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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s housing market remained tilted toward sellers in August even as buyers gained leverage nationally, with the county holding about 2.7 months of supply and …
Chester County Housing Defies National Shift Toward Buyers Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia drew a larger share of rental searches from outside the metropolitan area over the past year, with New York accounting for the biggest source of that …
Philadelphia Rental Searches Draw More Outside Interest Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Housing inventory in the Philadelphia region climbed 13.3% in August from a year earlier while the median asking price fell 1.3% to $374,900, giving buyers more options …
Philadelphia Housing Supply Jumps as Prices Ease Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s housing market remained substantially tighter than the broader U.S. market in July, with homes selling faster, above asking price and amid lower inventory even …
Chester County Housing Stays Tighter Than U.S. Market Read More
Cash buyers accounted for 31.4% of U.S. home sales during the first four months of 2026, down from 32.3% a year earlier, as improving inventory and slower price growth gave …
Cash Buyers Lose Ground as Housing Market Rebalances Read More The number of prospective U.S. homebuyers fell to a record low of 966,752 in July as higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty weakened demand, leaving sellers outnumbering buyers by 51.3% …
U.S. Homebuyer Demand Hits Record Low as Seller Surplus Widens Read More CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County renter families face a lower rate of rent burden than families nationally, but the county’s limited supply of larger rentals and high suburban rents …
Chester County Renters Face High Costs Despite Lower Burden Read More CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County’s housing market entered August with prices rising faster, homes selling in half the time and inventory tighter than national levels, even as the broader …
Why Chester County Sellers Still Hold the Upper Hand Read More
Homebuyers are concentrating demand in established Northeast and Midwest suburbs where larger homes, access to major job centers and limited housing supply are pushing sale prices above asking, with Sewell, …
Northeast ZIPs Dominate as Homebuyers Pay Premiums for Space Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County home prices rose faster than the national market in July as scarce inventory kept buyers competing for properties, leaving the county’s housing market substantially …
Chester County Housing Stays Hot as U.S. Market Loses Steam Read More