It’s back to school time.  Most area schools start today or tomorrow.  Well, after a few weeks where I missed the Tuesday broker tours, though I did see plenty of homes, I was able to get back out today.  After a nice Labor Day weekend of painting and moving furniture at my house, it was [...]

Here’s the Downingtown statistics for July, 2008:

Downingtown Average vs Median for July 2008 - docstoc.com
As I did the other day, I’m using the updated graphs and statistics tools. As you can see on the two pages in the chart, both median and average price went down from June to July. As is typical [...]

Here’s the breakdown for June 2008 in Downingtown, PA.
 
As you can see, the median and average prices went up while days on market dropped.  However, that was for units sold and as you see homes under contract have gone down while days on market for those homes have risen.  While inventory is about the same [...]

Have a Happy 4th of July Weekend Chester County. If you want to see some fireworks here’s just a few locations.  They all start between 9 and 9:30.

Nottingham Park -  Festival starts today with fireworks to follow this evening.
Wilson Farm Park - Band with fireworks to follow.
East Goshen Park - Band with fireworks to follow.
Ludwigs [...]

Here’s the run down of what I was saw today on my Tuesday Broker’s open tour.  There were some nice homes.
The first home is in the Summit House community, 527 Summit House.  Summit house is a nice older community that is perfect for the first time buyer or someone looking to downsize.  There are all [...]

The Natural Lands Trust announced an agreement with the owner’s of the Shryock Paper Mill in E. Brandywine Township in Downingtown.  An article in the Daily Local News gives even more detail.  Here’s a link to the PDF they provide.
Struble Trail Proposal
This is good to see as it extends the trail along the East Brandywine [...]