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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Home sales in the Philadelphia metropolitan area fell 7% in September from a year earlier despite a 7.3% increase in available properties, according to Zillow’s latest housing …
Philadelphia Area Home Sales Drop 7% as Inventory Climbs Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia-area buyers paid about 15% more per square foot for newly built homes than existing properties in July, bucking a national shift that has made new construction …
Philadelphia New Homes Carry 15% Premium as U.S. Prices Flip Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philadelphia-area renters pay an estimated $1,420 less per month than typical new home buyers, creating a $17,040 annual cost gap as elevated homeownership expenses continue to tilt …
Philadelphia Area Renters Save $17,040 a Year Versus Buyers Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County home prices continued to rise in August even as the national housing market weakened, with constrained local inventory supporting prices and competition while mortgage …
Chester County Home Prices Defy National Housing Slowdown 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 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
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
WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County’s housing market continues to favor sellers across most price points, even as national data points to a widening divide between cooling starter-home demand and …
Chester County Housing Defies National Split as Starter Homes Stay Hot Read More
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County’s median home list price climbed above $649,000 in June as limited inventory and persistent buyer demand kept local prices rising faster than the national …
Chester County Home Prices Outpace U.S. Market in June Read More