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Pittsburgh Area Home Sales Drop

By jimdolanch on May 27th, 2011

Pittsburgh area home sales dropped during April, according to data from RealSTATs, which is a local real estate information gathering service. This is not exactly bad news for interested home buyers. After all, when there’s a decrease of sales in the area, Pittsburgh home sellers are more likely to lower their list prices to attract ... [Continue Reading]

Pittsburgh Area Home Foreclosures Drop in the Region

By jimdolanch on May 23rd, 2011

Residential foreclosures in the Pittsburgh, PA area recently fell to eight-year lows, according to a recent report by RealSTATs, a local real estate information service. There were about 750 foreclosures during the first quarter of 2011, which is the lowest number of foreclosures during a quarter since the fourth quarter of 2004. Here’s a breakdown ... [Continue Reading]

Fun Pittsburgh Events in May

By jimdolanch on May 3rd, 2011

Spingtime is a wonderful time of year to be living in Pittsburgh, PA. Not only is another winter behind us, but there are so many incredible community activities to enjoy during this time of year! If you’re thinking about relocating to the Pittsburgh, PA area, I highly recommend you check out one of these community ... [Continue Reading]

Investor Group Purchases Pittsburgh’s Tallest Office Tower

By jimdolanch on April 26th, 2011

New York-based real estate investor Mark Karasick bought Pittsburgh’s tallest office building with a group of investors recently, according to an article by Bloomberg News. The group of investors purchased the 64-story U.S. Steel Tower for $250 million. The building, which is 2.9 million square feet, includes office space for such companies as UPMC, which ... [Continue Reading]

Enjoy a Family-Friendly Earth Day in Pittsburgh, PA

By jimdolanch on April 21st, 2011

Here in Pittsburgh, we pride ourselves on our strong sense of community. No matter what time of year it is, you’ll find that there’s always something going on in the city that the whole family can enjoy. Tomorrow is Earth Day. First celebrated on April 22, 1970, many people consider Earth Day a symbol of ... [Continue Reading]

Attention Pittsburgh Home Buyers: Check Out Some of These Fantastic Pittsburgh Area Private Schools

By jimdolanch on April 18th, 2011

If you’re an interested Pittsburgh home buyer with a young family, you can feel confident that you’ll have plenty of school choices when your children reach school age. In my last blog, I let you know about an innovative program that the Pittsburgh Public School System is trying in the fall. Now I’d like to ... [Continue Reading]

Pittsburgh Teachers Start New Program to Improve Pittsburgh Public Schools

By jimdolanch on April 14th, 2011

The Pittsburgh Public School System is hard at work trying to improve public education in the city, according to a recent article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Eighty-five teachers from Pittsburgh Public Schools will fill new positions that the district created last year in hopes of improving instruction in the public school system. The new “career ... [Continue Reading]

Investors Eyeing Pittsburgh Real Estate More and More

By jimdolanch on April 11th, 2011

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently published an interesting article about more and more investors coming to the Pittsburgh real estate market. Steve Guy, president and CEO of Oxford Development Co., told the paper that the Pittsburgh real estate market is seen as a considerably more stable real estate market than other places, such as San Francisco ... [Continue Reading]

Vacant Pittsburgh Homes for Sale Can Be a Great Find for Pittsburgh Home Buyers

By jimdolanch on April 4th, 2011

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently had an interesting article about Pittsburgh home vacancies in the area. The article discusses the Pittsburgh-area borough of Braddock. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the community has a 24.2 percent vacancy rate, which is the highest of all 130 communities in Allegheny County. The community’s vacancy rate has dropped since ... [Continue Reading]

More Great News for the Pittsburgh Real Estate Market

By jimdolanch on March 23rd, 2011

As a Pittsburgh real estate expert with years of experience, I understand that when you’re selling a Pittsburgh home, you’re not just selling that property, you’re selling a lifestyle. Interested Pittsburgh home buyers today are not only concerned about whether the Pittsburgh home will fit their family’s needs, they’re also interested in the local school ... [Continue Reading]