Philadelphia Housing Market Sees Faster Selling Houses, Some Rising Prices

  The greater Philadelphia real estate market has continued to experience some positive trends compared to July of last year, according to The Long & Foster Market Minute™ reports. Though the pull-forward phenomenon of the homebuyer tax incentives continued to impact sales across the region in July, the Philadelphia region has continued to experienced an
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Looking to Network with other Young Professionals?

Networking For Professionals presents PHILADELPHIA SHAKERS AND STIRRERS BUSINESS NETWORKING MIXER Wednesday 15th September 2010 Hosted by Kevin Toll Where?  Tavern 17, 220 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 When? 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Wednesday 15th September 2010 Cost: In Advance Online: Members: $10, Non-Members $15, At the door: $20 everyone, cash only. Event Description: *
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Relocating from Seattle to Philadelphia

When I was on vacation in Seattle, Washington, I had dinner with a friend who moved to Seattle recently.  A bunch of his friends from Seattle met us at Tula’s after dinner to listen to some jazz music.  While I was chatting with one of his friends, the topic of work came up and he
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Supporting Local Farmers: Green and Delicious

I am a big supporter and promoter of buying locally grown produce.  Living in Delaware County there are numerous farmers markets where you can buy locally grown produce at almost every day.  Media, Bryn Mawr and Havertown are just a few towns that have weekly farmers markets.  Besides buying produce at farmers markets, you can
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Relocating- Part III

As we started our search for her new home, most of everything was done through email and phone calls.  Everyday I sent her a list of homes that met her requirements.  We were looking in areas such as Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Radnor, Ardmore and Haverford; all of which are in walking distance to the train
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Relocating- Part II

I was recently contacted by a young professional from San Diego, California who was relocating to the Main Line Area, outside of Philadelphia, for work.  She had three months to complete the process before her job began full-time in Philadelphia.  She had a list of requirements; including being close to public transportation to commute to
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Relocating- Part I

Have you ever been in the situation where you were either considering relocating by choice or work was requiring you to pick up and move across the country?  For example, many companies require employees to relocate from San Diego to Philadelphia, or New York to Seattle, or maybe you are relocating to Florida for retirement. 
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Clients #1 Requirement: Location to Outdoor Activities

I would consider myself a very active and athletic individual.  I compete in judo, I enjoy mountain biking, hiking, road biking, running and keeping fit.  So, when I met a couple who were looking for their first home, one of the first requirements they stated to me about the location was easy access to road
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Life after My First Place

Well, it was exciting watching “My First Place” and seeing my clients, Andre and Katina, and myself on the show.  It was a very surreal to watch myself on television.  It seemed like just yesterday when we shot the show and all the emotions came flooding back.  My phone would not stop buzzing the night
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Excitement over HGTV’s “My First Place”

My episode of “My First Place” is premiering on Thursday, June 3rd at 8pm Eastern & Pacific time.  Filming “My First Place” was a very exciting and rewarding experience.  I have always enjoyed watching HGTV and now staring as the realtor for a great couple in my hometown Philadelphia area is thrilling.  It was interesting
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