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Chester County makes Forbe’s Top 10

In a recent article in Forbe’s magazine, Chester County and neighboring Montgomery County were rated in the top 10 places to raise a family in America.  Using a mixture of test scores, property taxes and crime rates, among other factors, Chester County was ranked #10 (Montgomery County was #9).  Here’s the detailed quote:
Located 30 miles [...]

Hey is something different?

Yes. As you may have noticed, I made some changes to the blog yesterday and today. The content is the same, I changed the theme and still need a few tweaks here and there. The theme I was using before just didn’t have the flexibility I would have liked. I think can [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Photo courtesy of Absolut XMan at Flickr.com
Happy Father’s day to all the Dad’s out there. Enjoy this day with your family and, if possible, your Father. I’m looking forward to brunch with mine and dinner with my Father-in-law. Have a great Father’s day.

Happy Flag Day

As if you need a reason to fly the American flag, today is THE one. Today is Flag Day.

Photo courtesy of Cobalt123 at Flickr.com

Exton Statistics - May 2008

Here’s the Exton (19341 zip code) statistics for May, 2008 vs April, 2008.
 
Sold unit numbers for Exton went up almost double in May, as days on market went down. The average sold price did go down, but the more significant drop was in the median sold price dropping down about $54,000.
While the units sold [...]

Chester County Cares Drop off point

We see the commercials all the time for helping a family in some far away country for 50 cents a day. I applaud this effort to help others in need, but did you know you can do something even closer to home. That’s right, right here in Chester County. The group known [...]