Buy? Check Out These 5 Homes for Starters

As you may have read earlier, it seems that Millennials are eager to buy. And they’re approaching the age where they’re also thinking about raising […]

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Stone Lovely in Perkasie for $290K

In our search for a Bucks County home to feature in this department this week, we plowed through thumbnail photos of plenty of sad-looking bargains […]

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New Tradition in Sadsburyville for $240K

This week, our first-time-homebuyer special department takes its own venture into the Land of (Almost) New Construction to see both what our builders are offering […]

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Fresh in Fishtown for $253K

Whoever moves into this recently remade Fishtown row home will be sitting pretty indeed. That’s because this home combines a great location with updated classic […]

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Classic Convenience in Abington for $290K

How convenient is this nicely updated postwar bungalow in Abington’s Abington Woods section? So convenient, the agents have already placed your furniture for you. You […]

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A Surprise in Collegeville for $262.5K

If you were only to look at the front of this modest rancher on a quiet street between Collegeville and Trooper, you might not give […]

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Live in the Heart of Fishtown for $245K

We feel the pain of those aspiring younger adults who, like Lisa Wilcox, the speech pathologist The Wall Street Journal said “got priced out of…Philadelphia?” in […]

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A ’70s Classic in Norristown for $165K

There are several very attractive communities around Philadelphia that look like period pieces but have managed to keep up with the times. Chesterbrook in Chester […]

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Country Charm in Aston for $300K

When this part of Delaware County suburbanized in the decades after 1960, this handsome Colonial farmhouse stood ready to greet its new neighbors. As those […]

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A True Original in Havertown for $270K

If you want Main Line-quality schools without having to pay Main Line prices to get them, chances are your search for a home you can […]

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A Great Start in Phoenixville for $190K

Having seen what’s developing on the Westside of town, we can aver that Phoenixville is indeed a happening place now. This old mill town on the […]

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Upgraded in Mt. Airy for $300K

Looking for a spacious, stylish townhome where your family has room to live, play and grow? This brand-spanking-renewed rowhome in East Mt. Airy has everything you […]

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A Grande Dame in Schwenksville for $270K

If you’re one of those house-hunters who’s looking for modern convenience and comfort and that old-time neighborly feel, this fabulous renovated Victorian on Schwenksville’s main […]